Jerome B. Rice Seed Co., Wholesale Seed Growers, Cambridge, N. Y. 
DANDELION 
IMPROVED THICK LEAF — One of the best, forming a regular tuft of rather up¬ 
right growth; blanches readily. 
COMMON — This is the well-known Dandelion; early, vigorous, and hardy. 
EGG PLANT 
Days are from transplanting to maturity 
BLACK BEAUTY (120 days) — 
Earlier and nearly as large as 
New York Purple; fruit very 
dark purple, which color it 
holds for a long time. Has 
become the most popular va¬ 
riety for both home and mar¬ 
ket gardens. 
NEW YORK IMPROVED PURPLE 
—SPINELESS (130 days)—The 
favorite market variety. Plants 
large, spreading and spineless, 
producing four to six large 
oval fruits of dark purple color. 
ENDIVE 
BROAD LEAVED BATAVIAN — 
ESCAROLE (90-95 days) — 
One of the best varieties for 
salads. Leaves of upright 
growth, broad, more or less 
twisted and waved, bright deep 
green, with a nearly white mid¬ 
rib. Inner leaves form a fair 
head which blanches a creamy 
white. 
GREEN CURLED WINTER (100 days)—The most hardy and vigorous sort; leaves 
bright, deep green with the outer midribs usually showing a trace of rose; 
readily blanches a creamy white. 
MOSS CURLED (100 days)—Grows more compact than Green Curled and the 
medium green leaves are finer cut; leaf stems often tinged purple; blanches 
creamy white. 
WHITE CURLED (100 days)—The divided leaves are of a very light yellowish- 
green color which blanches almost white. 
N N EL 
FLORENCE — FINOCCHIO, also called SWEET ANISE — Produces a bulb-like 
bunch of thickened stalks of lower leaves above ground at base of leaf stalk. 
Plant branching, upright, with dense, thread-like foliage. 
(See page 61 for other Herbs). 
SWEET — Perennial. Seeds used for flavoring. 
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