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| Keywords: Bolgiano's 1902 catalogue (16349086992).jpg 935 B Street N W Washington D C <br> Pole Lima Beans <br> One quart to 150 hills ; 10 to 12 quarts to the acre <br> Add 15 cents per quart on Lima Beans if to be sent by mail <br> /Xarge Lima � Large white bean very tender ; used without shell ; equally <br> good in winter if soaked ten hours before cooking / 2 pint 10c Pint 15c <br> Quart 25c Gallon 90c Peck 1 50 Bushel 5 2 <br> I/Ford's Mammoth Extra Large Lima Bean � Its pods are large in <br> size containing from 5 to 8 mammoth beans In quality they are unsurpassed <br> and excel other varieties for productiveness l /2 � pint 10c Pint 15c Quart <br> 25c Gallon 90c Peck Si -50 Bushel 6 00 <br> f King- of Garden Lima Beans � Outrivals all other Pole Lima Beans <br> Its vine has a luxurious growth which abounds with enormous pods often <br> from 5 to 8 inches long and filled frequently with five or six perfect beans to <br> a pod These beans in their green state are quite large and luscious but when <br> dry shrink to the ordinary size It is large early prolific and unequaled <br> in quality 2 pint 10c Pint 15c Quart 25c Gallon 90c Peck 1 50 <br> Bushel £5 50 <br> I Dreer's Improved Pole Lima � The distinctive features of this are <br> fearly maturity large yield and extra quality The bean itself is thick and <br> round rather than oval shaped as most other Limas are / 2 pint 10c Pint <br> 15c Quart 25c Gallon 1 00 Peck 5i-75- Bushel 56 00 <br> Culture of Pole Lima � Choose light soil and make small hills three feet apart having <br> previously spaded deeply and fertilized Plant long poles two feet deep in the center <br> of the hills Allow six beans to each hill covering them barely beneath the surface <br> their eyes downward Do not allow more than three to climb a pole but remove extra <br> plants to hills where less than three have sprouted The Lima Bean is very delicate <br> and often fails to sprout from slight causes t bey should not be planted' until the <br> sround is warm <br> I <br> Beets <br> 1 <br> <br> Our Beet Seed is grown from SELECTED TRANSPLANTED ROOTS and <br> has given truckers and market gardeners who appreciate a high standard of <br> perfection the utmost satisfaction One ounce will sow 50 feet of soil 5 to 6 <br> pounds for an acre The soil best suited for beet culture is that which is rather <br> light and well enriched Sow in drills 1 foot apart and 1 inch deep as early <br> as the ground can be worked When the plants are large enough thin out to <br> stand 6 inches apart in rows ; continue sowing for a succession as late as the <br> middle of August Keep well cultivated <br> CROSBY'S IMPROVED EGYPTIAN BEET <br> Crosby Extra Early � A very <br> superior strain of blood-red Egypt- <br> ian carefully selected for years by <br> Mr Crosby a noted market gar- <br> dener whose aim was to secure a <br> perfect forcing variety The re- <br> sults obtained were handsome <br> form good size few small tops <br> very small tap root fine quality <br> and' above all quick rapid growth <br> The shape is very desirable not <br> quite so fiat as the ordinary Egypt- <br> ian nor so round as the Eclipse <br> Best shape for packing and ship- <br> ping Takes on its turnip shape <br> and looks well even in the early <br> stages of its growth on which ac- <br> count it is preferred This is a <br> decided advantage to those who force for real early market and especially for <br> a market where beets are sold in bunches Once used it is preferred to all <br> others for forcing in frames or for first sowing outside Packets 5 and 10c <br> pound 15c l / 2 pound 25c Pound 40c <br> Early Market Beet � This is a very early and makes a large market- <br> able beet sooner than manv other sorts begin to bulb When cut it has a beau- <br> tiful red color which makes it attractive at the table It is very shapely in <br> form good size for market purposes and retains all its tenderness It pleases <br> everybody sells well everywhere hence continually grows more and more in <br> favor Packet 5c Ounce 10c »+' pound 15c l 2 pound 25c Pound 40c <br> yT Bolgiano's Early Blood Red Turnip Beet � Handsome in shape <br> early deep red color and gives satisfaction to the most practical and experienced <br> growers Packets 5c and 10c + pound 15c l 2 pound 20c Pound 35c 42156253 132756 65911 Page 3 Text http //www biodiversitylibrary org/page/42156253 1902 10 5962/bhl title 65911 F W Bolgiano Co ; Henry G Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection NameFound Limas NameConfirmed Limas NameBankID 4220815 Biodiversity Heritage Library Bolgiano's 1902 catalogue tested seeds for the garden and farm Garden Stories Bulbs Plants Catalogs Fruit Garden tools Nurseries Horticulture Seeds Vegetables U S Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Library bhl page 42156253 dc identifier http //biodiversitylibrary org/page/42156253 bhlGardenStories BHLinbloom bulbs plants nurseries horticulture u s department of agriculture national agricultural library bhlgardenstories bhlinbloom Information field Flickr posted date ISOdate 2015-01-23 Check categories 2015 August 24 CC-BY-2 0 BioDivLibrary https //flickr com/photos/61021753 N02/16349086992 2015-08-24 08 52 29 cc-by-2 0 PD-old-70-1923 Bolgiano's 1902 catalogue Photos uploaded from Flickr by Fæ using a script | ||||
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