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JEROME B. RICE SEED CO. f CAMBRIDGE, N. Y 
Artichoke 
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Cipher 
Green Globe French .Artie 
Plant of medium growth with deep green leaves; buds or flower heads 
green, nearly round or slightly elongated; scales rather narrow and spiny, 
moderately thick at the base. 
Asparagus 
Giant Argenteuil .Asperse 
The popular variety in the Paris markets; early, exceedingly large and 
very productive. 
Palmetto .Aspersion 
An early maturing and prolific variety with thick, dark green shoots, 
distinctly pointed at the tip. A popular canning variety. 
Washington .Asphodel 
The original, rust-resistant type, introduced by the U. S. Department of 
Agriculture. A heavy yielding variety with long, thick, heavy stalks, 
closely folded at the tips; color rich, dark green. 
Washington, Mary .Asphyxia 
The highest type of the rust-resistant asparagus. It is earlier, larger and 
longer than the original Washington and quite as resistant. Tips are 
very tight and do not “sprangle out” or “blow” prematurely. 
Beans 
All beans are put up 120 lbs. to the bag 
DWARF BUTTER OR WAX PODDED VARIETIES 
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Black Wax, Pencil Pod .Beacut 
The best of the dwarf, black-seeded wax varieties. Early and very pro¬ 
ductive. Pods large, 6V 2 to 7 inches long, round, nearly straight and 
crease-backed; strictly stringless, free from fiber, fleshy and brittle; of 
highest quality; color very clear yellow. Plant growth exceptionally 
strong and vigorous. 
Black Wax, Prolific .Beach 
Early; pods round, about five inches long, fleshy, brittle and stringless, 
deep yellow in color and attractive; a standard sort. 
Currie’s Rust Proof Wax...Bead 
Very early and productive, pods large, 5% to 6 inches long, flat and 
straight; color bright yellow and attractive in market. Has more or less 
fibre and string. Seed black. Grown largely by market gardeners be¬ 
cause of its earliness and hardiness. 
Davis’ White Kidney Wax .Beadle 
An early, productive and attractive wax variety. Pods large and flat, 6V 2 
to 7 inches long, very uniform and extremely straight, stringy and fibrous 
and fair quality. Color clear bright yellow. Seed white and kidney 
shaped. A market gardener’s sort. 
Davis’ Wax, Stringless (New) ..Beadman 
It produces the same attractive waxy yellow pods of the original variety 
but minus the strings. The larger flat pods are 6 y 2 inches long and 
uniformly straight. The white beans are kidney shaped. Introduced by 
us in 1931. 
