Capitol city seeds for 1956 (1956) (19910821484)

Title: Capitol city seeds for 1956
Identifier: capitolcityseeds19fwbo_4 (find matches)
Year: 1956 (1950s)
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
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library



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Look Through This Book and Try Some of the Strangers CRESS One ounce will sow 100 feet of row The Cresses furnish warm, pungent flavor to salads and are useful for garnishing. Culture. Water-Cress may be grown in moist ground but does best in shallow clear running water. Upland Cress should be sown thickly in shallow drills every 2 to 3 weeks in ordinary rich soil and should be cut often. 317. American Upland. (60 days.) A line salad plant with about the same flavor as Water-Cress. Desirable be- cause it grows in ordinary soil and is ready to pick in two months, or less. Pkt. 15c; oz. 35c; Mlb. 90c; lb. $2.50, postpaid. 130. Water-Cress. This delicious salad plant is a true perennial. Everyone with a shallow stream should have a bed of Cress. Pkt. 15c; Moz. 45c; V£oz. 70c; oz. $1.15; Mlb. $2.90, postpaid. CUCUMBER One ounce will plant 50 hills; 2 pounds, an acre Culture. Cucumbers prefer rich, loamy, fairly moist soil and should not be planted until ground is warm. Plant in hills, drop- ping 6 to 8 seeds in each hill and covering with )'2 inch of soil; thin to 3 or 4 strongest plants in each hill. Continue planting at intervals for succession. Cucumbers for pickles may be planted during June and early July. For an extra-early crop start seed in small pots in hotbeds. 284. A. and C. (68 days.) Fruits are uni- form, very dark green and taper slightly at ends. They average 2 M inches through and up to 10 inches long. Pkt. 15c; oz. 35c; Mlb. 90c; lb. $2.50, postpaid. 229. Ashley. (60 days.) A new introduction by Dr. W. C. Barnes of the South Carolina Experiment Station. Fruit size and shape similar to Marketer; color slightly better. Resistant to downy mildew. Pkt. 25c; i/2oz. 45c; oz. 75c; Mlb. $1.80; lb. $5.00, postpaid. 301. Early White Spine (Perfection). (60 days.) A standard early variety 8 inches long by 2M inches thick. Pkt. 15c; oz. 30c; Mlb. 70c; lb. $2.00, postpaid. 272. Early Fortune. (65 days.) Fruits average 9 x 2 j/i inches, are dark green in color, of excellent quality. Pkt. 15c; oz. 30c, M'b. 70c; lb. $2.00, postpaid. 251. Gherkin or Small Burr. (60 days.) Small spiny fruits used when small for pickling. Pkt. 15c; oz. 45c; HIb. $1.10; lb. $3.00, postpaid. 156. Hybrid Cucumber, Sensation. (60 days.) This white-spine hybrid is highly resistant to mosaic and downy mildew, with vine growth that is vigorous, holding up over a long production period. Fruits 8 inches long, smooth, uniform, blunt on both ends, with medium to small seed cavity. Flesh crisp and white, with dark green outer color. Pkt. 25c; J^oz. 95c; Moz. $1.65; )^oz. $2.75; oz. $5.00; Mlb. $14.50, postpaid. 228. National Pickling. (60 days.) A standard pickling variety with uniform slender fruits of medium green color. Pkt. 15c; oz. 30c; Mlb. 70c; lb. $2.00, postpaid. 310. Long Green. (67 days.) A large, deep green, heavily warted variety with solid, crisp flesh. It often grows to 12 inches and is an ideallarge pickle Cucumber. Pkt. 15c; oz. 35c; Mlb. 90c; lb. $2.50, postpaid. 105. Marketer. (65 days.) Smooth, dark ® green fruits 8 to 10 inches long and 2 J/2 inches thick, tapering at stem end. Flesh white and solid, with small seed cavity. White spine. Good color and slim shape make it a good slicer and shipper. Pkt. 15c;oz. 40c; M'b. $1.00; lb. $2.75, postpaid. 252. Palmetto. (68 days.) Attractive, dark green fruits tapering slightly to both ends, averaging 8 inches long, with small seed cavity. Resistant to downy mildew. Pkt. 15c; oz. 50c; M'b. $1.25; lb. $3.50, postpaid. 264. Straight-8. (66 days.) Fruits are /^fn uniform in shape, averaging 8 inches \g$S>) long and 1 Yi inches in diameter. —' Rich, deep green color which is free from striping. Pkt. 15c. ;oz. 35c; M'b. 90c.; lb. $2.50, postpaid. 117. Santee. (60 days.) Early; straight sided, round ended and well colored. Moderately resistant to downy mildew and angular leaf spot. Pkt. 15c; Y107- 30c; oz. 50c; Mlb. $1.25; lb. $3.50, postpaid
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174. Black Beauty Eggplant CORN SALAD 204. Broadleaf. (50 days.) Broad leaved, large seeded. Pkt. 15c; oz. 40c; M'b.$100; lb. $2.75, postpaid.