F. W. BOLGIANO & CO., INC., Washington, D. C 
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HOW TO ORDER 
ALL MAIL to F. W. Bolgiano & Co., 411 New York Ave. 
N. E., Washington, D. C. 
SEEDS DELIVERED FREE. We pay postage on all Packets, Ounces, 
Quarter Pounds, or Pounds of Vegetable and Flower Seeds, ordered at 
list prices. This also applies to Peas, Beans, and Sugar Corn by the 
Packet, Pint and Quart ; larger quantities than these, carrying charges 
extra. This DOES NOT APPLY to Field and Grass Seeds, Seed 
Potatoes or Flowering Plants, which will be sent at regular Parcel 
Post or Express Rates. 
OUR TERMS are always cash with order, or satisfactory New York, 
Philadelphia or Washington reference. 
MONEY can be sent at our risk by Post-Office or Express Money Order, 
New York or Chicago Draft, or by registered letter. We cannot 
hold ourselves responsible for cash sent loose in letters. 
AN ORDER BLANK for your convenience in placing your order will be 
found in this catalog. 
NAME AND ADDRESS should be written plainly both on the Order 
Blank and on the envelope enclosing the order. Names of seeds 
and plants should be written out in* full in plain writing. 
EXPRESS or FREIGHT shipments should have the name of the station 
plainly given where different from the post-office. 
GIVE FULL DIRECTIONS always whether shipment is to be made by 
freight, express or parcel post. 
ORDER EARLY. We aim to fill all orders within twenty-four hours 
after receipt. Please do not wait until the extreme rush season 
when there are more chances for delay. 
SAFE ARRIVAL. We guarantee safe arrival of all goods sent by 
express or mail to any point within the United States proper. 
NON-WARRANTY. We give no warranty, expressed or implied, as to 
description (including kind, variety and name) quality or productive¬ 
ness, or any other matter of any seeds, plants or bulbs we send out, 
and will not be in any way responsible for the crop. 
All Prices Subject to Change Without Notice. 
Parcel Post and Packing Rate Table 
Seeds, Plants, Bulbs, Roots, Garden, Lawn and Poultry Supplies 
SIZE OF PARCEL THAT CAN BE SENT BY 
PARCEL POST 
Size of package that can be sent by Parcel Post cannot be over 100 
inches in length and girth combined. 
WEIGHTS BY PARCEL POST 
Parcels up to 70 pounds can be sent by Parcel Post to all the zones. 
To points farther than the 4th zone on weight of over 10 pounds, the 
charge by freight or express is usually more economical. 
POSTAGE AND PACKING RATE 
TABLE 
Local Rate, Washington and Suburbs only. 
1st Zone, within 50 miles of Washington, D. C. 
2nd Zone, within 150 miles of Washington, D. C... 
3rd Zone, within 300 miles of Washington, D. C... 
4th Zone, within 600 miles of Washington, D. C... 
5th Zone, within 1,000 miles of Washington, D. C.. 
6th Zone, within 1,400 miles of Washington, D. C. 
7th Zone, within 1,800 miles of Washington, D. C. 
8th Zone, over 1,800 miles from Washington, D. C. 
A fraction of a cent in the total amount on any parcel counts as 
First 
Each 
additional 
pound or 
pound or 
fraction 
fraction 
7c 
Vi* 
8c 
1%0 
. 8c 
l%c 
. 9e 
2c 
I0c 
8U c 
. 11c 
5%o 
. 12c 
7c 
14c 
9c 
15c 
llo 
fi counts as a 
full cent. 
How and When to Plant Home Garden Vegetables 
Vegetables 
Date to Sow 
or Plant 
Depth 
to 
Cover 
Inches 
Space 
Between 
Set Plants 
or Thin Out 
Time Required 
to Produce 
Crop 
First 
Last 
Rows 
Inches 
April 1 
April 15 
May 15 
April 15 
April 15 
May 15 
April 15 
Seeds 1 in. 
Plants 4 in. 
2 in. 
2 in. 
14 to 1 in. 
