JEROME B. RICE SEED COMPANY, CAMBRIDGE, N. Y. 
OKRA, OR GUMBO 
This is an annual from the West Indies, cultivated for its green seed-pods, which are used in soups or stewed and 
served like asparagus. It is highly esteemed in the South for making gumbo soup. The pods, when young and tender, 
should be sliced in sections, strung on a thread and hung in the shade to cure, like dried apples; can be used for soup 
at any time. 
Culture.— Sow the seed thinly in dry, warm soil, in shallow drills 2 feet apart. After the plants are up, thin them 
out to 9 inches apart; hoe frequently, and draw a little earth to the stems as they grow. Gather the pods when quite 
green and about 1 Yi inches long. 
One and one=half ounces will plant 100 feet of drill 
Extra Early Dwarf Prolific. A very early maturing, productive variety and more dwarf in growth than other sorts. 
Pods short; deep green in color. 
Early Dwarf Long Pod. Similar in habit of growth to Dwarf Prolific but with long fluted, dark green pods. 
Perkins’ Mammoth (Long Green). Grows about 3 feet high, very early and productive; pods deep green, very 
long and slender. Most desirable variety for home gardens and market. 
White Velvet. A tall growing, early and productive sort. Pods long, white, smooth and tender. 
PARSNIP 
Culture .— Sow as early in the 
spring as the weather will permit, 
in drills 15 inches apart, covering 
half an inch deep. When well up, 
thin out to 5 or 6 inches apart in 
the rows. Unlike carrots, they are 
improved by frost, and it is usual 
to take up in fall a certain quantity 
for winter use, leaving the rest in 
the ground till spring, to be dug as 
required. 
One ounce for 200 feet of drill; 5 
to 6 pounds in drills for an acre 
Guernsey. Our stock of this variety is not quite so long as Hollow Crowned but of greater diameter. 
Hollow Crowned (Large Sugar). Better known and more generally grown than any other sort; roots large, smooth 
tender and sugary, 15 inches in length by 3 inches in diameter at the crown. 
Hollow Crowned Parsnip 
PARSLEY 
Culture .— Parsley succeeds best in rich, 
mellow soil. As the seed germinates very 
slowly, it should be sown early in spring, 
previously soaking the seed for a few hours 
in tepid water. Sow thickly in rows a foot 
apart and half an inch deep. For winter use, 
protect in a frame or light cellar. 
One ounce for 150 feet of drill 
Champion Moss Curled. The leaves are a 
uniform deep green color, very finely cut 
and so closely curled as to resemble bunches 
of moss; one of the most useful and decora¬ 
tive sorts. 
Emerald Gem. The most attractive parsley 
grown. Very dwarf in habit, its leaves in¬ 
tensely curled and dark green. Excellent 
as a border plant. (See illustration.) 
Fine Double Curled. A standard dwarf 
variety with finely crimped leaves. 
Plain. The leaves are flat, deeply cut, but 
not curled, and very dark green in color. 
Emerald Gem 
Large Rooted Hamburg (Heimishe). The edible roots of this 
variety resemble a small, thick parsnip in shape and color, and 
are extensively used for flavoring soups. 
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