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F. W. BOLGIANO & CO., INC., Washington, D. C. 
MAINE SEED POTATOES 
See Inclosed Pink Sheet for Latest Prices on Seed Potatoes 
Irish Cobbler. 
The most popu¬ 
lar of the early varieties. 
Of handsome cream white 
color and of excellent qual¬ 
ity, making it most desir¬ 
able for the best trade. It 
is a vigorous grower, 
ripens uniformly, and is a 
good keeper. 
Chippewa. This new variety 
has the general features and earli¬ 
ness of the Cobbler, shallow in¬ 
stead of deep eyes; yield equal 
to and in many instances higher than the Cobbler; resistant 
to disease-. 
Irish Cobblers 
CULTURE. Don’t wait for a 
rain or a ‘season’ to set out sweet 
potato plants. Harrow your 
ground well before laying it off, 
then throw up the ridges higher 
than you want them, and if the 
soil is very dry, allow 2 or 3 days 
for the moisture to rise; then 
knock off the top of the ridge just 
ahead of planting; make a mud 
batter with water and clay loam, 
or, better, with the addition of fresh cow 
dung, about as thick as cream ; dip the 
plants, in hands of about 20, into this, so 
that a large quantity of the mud clings 
to them. 
Big Stem Jersey Sweet 
Potatoes. They are of fine size, 
and the yield has astonished our most critical trade. They 
make only a very few, and in some cases no small roots. 
The quality is first class. 
The HOUL- 
TON (MAINE) 
SEED POTA¬ 
TOES are uni¬ 
versally acknowl¬ 
edged to be the 
best; grown in the 
cold North, where 
Nature conspires 
against all but 
the strongest, we 
get our best seed. 
For earliness and 
productiveness we 
are convinced 
that Maine- 
grown seed are 
the best, and, in 
the long run, 
cheapest. W h y 
not take the same 
care in selecting 
your seed pota¬ 
toes as you would 
your cabbage? 
Our stocks 
have been grown 
for seed pur¬ 
poses, and are 
carefully selected 
for yield and 
purity. Get our 
prices before you 
buy. Several 
have told us that 
seed gotten from 
our house yields 
from 20% to 
25% more than 
seed saved by 
themselves. 
If shipments 
are requested 
during severe 
cold weather, the 
tubers travel 
solely at pur¬ 
chaser’s risk. 
Sweet Potato Roots 
Katahdin. A relative of the Chippewa. Slightly later 
in maturity with lighter colored flesh. Like the Chippewa, it 
has ver yshallow eyes with crisp, white flesh and desirable 
cooking qualities. Resistant to disease and one of the best 
keeping potatoes. 
Green Mountain, or State of Maine. The best main 
crop potato now on the market; fine yielder; fine flavor; fine 
appearance. Free from blight and rot. Keeps well, and is 
always ready for the table. 
Red Bliss Triumph, or Improved Red Bermuda. 
One of the earliest varieties grown; its great productiveness, 
handsome color and resistance to disease make it most pop¬ 
ular. 
Spalding Early Rose. This is a popular potato; very 
early; fine quality, and very productive. 
Potatoes for June and July Planting 
We carry in cold storage all the leading varieties so 
as to have them in sound, vigorous and unsprouted con¬ 
dition. Write for prices. 
Nancy Hall Sweet Potatoes. Are too well known to 
require any description. 
Sweet Potato Plants. Rooted slips ready in May. The 
young plants should be set in May and June. 
GOLD TAG FERTILIZERS 
For best crops use Gold Tag 4—8—5. This formulae 
contains all the elements that are essential for growing 
high quality potatoes. 
Treat Seed Potatoes With Semesan Bel 
Semesan Bel is the new instantaneous disinfectant 
for treating both white and sweet potatoes. In addi¬ 
tion to controlling the common potato diseases, such 
as scab, rhizoctonia, black rot, scurf, black leg, etc., 
Semesan Bel is harmless to cut, whole or sprouted seed 
pieces; actually preserves the seed piece against soil- 
borne organism; promotes earlier and more profuse 
sprouting; improves the quality of the produce and in¬ 
creases the yield by much larger percentages as to make 
the cost of treatment a very profitable investment. Price, 
2 ozs. 25 cts.; 4 ozs. 50 cts.; 1 lb. $1.50; 5 lbs. $6.50. 
ALL PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE 
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