Title: 75 years in the nation's capital : 1889 1964
Identifier: 75yearsinnations19fwbo (find matches)
Year: 1964 (1960s)
Authors: F. W. Bolgiano & Co; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Trees Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Vegetables Catalogs
Publisher: Washington, D. C. : F. W. Bolgiano
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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316. California Wonder Pepp PEPPERS 1 ounce will produce about 1200 plants Culture. Sow in hotbeds in March or April or outdoors in a sheltered position in May. Transplant to 18 inches apart in rows in mellow, rich ground. 316. California Wonder. (120 days.) An outstanding and handsome sweet Pepper. A vigorous plant bears many blocky fruits with thick, crisp flesh, sweet and spicy but with- out a bite. Housewives prize this Pepper for stufl'mg and serving whole; with its four points it will stand upright on the table. Pkt, 20c.; y^oz. 55c.; oz. $1.00; J^lb. $2.50, postpaid.
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319. Market Gardeners' Best Triple Curled Parsley PEPPERS, continued 193. Hungarian Wax. (110 days.) Fruits medium slender, tapering, smooth and very pungent. Waxy yellow, changing to bright red when ripe. Pkt. 20c.; 3^oz. 65c.; oz. $1.15; M\h. $3.00, postpaid. 214. Large Red Cherry. (120 days.) Fruits round, smooth, solid, very pungent; color deep green turning to cherry-red. Very pro- lific. Pkt. 20c.; Jioz. 65c.; oz. $1.15; Mlb. $3.00, postpaid. 253. Long Red Cayenne. (120 days.) A favorite hot Pepper for canning, for mixed pickles and for drying. The tapering fruits are deep green, changing to brilliant red when mature. Pkt. 20c.; J^oz. 60c.; oz. $1.10; J^lb. $2.70, postpaid. 121. Pimiento. (130 days.) Conical fruits, 3)-^ x2l4 inches, are bright scarlet in color. The thick flesh is tender and sweet. Pkt. 20c.; i^oz. 55c.; oz. $1.00; Mlb. 32.50, postpaid. 146. Yolo Wonder. (125 days.) A mosaic- resistant California Wonder type. Blockv fruits with four lobes, large, dark gloss\ green, with sweet, thick flesh. Pkt. 20c.; )^oz. 55c.; oz. $1.00; Mlb. $2.50, postpaid. PEAS For quantity prices write for market-growers' list One to two pounds will plant 100 feet of row; 120 pounds, an acre. Culture. Peas mature earliest in light, rich soil. When grown in garden sow in double rows 6 to 8 inches apart; the rows 2 to 4 feet apart. Sow the extra-early varieties as early as the ground can be worked in February or March; plant for a succession every two weeks until June. For a fall crop plant about the middle of August. The wrinkled varieties are not as hardy as the small, round sort and if planted early should have a dry soil or they are liable to rot in the ground. They are, however, the sweetest and best-flavored varieties. Extra-Early Dwarf Varieties 561. American Wonder. Wrinkled. (60 days.) The 12-inch vines are very produc- rive. Pods contain 5 to 8 tender sweet Peas. Pkt. 15c.; lb. 85c.; 2 lbs. $1.30; 5 lbs. $2.60, postpaid. Lb. 50c.; 2 lbs. 90c.; 5 lbs. $2.00, not post- paid. 12 F. W. BOLGIANO & CO., INC.

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