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| Keywords: Bolgiano's 1902 catalogue (16349134732).jpg 3o <br> F W BQLGIAXO CO <br> SQUASH <br> CH <br> Early White Bush Squash Boston Marrow Squash <br> 'Early White liush Scalloped or Patty Fan � Early <br> White Bush Scalloped or Patty Pan Squash is the earliest <br> and grown almost exclusively for the first crop The rind <br> is hard texture which makes it suitable for shipping and it <br> is exclusively grown at the South forthat purpose �Packets <br> 5c and 10c i Pound l r C Pound 20c 1 Pound 30c <br> £ <br> iuinmer Crookneck Early � Fine flavor a desirable ta- <br> ble sort � Packets 5c and 10c Pound 15c X Pound 25c <br> 1 P/nind 50c 10 Pomi Is 3 00 <br> MVinter Crookneck � Flesh red tine flavor largely grown <br> for winter use � Packets 5c and 10c t Pound 15c h Pound <br> 25c- l Pound 40c <br> Hubbard � A desirable sort suitable for winter use- <br> Piilrs 1 ' u Mnri i - v Pnnnrt Kdc <br> Z <br> CHICAGO WAKTED <br> HUBBARD SQUASH <br> This form of the Hubbard <br> is a great favorite with many <br> marketmen as It is very <br> striking in appearance and <br> having been selected for <br> years from exceptionally <br> large specimens it crops <br> heavily The warty knobs <br> draw general attention and <br> it will generally sell in the <br> market better than those <br> having smooth shells We <br> do not think it of as good <br> quality hb the smooth shelled <br> son and the greater hard- <br> ness of the shell is more ap- <br> purent than real i Pound <br> 15c round 50c <br> oston Marrow � A splendid winter squash of good keep- <br> ing qualities Flesh bright orange fine grain and unsur- <br> passed It is oval-shaped and thin skin of bright orange color <br> For pies it is equal to the best pumpkins � Packet 5c Ounce <br> Pound 15c l A Pound 25c Pound 40c <br> Early Prolific Orange Marrow � A comparatively new <br> fall or winter variety It is shaped somewhat like the Bos- <br> ton Marrow but it is a decided improvement on it being <br> much earlier and more productive These characteristics <br> will commend this variety to market gardeners while its <br> brilliant orange red color an 1 fine keeping and cooking qual- <br> ities make it popular with the consumer The rind is very <br> hard but thin and the flesh deep fine grained and of deli- <br> cate quality Packet 5c Ounce 10c \ Pound 15c <br> A <br> Winter Crookneck Squash <br> Bolgiano's Tomato Seed Produce the Best Tomatoes that Grow <br> And Greater Care Than Ever Has Been Exercised in the Production of These Seed <br> One ounce to 1 500 plants Six to eight ounces to an acre <br> CULTURE OF TOMATO � Seed may be started in hot-bed in March or sufficient plants for family use can be grown in <br> pots or boxes indoors with very little trouble Be particular to give plants the benefit of the fresh air and sun whenever <br> judicious for the purpose of hardening them and cover with mats when necessary to prevent them from frosting The two <br> extremes of heat and cold are equally injurious It is customary with the best gardeners to remove the plants from the <br> hot-beds to the cold frames allowing a distance of several inches between the plants In May select and prepare the soil <br> and set the plants three feet apart each way Hoe and draw earth to the stems When the plants crowd the fruit will be <br> small Have the soil very rich For general crop sow from the middle of April or during May in the open air selecting <br> £ood soil in a location much exposed to the sun and sheltered by a hill fence or woods on the north <br> A <br> BOLGIANO'S PRIZE-TAKER TOMATO <br> This is the most heautiful of all tomatoes ; very- <br> early If picked while yet green it ripens gradually <br> into a rich glossy crimson color and this makes it <br> the best shipper for early markets It is smooth <br> solid large and heavy and holds the size from its <br> first till the last of the crop A plateful of this <br> handsome fruit will ornament any table Superior <br> for market canning and shipping � Packets 5c and <br> 10c Ounce 15c 2 Ounces 25c £ Pound iOc <br> \ Pound/ 75c Pound 1 50 <br> / <br> NEW FREEDOM TOMATO <br> Is without doubt the best extra early tomato ever <br> placed into the trucker's hands It is robust in <br> plant; a prolific bearer Fruit grows in clusters are <br> bright scarlet and unlike most so-called earliest va- <br> rieties which after the first picking are usually small <br> fruited this variety even increases in size up to its <br> last picking This last feature is a very valuable one <br> to the trucker It also has a very tough skin and <br> flesh is very firm making it the best shipper of the <br> extra early varieties � Packet 10c Ounce 25c ± <br> Pound 75c Pound 2 50 <br> PRIZE-TAKER TOMATO 42156280 132756 65911 Page 30 Text http //www biodiversitylibrary org/page/42156280 1902 10 5962/bhl title 65911 F W Bolgiano Co ; Henry G Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection 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 42156280 dc identifier http //biodiversitylibrary org/page/42156280 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 N02/16349134732 2015-08-24 08 53 07 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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