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KENDALL & WHITNEY, PORTLAND, MAINE 
Choicest Carrots 
One ounce to 100 feet of drill; 3 to 4 pounds to the acre. 
Carrots require a very finely pulverized soil to grow 
them to perfection. 
A good, light and well-enriched sandy loam is the best 
for this crop. For field culture, sow in drills, 2 to 2% 
feet apart, and for table use sow the smaller varieties in 
rows 16 to 18 inches apart. For early crops, cover one- 
half an inch deep and thin to 3 inches apart, in rows; for 
late, cover three-fourths of an inch deep and thin to four 
inches. 
ASGROW IMPERATOR. New. Tops medium, flesh rich 
orange, with indistinct core, length 7 to 814 inches, fine 
quality, and outstanding market A r ariety. Pkt., 10c; 
oz., 25c; 14 lb., 75c; 1 lb., 82.50. 
CHANTENAY. A choice variety, longer than the Scarlet 
Horn, and a little broader at the top. l»kt., 10c; oz., 
20c; % lb., 50c; 1 lb., $1.50. 
DANVERS CARROT. Bagley Strain. This is a cylin¬ 
drical shaped carrot, 8 to 10 inches in length, which 
grows wholly in the ground and is very attractive. 
Probably the heaviest yielding strain on the market. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; *4 lb., 75c; 1 lb., 82.50. 
DANVERS HALF-LONG CARROT. In form it is mid¬ 
way between the Long Orange and Scarlet Horn. The 
root is of a rich, dark orange color and grows very 
smooth. Very productive and keeps well. Pkt., 10c; 
oz., 20c; 14 lb., 50c; 1 lb., 81.50. 
EARLY MARKET. A thick, stump-rooted early variety, 
of a brilliant color, broad at the top, gradually getting 
smaller towards the root, which is blunt. An excellent 
market sort. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; 14 lb., 50c; 1 lb., 81.50. 
HUTCHINSON. An improved strain similar to the 
Danvers, but of a larger size. It is of excellent qual¬ 
ity, and in great favor with market gardeners who find 
it a ready seller on account of its attractive appear¬ 
ance. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; 14 lb., 75c; 1 lb., 82.50. 
IMPROVED LONG ORANGE. The best late variety. 
Roots of large size, heavy cropper; an excellent keeper. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; *4 lb., 50c; 1 lb., 81.50. 
NANTES. Early, roots almost cylindrical, very smooth, 
and grows about 6 inches long; the flesh is entirely 
red, very sweet, and almost without a core. Pkt., 10c; 
oz., 20c; *4 lb., 50c; 1 lb., 81.50. 
OXHEART. Very sweet and thick, short and fine 
grained. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; *4 lb., 50c; 1 lb., 81.50. 
Field and Ensilage Corn 
(5G pounds to the bushel.) 
EARLY YELLOW CANADA. The variety most widely 
grown in northern New England. An early eight- 
rowed flint corn, with handsome ears and compara¬ 
tively small cobs, filled to the tips with large, broad 
kernels. 
SOUTHERN HYBRID SWEEPSTAKES. The ideal 
ensilage corn for New England. Produces more tons 
of green weight, more tons dry matter per acre. Wide 
leaves, thick stocky stalks with usually two large ears. 
EARLY EUREKA (Ensilage). One of the tallest and 
best varieties of ensilage corn, producing a large 
amount of fodder to the acre. 
IMPROVED LEAMING (Ensilage). An early, very pro¬ 
ductive variety. One of the best for ensilage; profitable 
as a green fodder. 
SWEEPSTAKES (Ensilage). We recommend this as the 
best ensilage corn we know of, because of its earliness 
and the great amount of ensilage which it produces, 
as high as twenty to twenty-five tons to the acre. When 
many varieties of ensilage corn are just beginning to 
form ears, Sweepstakes corn shows good-sized ears. 
K. 8C W. Celery 
One ounce of seed produces about 4,000 plants. 
