Title: Capitol city seeds : 1962
Identifier: capitolcityseeds19fwbo_9 (find matches)
Year: 1962 (1960s)
Authors: F. W. Bolgiano & Co; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Vegetables Catalogs; Garden tools Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs
Publisher: Washington, D. C. : F. W. Bolgiano & Co. , Inc
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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It's True! You Are "Healthy, Wealthy and Wise" In Your Own Garden Edible Cowpeas Blackeye or California No. 5. Matures green Peas in 60 days, dry Peas in 75 days. Erect bushes, very compact and prolific. Pods 6 to 8 inches long, with large, uniform Peas of fine flavor. Pkt. 15c.; lb. 80c.; 2 lbs. $1.15; 5 lbs. $2.25, postpaid. Lb. 45c.; 2 lbs. 80c.; 5 lbs. $1.65, not postpaid. Brown Crowder or Cream Sugar. Matures green Peas in 85 to 90 days, dry Peas in 100 to 110 days. Fine-flavored, large-size Peas, popular in the South. Very prolific. Pkt. 15c.; lb. 90c.; 2 lbs. $1.40; 5 lbs. $2.85, postpaid. Lb. 55c.; 2 lbs. $1.00; 5 lbs. $2.25, not postpaid. PEANUTS Peanuts grow on any soil, but are more easily harvested on light soils. Plant 35 pounds of shelled nuts or 50 pounds un- shelled nuts to acre. Inoculate with Nitragin E. Peanuts require lime, phosphate and potash. Use Gold Tag 3-12-6 Fertilizer, 200 to 400 pounds per acre. Virginia Jumbo or Virginia Runner. The heaviest-yielding large Peanut. A good variety for light sandy soil. Enormous, bright, attractive nuts, with few pops. Lb. 85c., postpaid. 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 condition. Write for prices. POTATOES Our Seed Potatoes are grown in the cold North in the famous Potato district of Aroostook County, Maine, and are the finest obtainable today. Bolgiano's selected Maine Seed assures not only a larger but an earlier crop of Potatoes of the highest quality. We offer only varieties which have proved most satisfactory in our customers' fields and gardens after exhaustive trials. Shipments ordered made during severe cold weather travel solely at purchaser's risk. Cilippewa. A U. S. Department of Agri- culture origination maturing a few days later than Irish Cobbler. It is disease- resistant and a heavier yielder than Cob- bler. A smooth Potato with light skin. Irish Cobbler. This great extra-early Potato is smooth and has creamy white skin and white flesh of top eating quality. A vigorous grower, the tubers ripening uniformly and keeping well. Katahdin. Handsome, shallow-eyed, white- skinned tubers maturing earlier than Green Mountain. Desirable cooking qualities. Disease-resistant and does best on light soils. Kennebec. Highly resistant to late blight and wild mosaic. Very vigorous growing, high yielding, late maturing. Crisp white flesh. Red Bliss Triumph or Improved Red Bermuda. One of the earliest varieties grown. Popular because of its great productiveness, handsome color, and re- sistance to disease. Write for Potato Prices
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287. Early Scarlet Globe Radishes Sweet Potatoes 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 mud clings to them. Plants ready in May and should be planted in May or June. Porto Rico. A large yielder of deep rich red, sweet, juicy tubers. Nancy Hall. Well known and popular. PUMPKIN Three pounds will plant an acre. Culture. Pumpkins should be planted in hills (4 seeds to a hill) 8 to 10 feet each way. Varieties should be kept separate. They re- quire about the same conditions as cucumbers and melons. 315. Large Yellow Field. (115 days.) For pies, canning or stock-feed. The partly globe-shaped orange fruits weigh 15 to 30 pounds each. Pkt. 15c.; oz. 30c.; \i\h. 70c., postpaid. 181. Green Striped Cushaw. (112 days.) A creamy white crookneck Pumpkin striped green, weighing 14 to 16 pounds each. Flesh is light yellow, coarse but sweet. Pkt. 15c.; oz. 30c.;'i^Ib. 90c., postpaid. 