Vi to 1 in. 
Seed Vi in. 
3 to 4 ft. 
12 in. 
3 to 4 in. 
3 ft. (hills) 
2 to 3 in. 
Seeds 4 years 
Aug. 15 
2 ft. 
A ictiHh Ct yuiti b 
3 to 4 ft. 
Aug. 1 
18 in. 
2Va ft. 
2 Vi ft. 
2 to 3 ft. 
100 days 
60 to 120 days 
80 to 100 days 
60 to 90 days 
90 to 120 days 
100 to 120 days 
80 to 120 days 
60 to 80 days 
100 to 120 days 
60 to 80 days 
July 15 
18 to 24 in. 
V\ in- 
Vi in. 
2Vi ft. 
1% to 2 ft. 
April 1 
April 15 
April 1 
April 15 
April 15 
May 15 
July 1 
2 to 3 in. 
July 15 
2 to 3 ft. 
2 ft. 
Seed % in. 
2 in. 
3 ft. 
6 in. 
July 15 
July 1 
3 ft. 
12 in. 
% in. 
4 to 5 ft. 
(3 to hill) 
36 in. 
24 in. 
2Va ft. 
April 15 
July 1 
Va in. 
2 ft. 
12 in. 
K"si 1 p» .. 
April 1 
Sept. 15 
% in. 
2% ft. 
12 in. 
60 to 80 days 
April 15 
June 15 
14 to Vi in. 
lVa to 2 ft. 
4 to 6 in. 
60 to 80 days 
April 10 
Va in. 
2 ft. 
4 in. 
80 to 100 days 
March 15 
Sept. 1 
% in. 
iVi to 2 ft. 
10 to 12 in. 
45 to 60 days 
May 15 
1 in. 
2Vi to 3 ft. 
2 ft. (hills) 
75 to 100 days 
May 15 
1 in. 
3 ft. 
3 ft. (hills) 
100 days 
May 20 
Va to 1 in. 
4 ft. 
4 ft. (hills) 
3 or 4 in. 
76 to 100 days 
March 15 
l /i to Vi in. 
18 in. 
80 to 110 days 
March 1 
% to Vi in. 
12 in. 
2 in. 
30 to 60 days 
April 1 
April 1 
15 to 18 in. 
4 in. 
75 to 100 days 
Vi to 1 in. 
2 in. 
15 to 18 in. 
2 to 4 in. 
120 days 
March 15 
July 15 
2y 3 ft. 
1 in. 
60 to 100 days 
May 15 
4 in. 
3 ft. 
2 ft. 
100 days 
April 1 
3 ft. 
6 in. 
100 days 
May 1 
July 1 
Vi in. 
4 to 6 ft. 
4 ft. (hills) 
76 to 100 days 
April 1 
Oct. 1 
Vi m. 
18 in. 
1 to 4 in. 
30 to 60 days 
April 1 
Va in. 
3 ft. 
3 ft. 
90 to 100 days 
June 15 
July 15 
2 ft. 
6 in. 
April 15 
June 1 
1 tolVa in. 
15 to 18 in. 
2 to 4 in. 
100 to 150 days 
March 1 
Sept. 1 
Vi m. 
12 in. 
2 to 4 in. 
45 to 60 days 
May 1 
June 15 
Vi to 1 in. 
4 to 6 ft. 
1% to 2 ft. 
4 ft. (hills) 
100 to 120 days 
April 1 
Vi to 1 in. 
6 in. 
60 to 60 days 
Seeds Mar. 1 
Seed Vi in. 
3 to 4 ft. 
3 ft. 
100 to 120 days 
indoors 
Plants May 15 
July 1 
April 1 
Aug. 15 
Va in. 
15 to 20 in. 
2 to 4 in. 
60 to 75 days 
HOW TO USE THIS TABLE 
™ . . ._XI.. latitude of Washington. For every hundred miles difference north or south, advance or delay seed sowing 
dates^lfouFa week. The time requirements for crops to reach edible size varies, of course, according to the season, varieties and soil conditions. 
