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HASKELL 
IMPLEMENT AND SEED CO. 
LEWISTON MAINE 
KOHL RABI 
German,—Rohl-Rab French,—Chou-Rave 
Spanish,—Col de nabo 
One ounce will sow 200 feet of drill 
This vegetable, the popularity of which is rapidly 
increasing, combines the virtues of the turnip and 
cabbage, but excels both in nutritive, hardy and pro¬ 
ductive qualities. The seed may be sown in June in 
rows 18 inches apart, and the plants thinned out to 
eight or ten inches in the rows. 
Purple Vienna. A little later than the White; 
color bluish purple. Pkt., .10; oz., .25; lb., .75 
Large Green or White. Good for table and also for 
feeding stock. Pkt., .10; oz., .25; U lh., .75 
LETTUCE 
German,—Lattich French,—Laitue 
Spanish,—Lechnga 
One ounce will sow 120 feet of drill 
Big Boston. A most desirable variety, either for 
forcing in cold frames or open ground planting; always 
produces large, solid, saleable heads. 
Pkt., .10; oz., .20; *4 lb., .00 
Requires a rich, moist soil, and to be crisp and 
tender needs to be grown in cool weather. For winter 
use, sow in hotbeds every two weeks, at the rate of 
one ounce of seed to four sashes (a sash is three feet 
long by six feet wide); cover very lightly, and trans¬ 
plant, first to three inches apart each way, afterward 
to eight inches. For garden or field, sow in rows, 
cover one-fourth of an inch deep and thin out to 12 
inches apart in the rows. For New England the White 
Seeded Tennisball for cultivation under glass, and the 
Black Seeded Tennisball for outdoor use are the 
standard varieties. 
May King 
May King. Probably the finest all-seasons lettuce 
yet introduced. It is very early and hardy, and will 
stand cold, damp weather better than many varieties. 
Planted out of doors or under glass it will produce fine 
solid heads much sooneT than any other variety. Outer 
leaves are yellowish green, tinged with brown, while 
the inside is a rich yellow. 
Pkt., .10; oz., .20; lb., .60 
Boston Curled. Of ordinary quality but great 
beauty; highly ornamental in growth with its frilled 
leaves. Pkt., .10; oz., .20; H lb., .60 
Prize-Head Early. Leaves green and red, very 
thin, crisp and tender. One of the best for 
private use. Pkt., .10; oz., .20; M lb., .60 
Tennisball, Black-Seeded. A very popular sort 
for open-ground culture; forms a handsome 
head, and is crisp and tender. 
Pkt., .10; oz., .20; *4 lb., .60 
Simpson Early Curled (White Seed). A lead¬ 
ing early sort for forcing or open ground. 
Pkt., .10; oz., .20; *4 lb., .60 
Tomhannock. A variety with upright leaves, 
beautifully wrinkled, edges of outer leaves have 
reddish tinge; one of the best. 
Pkt., .10; oz., .20; ^4 lb., .00 
Iceberg. A large, late, cabbage heading vari¬ 
ety. Heads very firm and well blanched. Color, 
medium green. Pkt., .10; oz., .20; *4 lb., .60 
Hanson. Large, solid heads; tender, crisp and 
of a fine flavor. 
Pkt., .10; oz., .20; *4 lb., .00 
Grand Rapids 
Grand Rapids. An excellent forcing variety with 
loose heads and of good size and form. 
Pkt., .10; oz., .20; >4 lb., .60 
Use one of our Garden Seeders and save seed, 
get a more uniform growth and larger crops. 
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