308. King of the Mammoths or Potiron. (120 days.) Averaging 60 pounds, speci- mens often weigh over 100 pounds. Al- though largely used for stock-feed the quality is good and makes a splendid pie. Pkt. 15c.; oz. 30c.; Mlb. 90c., postpaid. 305. Sugar or New England Pie. (108 days.) The ideal home Pumpkin weighing 6 to 8 pounds each. The roundish fruits are deep orange with bright orange, thick, sweet, dry flesh of high quality. Pkt. 15c.; oz. 30c.; J^Ib. 70c., postpaid. 112. Jack O'Lantern. (110 days.) A medium-sized Pumpkin developed es- pecially for the Hallowe'en trade. Stands 9 inches high and measures 7 to 8 inches in diameter, with smooth skin and firm, even-textured flesh. Just the right size and shape for easy carving. Pkt. 15c.; oz. 30c.; i^Ib. 70c., postpaid. For quantity prices write for market-growers' list RAPE 575. Dwarf Essex. A hardy, quick-growing, smooth-leaved variety. While young it is very sweet and growth is so rapid that leaves may be cut in three weeks from seeding. Sow in succession from early spring through the fall. Oz. 15c.; Jilb. 25c.; lb. 65c., postpaid. RADISHES One ounce will plant 100 feet of row; 8 to 12 pounds, an acre. Culture. Radishes require light rich soil and must have plenty of moisture to be crisp and tender. Plant as early as ground is workable, sowing thinly in rows or broad- cast in borders; repeat every two weeks for succession. Sow seed for Winter Radishes in late July and August. These should be dug before frost and stored in a cellar. Early Varieties 124. Champion. (24 days.) The brightest /<^;\ cherry-red Radish. Pull it small or \IS\) let it grow as big as a silver dollar ^—-^ and it will still be crisp and solid. True ball shape with thin tap-root. Good- sized top makes it a good buncher. Rec- ommended for home and market gardens. Pkt. 25c.; oz. 35c.; y^\h. 70c.; lb. $1.75, postpaid. 158. Cherry Belle. (24 days.) This Radish /t::^ has a short top and short tap-root. (j^) Solid, crisp and especially good for forcing. Round, and red as a cherry. Pkt. 15c.; oz. 25c.; J^lb. 55c.; lb. $1.50, postpaid. 172. Crimson Giant. (28 days.) The large roots are globes to 1)^ inches, deep crimson in color and the firm white flesh is of superior quality. Pkt. 15c.; oz. 25c.; Mlb. 55c.; lb. $1.50, postpaid. 287. Early Scarlet Globe. (24 days.) A handsome small oval Radish of brilliant scarlet. It has a small top and forces per- fectly without becoming pithy or spongy. The flesh is tender, juicy, and mild. Equally good for garden or forcing. Pkt. 15c.; oz. 25c.; y4^h. 55c.; lb. $1.50, postpaid. 237. Sparkler White-Tip. (25 days.) Nearly round, carmine-red roots have a small white tip. Flesh white, crisp, and mild. Pkt. 15c.; oz. 25c.; \iVa. 55c.; lb. $1.50, postpaid. 278. White Icicle. (27 days.) Trans- parent white roots, 5 inches or longer, with brittle flesh of mild, inviting flavor. Remains in good condition a long time after it is ready to pull. Pkt. 15c.; oz. 25c.; Klb. 55c.; lb. $1.50, postpaid. Winter Varieties 157. China Rose or Scarlet China. (52 days.) Roots are 4 to 6 inches long and 2 inches through, bright rose-red in color. The firm white flesh is pleasingly pungent. Pkt. 15c.; oz. 35c.; J^lb. 70c.; lb. $1.75, postpaid. 190. Long Black Spanish. (58 days.) Cylindrical, somewhat roughened, black- skinned roots with solid, white, pungent flesh. A fine keeper. Pkt. 15c.; oz. 35c.; i^Ib. 70c.; lb. $1.75, postpaid. 163. White Chinese or Celestial. (60 days.) The mildest winter Radish. White roots can be used when only 3 inches long but are good up to 6 inches, at which size they should be stored. Flesh is white, crisp and quite mild. Pkt. 15c.; oz. 35c.; ii\h. 70c.; lb. $1.75, postpaid. WASHINGTON, D. C.

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