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Title: Bolgiano of Baltimore garden guide 1926
Identifier: bolgianoofbaltim19jbol (find matches)
Year: 1926 (1920s)
Authors: J. Bolgiano & Son; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Seeds Maryland Baltimore Catalogs; Vegetables Maryland Baltimore Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Maryland Baltimore Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Poultry Equipment and supplies Catalogs
Publisher: Baltimore, Md. : 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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Bolg:iano's John Baer Tomato TOMATO We Pay Postage on Pkts., Ozs., M Lbs. and Lbs. French PoMME d'Amour German LlEBESAPFEL Italian POMO d'Oro Spanish TOMATE Culture. Big crops can be had from a few Tomato Vines, not a garden should be without Tomato Plants. Well prepared soil is one of the secrets of growing good Tomatoes. First loosen the top soil 8 inches deep by turning it over same as a plow furrough, and before turning the top soil again, loosen the sub-soil 15 inches deep. Be careful not to turn the sub-soil to the top. If you are using a plow you should have a sub-soil plow to follow in the furrough of your top-soil plow. This is important as Tomatoes must have well drained soil to do their best, and the very best way to drain the soil is through the sub-soil. When the moisture is stored there, it will supply the plant with moisture during the long dry season that is likely to come. Second. Seed that has been saved from selected stocks is very important to grow the kind of plants to set out. The seed should be sown in hotbeds or in the house March 1st. When the plants are 2 inches high transplant to 3 inch pots, as pot grown plants are the best. They are more prolific and- will last longer when set out without disturbing the roots. The early varieties should be planted outdoors just as soon as danger of heavy frost is over, and cool nights should be protected by paper caps that can be easily made from old newspapers. There are several methods of handling the plant after they are planted out. Some plant 4 feet each way and allow the plants their own freedom, others plant 3 feet in rows and 18 inches in the row, and tie up to stakes. If this method is used the vine should be pruned to single stem. Well rotted manure worked through the soil will add to your yield. You cannot get the soil too rich for such varieties as the John Baer, Bolgiano and the Glory. One ounce of seed to 3,000 plants. Red Tomatoes 600. Bolgiano's Monumental Tomato. (Specialty, see page 2.) 460. The Bolgiano Tomato. Two weeks earlier than the Earliana. First fruit as good as the prime of the season. A solid mass of red, meaty flesh. Skin tough, flesh tender and sweet. Stands long-distance shipping perfectly. 407. Victory Tomato. Early, full of vim, new life and health, free from wilt, blight, disease, perfect shape, high crown fruit, entirely free from core, firm, sohd and meaty, beautiful brilliant red color, perfectly smooth and even, mild, refresh- ing, delicious flavor. A marvelous yielder. 310. Prosperity. The Wonder Among Early Tomatoes. A brilliant red, an enormous yielder. Grown and developed from single plant, selections covering a period of years, filled full of strong, sturdy, healthy, new blood. 300. Trophy. Very large, solid, extra selected; free from roughness of the old strains. 298. Brinton's Best. As a second early and late cropper it is a favorite with canners and truckers. 285% World's Fair. One of the heavier, solid fruited, large Tomatoes of good quality. 378. Bolgiano's Glory Tomato. Produces at every joint large clusters of good size, smooth, firm, beautifully shaped fruits, uniform in shape, color and size. At times the vines are so full that they can hardly hold all the fruit that they produce. They ripen evenly and color up well. Keep vigorous and green until frost and are then full of fruit. 234. Bolgiano's John Baer Tomato. A perfect high crown tomato entirely free from core, an enormous yielder set- ting its fruit in clusters, ripens evenly up to the stem end. Mild deliciously sweet flavor with very few seeds. Brilliant glistening red color. Skin tough which makes it a good shipper, this also is a decided advantage to the canner as it may be re- moved quickly without waste. "420. Baltimore Baer Tomato. Beautifully shaped, per- fect, high crown, free from core, firm, solid and heavy. A very heavy yielder. Early, free from wilt and blight. 77. Bolgiano's My Maryland. Since its introduction by us has made a host of friends who simply refuse to use any other variety. It is an exceptionally heavy yielder of uniform well-shaped solid, smooth, bright red fruit, free from cracks. It is very deep through from stem to blossom end. A second early or main crop variety.

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