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KENDALL & WHITNEY, PORTLAND, MAINE 
A General List of Vegetable Seeds 
We forward seeds by Mail, Express or Freight as the purchaser may wish. 
When ordered by mail, add postage for beans, corn and peas at the rate of 
eight cents per pound to catalog prices, and for larger shipments by mail, see 
Parcel Post rates on page 4. 
Valuable Table for Planting 
Name of 
Vegetable 
When to Plant 
Depth of Plant 
Distance Apart 
Time of Maturity 
Hotbed 
Open Ground 
Inches 
Inches 
Asparagus 
April or May 
1 
Transplant 12 x 36 
3d year from roots 
Beans, Pole 
May and June 
2 
Poles 36 x 36 
August to frost 
Beans, Dwarf 
May to July 
2 
Thick drills, 24 apart 
45 days 
Beets 
May to July 
1 
Thin to 5 x 15 
50 “ 
Brussels Sprouts 
March 
May and June 
Vi 
Transplant 12 x 18 
150 “ 
Cabbage, Early 
March 
April and May 
Vi 
Transplant 18 x 24 
100 “ 
Cabbage, Late 
June 
Vi 
Transplant 24 x 36 
130 “ 
Carrot 
May and June 
Vi 
Thin to 5 x 15 
100 “ 
Cauliflower 
April 
May and June 
Vi 
Transplant 24 x 36 
100 “ 
Celery 
March 
May 
Barely cover 
Transplant 2 x 4, in flats 
170 “ 
Corn, Sweet 
May to June 
1 Early 
1 J /2 Late 
Drills 10 x 30 
Drills 12 x 48 
60 to 90 days 
Cress 
May to July 
14 
Thin to 3 x 12 
40 days 
Cucumber 
March 
May to July 
!4 
Hills 48 x 48 
50 to 75 days 
Dandelion 
May 
!4 
Thin to 6 x 12 
Following spring 
Eggplant 
April 
June 
'/z 
Transplant 36 x 36 
135 to 150 days 
Endive 
June to August 
14 
Transplant 12 x 12 
45 days 
Kale 
Tune to August 
1/2 
Transplant 12 x 18 
150 “ 
Kohl'Rabi 
May to July 
14 
Thin to 6 x 18 
110 “ 
Leek 
April and May 
l 
Transplant 5 x 12 
100 “ 
Lettuce 
March 
April to August 
!4 
Transplant 12 x 12 
25 to 60 days 
Melons, Musk 
April 
May and June 
l 
Hills 60 x 60 
120 days 
Melons, Water 
May and June 
l 
Hills 96 x 96 
110 “ 
Onion 
April and May 
14 
Thin to 5 x 18 
100 to 150 days 
Parsley 
April and May 
14 
Thin to 6 x 12 
45 days 
Parsnips 
April and May 
14 
Thin to 5 x 18 
140 “ 
Peas 
April to July 
3 
Thick rows, 24 apart 
Transplant 18 x 24 
40 to 80 days 
Pepper 
March 
June 
14 
135 to 160 “ 
Potato 
April to July 
2 Early 
5 Late 
12 x 36 
90 to 130 “ 
Pumpkin 
June 
14 
Hills 48 x 72 
115 days 
Radish 
March 
April to Sept. 
14 
Thin to 2 x 12 
25 to 45 days 
Salsify 
May 
14 
Thin to 4 x 18 
Oct. through winter 
Spinach 
April to July 
l 
Thick rows, 12 or 15 apart 
30 to 40 days 
Squash 
June 
l 
Hills 48 x 72 
60 to 130 “ 
Tomato 
March 
June 
Va 
Transplant 36 x 36 
100 to 150 “ 
Turnip 
April to August 
Vi 
Thin to 4 x 18 
60 to 75 “ 
Vegetable Plants 
CELERY PLANTS—Ready June 1st to 15th 
Golden Self-Blanching White Plume 
Boston Market 
TOMATO PLANTS—Ready May 15th to 20th. 
Earliana Dwarf Champion Red Cross 
John Baer Jewel Perfection 
Early Avon Bonny Best 
and other standard varieties. 
One dozen in each box. 
CABBAGE PLANTS 
Early summer varieties. Ready May 15th to 20th. 
For winter crop. Ready June 15th to 20th. 
CAULIFLOWER PLANTS 
Ready May 15th to 20th. 
RHUBARB ROOTS AND ASPARAGUS ROOTS 
Ready in April. 
