KENDALL & WHITNEY, PORTLAND, MAINE 
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Choice Cucumbers 
One ounce to 50 hills; 2 
pounds to the acre. 
The Cucumber is a tender 
annual, and therefore should 
not be planted or set out in the 
open air until there is a pros¬ 
pect of continued warm and 
pleasant weather. Cucumbers 
succeed best in warm, moist, 
rich, loamy ground. The hills 
should be four or five feet 
apart in each direction. When 
ail danger from insects is past, 
leave but three or four of the strongest plants in the hill. 
Dusting with Bug Death will be found effective for 
the cucumber beetle, and spraying with Black Leaf 40 
or Ever Green for the aphis. 
White Spine Cucumber. 
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DAVIS PERFECT. The cucumbers grow long and slim, some' 
times measuring twelve inches in length. The color is a rich, 
dark, glossy green, which they hold until nearly ripe. Very 
tender and of fine flavor. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; y 4 lb., 50c; 
lb., #1.75. 
BOSTON PICKLING. The finest variety to grow for pickles; 
yields large crops; short, straight, and dark green. Pkt., 10c; 
oz., 20c; V 4 lb., 50c; lb., #1.50. 
CLARKE SPECIAL. An outstanding shipping variety holding its 
color and firmness when shipped long distances. Color, dark 
green, medium length, very smooth with few white spines. Pkt., 
10c; oz., 20c; V 4 lb., 65c; lb., #2.00. 
Boston Pickling Cucumbers. 
EARLY FORTUNE. A prime favorite with market growers be* 
cause of its extra earliness and the fine deep green color which 
it holds long after picking. The shape is uniform and the quality 
all that could be desired. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; l / 4 lb., 50c; 
lb., #1.50. 
EARLY GREEN CLUSTER. * Grows in clusters, early and pro' 
ductive. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; l / 4 lb., 75c; lb., #2.50. 
EARLY RUSSIAN. The earliest variety. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; 
V 4 lb., 50c; lb., #1.50. 
IMPROVED WHITE SPINE. Superior for table use; very pro- 
ductive; medium size, straight and well formed. Pkt., 10c; 
oz., 15c; V 4 lb., 50c; lb., #1.50. 
JAPANESE CLIMBING. Quick, strong-growing vines, which may 
be trained upon a trellis or poles. Fruit from 12 to 16 inches 
in length, skin dark green, flesh pure white, crisp and of fine 
flavor. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; l / 4 b., 50c; lb., #1.50. 
LEMON. A distinct type; nearly round, with the yellow and 
green markings and smooth skin of the lemon, white flesh is 
exceedingly tender, crisp and sweet. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; l / 4 
lb., 50c; lb., #1.50. 
LONG GREEN. Long and crisp; a popular and reliable variety 
for pickling and table. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; y 4 lb., 50c; lb., 
#1.50. 
WEST INDIA GHERKIN. Small, prickly variety, grown ex¬ 
clusively for pickling. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; y 4 lb., 60c; lb., #2.00. 
WHITE WONDER. A new variety. Very handsome, with ivory 
white fruit. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; l / 4 lb., 60c; lb., #2.00. 
Swiss Chard 
Swiss Chard is sometimes called 
Sea Kale beet. After once having 
used Swiss Chard for greens, we be¬ 
lieve your garden will always have 
at least a row of it, for it is deli¬ 
cious. The leaves are used as greens, 
and served like spinach. The mid¬ 
ribs may be cooked like asparagus. 
Cuttings may be made all summer, 
as it can be cut down to the ground 
and new shoots will soon spring 
up and make fast growth. 
LUCULLUS. Largest and best vari¬ 
ety. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; l / 4 lb., 
50c; lb., #1.25. 
Chervil 
Sow thinly in May, in drills half-inch deep, one foot apart. 
CURLED CHERVIL. An aromatic sweet herb. The young leaves 
are used in soups and salads. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; lb., 85c. 
Cress - Peppergrass 
One ounce will sow about 100 feet of drill. 
A well-known salad. Requires to be sown thickly and covered 
very slightly. Sow at frequent intervals to keep up a Succes¬ 
sion, as it soon runs to seed. 
EXTRA CURLED. Very fine; may be cut two or three times. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c. 
WATER CRESS. A hardy perennial aquatic plant, growing in 
water along the margins of streams. Pkt., 10c; oz., 60c. 
Chicory 
One ounce to 100 feet of drill. 
LARGE ROOTED. Used to mix with or as a substitute for coffee. 
The roots are taken up, washed, cut in small pieces and care¬ 
fully dried before being used. Cultivation same as carrot. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 35c; % lb., #1.25. 
Dandelion 
One ounce to 150 feet of drill; 1 pound will sow an acre. 
A hardy perennial plant, with broad thick leaves affording one 
of the earliest as well as one of the most healthful of spring greens. 
Sow as early as the weather will permit, in good, well-enriched 
soil, in rows twelve inches apart, covering seed one-fourth of an 
inch deep, the earth firmly pressed over the seed. 
ARLINGTON THICK-LEAVED. The thickness of the leaf 
and dark green color make it especially desirable. Pkt., 15c; 
oz., #1.00. 
IMPROVED FRENCH THICK-LEAVED. One of the best va¬ 
rieties. Pkt., 10c; oz., 55c; y 4 lb., #1.75. 
Eggplant 
One ounce will produce 1,000 plants. 
The Eggplant will thrive well in any good garden soil. Sow 
in the hoebed and when two or three inches high prick out into 
pots, or rows two and one-half to three inches apart. When the 
weather will permit, transplant into good, rich soil, thirty inches 
apart each way. 
NEW YORK IMPROVED LARGE PURPLE. Most popular va¬ 
riety. The fruit is large, nearly round, dark purple and of 
excellent quality. Pkt., 10c; oz., 65c. 
Swiss Chard. 
