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 IV 2 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 per¬ 
mit, in drills 15 inches apart, 
covering half an inch deep. 
When well up, thin out to 5 or 
6 inches apart in the rows. Un¬ 
like carrots, they are improved 
by frost, and it is usual to 
take up in fall a certain quan¬ 
tity 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 crown. 
Parsley 
Culture. —Parsley succeeds best in 
rich, mellow soil. As the seed germin¬ 
ates 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 fine¬ 
ly cut and so closely curled as to re¬ 
semble bunches of moss; one of the 
most useful and decorative sorts. 
Emerald Gem. The most attractive 
parsley grown. Very dwarf in habit, 
its leaves intensely curled and dark 
green. Excellent as a border plant. 
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. 
Hollow Crowned Pa 
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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