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KENDALL & WHITNEY, PORTLAND, MAINE 
Watermelon 
One ounce for 30 hills, 4 to 5 pounds to the acre. 
Plant in hills eight feet apart and cultivate same as 
Muskmelon. 
CITRON. The standard variety for preserves, rkt., 10c; 
oz., 15c; *4 lb., 35c. 
COLE’S EARLY. An extra good variety for growing in 
the northern states as it matures early. Large heart, 
flesh of fine texture and good flavor, rind thick. Pkt., 
10c; oz., 15c; ^4 lb., 50c. 
PEERLESS OR ICE CREAM. Very early, of medium 
size, and one of the best, for growing in the north. 
A short oblong in form, rind thin, light green, knotted 
and finely veined with a darker shade; flesh bright 
scarlet and very sweet; seeds white. Pkt., 10c; oz.., 15c; 
•4 lb., 85c. 
Muskmelon 
One ounce to 60 hills; 2 to 3 pounds for an acre. 
Melons thrive best in a moderately enriched, light soil. 
The hills should be six feet apart each w'ay. After all 
danger of frost is past, plant twelve or fifteen seeds in 
each hill, and when well up thin out to three or four 
plants. 
BENDER’S SURPRISE. Exceedingly popular variety 
in the East. A very delicious, large, medium early, 
salmon fleshed melon, of excellent quality. Pkt., 10c; 
oz., 15c; *4 lb., 50c. 
EMERALD GEM. Medium size; flesh rich salmon, of 
delicious flavor and superior quality; early and pro¬ 
lific. Pkt,., 10c; oz., 15c; ^4 lb., 50c. 
HONEY DEW. The delicious, honey-like flavor of this 
new melon met with instantaneous public favor and 
created a sensation wherever used. The fruit is good 
sized, weighing 8 to 10 pounds; light colored, smooth 
skin; thick green flesh. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; 14 lb., 75c. 
LARGE ROUND YELLOW CANTALOUPE. Flesh red¬ 
dish-orange, sweet and of good flavor; an early and 
productive variety. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; 14 lb., 50c. 
ROCKY FORD. Flesh green; medium size; oval shaped. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; 14 lb., 50c. 
Mushroom Spawn 
One pound of spawn is sufficient for a bed 2 by 6 feet. 
Mushrooms may be grown in a warm cellar or shed in 
winter, or in the open air in summer. Take partially 
dry, fresh coarse manure and lay it in a heap to fer¬ 
ment; turn and mix it well every few days, and when 
well fermented it may be made into a bed, mixing it 
well together and beating or treading it firmly. Use a 
thermometer to thrust into the bed, and note the tem¬ 
perature. When the heat has partially subsided leaving 
a temperature of 70 to 80 degrees, put in the spawn, 
which may be inserted in pieces the size of a walnut, 
about two inches deep and six inches apart. After about 
two weeks, cover with fresh soil about two inches deep 
and beat it down evenly and firmly. Finish off with a 
covering of clean straw or hay about a foot thick. If 
the temperature is right, mushrooms will begin to come 
up in about six or eight weeks, and the bed will con¬ 
tinue bearing for about a month. 
Pure Culture Brick Spawn. No. 9 White, per brick, 
40c; per 5 bricks, $1.50. 
Mustard 
One ounce to 40 feet of drill. 
A pungent salad used with cress. The seed is used 
for flavoring pickles, etc. Sotv in May thickly in rows 
and cut when two or three inches high. 
BROWN. More pungent in flavor than the white. Pkt., 
10c; oz.. 15c; %. lb., 40c; lb., $1.25. 
WHITE LONDON. Mild flavor. Best for salads, rkt., 
10c; oz., 15c; V 4 lb., 40c; lb., $1.25. 
Okra (Gumbo) 
One ounce will sow 40 feet of drill. 
Sow about the middle of May, when the ground is 
warm, in hills about 3 feet apart: cover seed one-half 
inch and thin plants to three in a hill. Keep ground well 
hoed and earth up around plants to support them. 
Gather pods while young and tender. Excellent for 
soups, stews, etc., to which they impart a rich flavor. 
IMPROVED DWARF GREEN. An early dwarf and 
prolific variety, with thick green pods. Pkt., 10c; 
oz., 15c; t4 lb., 30c. 
Onions 
for the 
Home Garden 
One ounce to 100 feet of drill, 
5 pounds to the acre. 
A good crop is impossible 
unless the soil is very rich 
and kept clean. Use well- 
rotted manure freely, and get 
the crop in as soon as possible 
in the spring, no matter if the 
weather is cold and unpleas¬ 
ant. Sow in drills one foot 
apart and cover about one- 
third of an inch, treading or 
rolling after sowing, so that 
the hot, dry atmosphere may 
not dry up and destroy the 
sprouting seed. As soon as the 
plants can be seen in rows 
give a shallow working, fol¬ 
lowed in a few days by 
another working as close to the plant as possible, and 
after this a thorough hand weeding. Cultivate if pos¬ 
sible, once a week, and remove by hand any weeds that 
appear. As soon as the tops die and fall the bulbs may 
be pulled and placed in small windrows, turning often. 
Cut off the tops half-inch from bulbs and store in crates, 
under cover, in a uniform temperature a little above 
freezing. 
Yellow Globe Danvers Onion 
YELLOW GLOBE DANVERS. Extra choice seed, 
grown from bulbs, especially and carefully selected as 
to shape; the most popular of all the yellow onions 
for market and home use. A heavy cropper, good 
keeper, and of fine, mild flavor. A profitable variety 
for market gardeners. Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; '/, lb., 90c. 
EXTRA EARLY RED GLOBE. Ten days earlier than 
the Weathersfield, of medium size and deep, rich color; 
an abundant producer and of good flavor, keeping well. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; *4 lb., 90c. 
LARGE RED WETHERSFIELD. Large size, produc¬ 
tive and a good keeper. Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; % lb., 90c. 
NEW QUEEN. A silver skinned variety of quick growtli 
and remarkable keeping quality. Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; 
% lb., 90c. 
Onion Sets 
Onion sets should be planted near the surface as early 
in the spring as the ground will permit, in drills about 
12 inches apart and four inches in the rows. They pro¬ 
duce a very early and profitable crop, and grow in any 
good soil. 
JAPANESE ONION SETS. This onion gives a greater 
yield than any onion set on the market, besides being 
a good keener and of fine flavor. Lb.. 25c; 8 lbs.. $1.25. 
BRIBETAKER. Large, pale yellow skin; flesh white; 
mild flavor. Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; >4 lb., $1.00. 
WHITE ONION SETS. Ready in April. Lb., 25c; 8 lbs., 
$1.25. 
