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KENDALL & WHITNEY, PORTLAND, MAINE 
Lettuce for the Home Table 
One ounce to 125 feet of drill. 
Lettuce thrives best in rich, moist ground. Sow the 
seeds in hotbeds in February or March, and transplant 
into a sheltered border with a southern exposure. For 
successive crops, sowing may be made in the open 
ground as early as spring opens and continue until July. 
Transplant or thin plants to stand eight to twelve inches 
apart. 
The Loose Leaf Varieties 
GRAND RAPIDS. This sort is the best and most popular loose- 
leaved lettuce, being of quick growth. Fine for greenhouse 
forcing and hardy. Pkt., 10c; 02 ., 30c; Va lb., #1.00. 
BOSTON CURLED. A variety of great beauty and of very 
superior quality. Leaves beautifully curled, attractive on table. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; Va lb., #1.00. 
The Heading Varieties 
BIG BOSTON. Fine for forcing in cold frames and for planting 
in open ground. Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; Va lb., #1.00. 
CRISP AS ICE. Medium-sized heads, very crisp and of fine 
flavor. Outside leaves tinged with bronze, inside creamy yel¬ 
low. Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; Va lb., #1.00. 
HANSON. Heads very large, solid, tender, crisp and of fine 
flavor; color beautiful green outside and white within. Pkt., 10c; 
oz., 30c; Va lb., #1.00. 
ICEBERG. A large-heading variety; crisp and brittle, and color 
light green, lightly tinged with brown on top of head; leaves 
curled on the edges. Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; Va lb., #1.00. 
MAY KING. Very early, medium size and tender; heads light 
green with center leaves tinged with brown and the hearts clear 
yellow. Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; Va lb., #1.00. 
Boston Curled Lettuce 
MIGNONETTE. Small, compact, creamy yellow heads tinged 
outside with russet; of superior quality, sweet, crisp and tender, 
very early and hardy, excellent “all season” variety. Pkt., 10c; 
oz., 30c; Va lb., #1.00. 
NEW YORK OR WONDERFUL. This is one of the best sum¬ 
mer lettuces. It resists the hot weather, is very slow to run 
to seed, and is a sure header under the most trying conditions. 
The outer leaves are of a green color, the inner ones blanched 
to a creamy white; crisp, tender, delicious and sweet. The heads 
often measure 15 inches. Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; Va lb., #1.00. 
PRIZE HEAD. One of the very best varieties, making a loosely 
formed head. Color bright, tinged with brownish red; very 
curly and of remarkably fine flavor. Grows quickly and all 
except the outer row of leaves are very brittle. It is probably 
the most easily grown lettuce in cultivation. Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; 
Va lb., #1.00. 
TENNIS BALL, BLACK SEEDED. Popular for open air cul¬ 
ture; heads compact, crisp and tender. Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; 
Va lb., #1.00. 
Romaine Lettuce 
WHITE PARIS COS (Romaine). A sort with long, narrow, up¬ 
right leaves; does not head, but when tied up blanches very 
easily. Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; Va lb., #1.00. 
Endive 
Kohl-Rdbi (Turnip-rooted Cabbage) 
One ounce will sow 150 feet of drill. 
For early use, sow in May, scattering the seed thinly in drills 
ten inches apart, covering it lightly, and for a succession, every 
two or three weeks until midsummer. The plants must be blanched 
before using, which is accomplished by gathering the large leaves 
to a point at the top and tying them together. 
BROAD-LEAVED BATAVIAN (Escarolle). Variety having 
wide, thick leaves, straight at the edges and curved toward the 
center. Color, dull green. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; V 4 lb., 65c. 
GREEN CURLED. Has curly leaves, the outer edges being much 
indented and crested. An attractive plant and one of the best 
varieties. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; Va lb., 65c. 
Kale (Borecole) 
One ounce to 150 feet of drill. 
Sow early in May in a prepared bed, covering the seed lightly. 
Transplant in June, in rows three feet apart and two feet apart in 
row, and treat in the same manner as for cabbage. Kale is im¬ 
proved by a little frost, giving it a more delicate flavor. 
GREEN CURLED SCOTCH. A round, dwarf variety, rarely ex¬ 
ceeding eighteen inches in height, but spreading out under good 
cultivation to three feet in diameter. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; Va 
lb., 60c. 
One ounce will sow about 200 feet of drill. 
A vegetable intermediate between the cabbage and turnip. The 
edible part, the bulb, grows on a stalk a few inches above the 
ground. It is best cultivated by sowing the seeds in rows in 
May, June and July, according to latitude. Rows should be six¬ 
teen to eighteen inches apart and plants six inches apart in rows. 
EARLY PURPLE. Flesh white, skin purple. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; 
Va lb., 75c. 
Leek 
One ounce of seed to 150 
feet of drill. 
The Leek is very hardy and easily 
cultivated. It succeeds best in a 
light, well-enriched soil. Sow as 
early in the spring as practicable, 
in drills one inch deep and one foot 
apart. When six or eight inches 
high they may be transplanted in 
rows ten inches apart each way, as 
deep as possible, that the neck, be¬ 
ing covered, may be blanched. 
LONDON BROAD FLAG. A 
large variety with broad leaves. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; Va lb., 85c. 
London Broad Flag Leek 