To have Celery early it should be sown in a hotbed, 
quite early in the Spring, and when three inches high 
plant out, in a well-prepared bed, which must be covered 
in frosty weather. For the principal crop sow early in 
the Spring, very shallow in the seed box, and when the 
plants are about six inches high, transplant them six 
inches apart into trenches for blanching. Dig the 
trenches four feet apart,, a foot wide, and ten inches 
deep. Fill in five or six inches of well-rotted manure, 
and mix thoroughly half a spade deep with the earth at 
the bottom. The tops of the plants should be shortened 
before they are set. Earth up to blanch three or four 
times during their growth, taking care that no earth 
falls in the center of the plant. 
BOSTON MARKET. A favorite variety, remarkable for 
its tender, crisp and succulent stems, and its peculiarly 
mild flavor; keeps well. Pkt., 10c; oz., 50c; *4 lb., 81.50. 
GOLDEN PLUME OR WONDERFUL. A large early 
variety of fine appearance and quality, easy to blanch, 
and a good keeper. Pkt., 15c; oz., 60c; *4 lb., 81.75. 
GOLDEN SELF-BLANCHING. A fine solid variety of 
a beautiful waxy, golden color; very thick stalks of 
excellent flavor; growth close, compact and of medium 
height. Pkt., 10c; oz., 50c; *4 lb., 81-50. 
HENDERSON’S WHITE PLUME. Crisp, solid, and 
possessing a sweet, nutty flavor; requires very little 
labor in blanching. Very early and handsome. Pkt., 
10c; oz., 50c; *4 lb., 81.50. 
PARIS GOLDEN. Plants are stocky and full hearted, 
vigorous in growth and easily blanched. Pkt., 10c; 
oz., 50c; 14 lb., 81.50. 
SOUP CELERY (Not for sowing). Used for flavoring 
pickles, soup, etc. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; *4 lb., 30c. 
Sweet or Sugar Corn 
One pound to 125 hills; 20 pounds to the acre. 
The sweet or sugar varieties, being liable to rot in the 
cold, wet ground, should not be planted before the 
middle of May, and for a succession continue planting 
every two weeks until July, in rich, well manured 
ground, in hills three feet apart each way, covering 
about an inch, and thin out to three plants to a hill, or 
plant in rows four feet apart, and to stand eight inches 
in the rows. Corn ordered by mail is subject to an extra 
charge of 8c per pound for postage. 
TREAT WITH SEMESAN JR. 
Early Varieties 
GOLDEN BANTAM. An early variety. The ears are 
medium size, but thickly set with delicious yellow 
kernels. The quality of this variety is superb, and it 
lias become a general favorite sweet corn wfith all who 
have tried it. Golden Bantam has a flavor distinct 
from other sorts, and if you have never tried it in your 
garden, you should plant it this year. Pkt., 10c; 14 lb., 
15c; lb., 25c; 12*4 lbs., 82.00. 
GOLDEN SUNSHINE. Of a rich, golden yellow with 
ears about one inch longer than the Golden Bantam 
and with 12 rows. Very early, being about 7 days 
earlier than the Golden Bantam. Pkt., 10c; 14 lb., 15c; 
lb„ 25c; 1214 lbs., 82.00. 
EARLY CROSBY. An excellent early variety. The ears 
are five to six inches long and the grains are white, 
sweet and tender, Pkt., 10c; 14 lb., 15c; 1 lb., 25c; 1214 
lbs., 82.00. 
EARLY SURPRISE. The earliest white sweet corn 
under cultivation. The stalk is about 4 feet tall and 
the ears run 8-, 10- and 12-rowed and very large for 
such an early maturing sweet corn. Pkt., 10c; 14 lb., 
15c; lb., 25c; 1214 lbs., 82.00. 
WHIPPLE’S EARLY YELLOW. A remarkable new 
yellow sweet corn of much merit. While the stalks 
grow 6 feet or more in height and the 14-rowed ears 
are 7 to 8 inches in length, this variety matures three 
days earlier than Golden Bantam. The kernels are 
broad, deep and excellent quality. Pkt., 10c; 14 lb., 
15c; lb., 25c; 1214 lbs., 82.00. 
