JEROME B. RICE SEED COMPANY, CAMBRIDGE, N. Y. 
SPINACH ■— Continued 
Bloomsdale Savoy Leaved. The most largely grown 
variety and suitable for the home and market garden. 
One of the earliest and best for fall planting for spring 
use, being very hardy, but goes to seed quickly in hot 
weather; leaves broad, dark green and much crumpled. 
Bloomsdale Long Standing. Similar to the old strain 
but plants more uniform, leaves more crumpled and 
will stand two weeks longer before bolting to seed. 
Giant Nobel. A very productive variety with large, 
thick, rather smooth rounded leaves; an improved 
strain of the Viroflay. 
Large Viroflay. For spring or fall sowing; of upright 
growth with large, broad, thick, much crumpled, 
dark green leaves. 
New Zealand. Entirely distinct from the true Spinach; 
plant tall, spreading, with numerous side shoots; 
leaves rather small; grows well in hot weather and 
under adverse conditions; fine for the home garden. 
Virginia Resistant. A blight resistant strain of the 
Savoy spinach and very largely used in sections 
where this disease is prevalent. 
Victoria. Makes a dense flat rosette; leaves large, 
round and thick, much wrinkled; stands hot weather 
well and is slow in shooting to seed. 
GIANT SUMMER STRA1GHTNECK 
A selection from the Crookneck summer squash but having a straight, meaty 
neck, making it more adaptable for shipping. The fruits are intensely warted, grow 
to a large size and have an attractive deep orange color. We predict it will entirely 
supersede the old type squash. 
SQUASH 
Culture .— The plants are 
very tender and sensitive to 
cold, and planting must be 
delayed until settled warm 
weather. The general prin¬ 
ciples of culture are the same 
as those given for cucumbers 
and melons, but the plants 
are less particular as to soil. 
The summer varieties should 
be planted 4 feet apart each 
way, and the winter sorts 8 
feet. Three plants are suffi¬ 
cient for a hill. Do not break 
the stems from those in 
tended for winter use, as the 
slightest injury will increase 
liability of decay. 
WARTED HUBBARD 
One ounce Summer will 
plant 50 hills, 1 ounce Winter 
Considered the best of the winter squashes and more largely grown for market w ]|| plant 25 hills, 
and general purpose than any variety. Our superior strain of this squash is equal 
in size and quality to the well-known Hubbard, but is more heavily warted and very dark green, almost black, 
in color; flesh fine grained, thick and richly flavored, of bright orange-yellow color. 
DELICIOUS 
For private garden and family use as a fall and winter variety the Delicious has few equals. Of medium size, 
somewhat top-shaped in form, with a fairly thick, hard, dark green shell. Flesh thick, very fine grained and bright 
yellow; of superior quality. 
GIANT SUMMER CROOKNECK 
One of the largest, earliest and best of the summer squashes. Vines of bush habit, vigorous and productive; fruits 
often 23^ feet long, very warty and deep orange in color. Its large size and beautiful color make it a favorite with 
market gardeners. 
MAMMOTH WHITE BUSH SCALLOP 
Superior to Early White Bush in size and appearance. An early maturing, somewhat flattened, scalloped, bush 
squash and the handsomest of the summer varieties; for either market or home garden; fruits a beautiful, clear 
waxy-white color. 
Banana. A prolific oblong variety, having a gray- 
green shell; flesh solid and dry and of good quality. 
Blue Hubbard. A very superior type of Hubbard 
squash, and unexcelled for high quality. Quite 
like the parent variety in size and productiveness, 
but with a warty, hard, gray-blue shell. 
Boston Marrow. An old standard variety, quite 
similar to Hubbard; shell bright orange; flesh 
yellow. 
Early White Bush Scallop (Cymling). A very early 
summer variety, also known as Patty Pan. Fruit 
flattened, scalloped and smooth; creamy white in 
color. 
Early Yellow Bush Scallop. Similar to White Bush, 
but of a deep orange color. 
I able Queen. A fall or winter sort, producing 
acorn-shaped fruit with a dark green shell; flesh 
light yellow and of high quality. 
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