Jerome B. Rice Seed Co., Growers of Choice Garden Seeds, Cambridge, N. Y. 
ASPARAGUS 
MARY WASHINGTON 
Culture —Sow the seed in the spring in 
drills about 18 inches apart in light, rich 
soil, placing seeds one inch apart and 
cultivate frequently during the summer. 
The plants will then be ready to set in a 
permanent bed the next spring. 
For a permanent bed, plants should be 
prepared by deep plowing, a moist but 
well drained sandy soil being best. A 
liberal application of stable manure 
should be worked into the soil, after 
which the plants should be set-in four 
inches deep and one foot between the 
plants in rows four feet apart. After the 
plants are well started, cultivate fre¬ 
quently. The following spring work in a 
heavy dressing of well-rotted manure and 
follow this with an application of salt 
and fresh wood ashes. The next season 
the bed may be cut over two or three 
times and then followed by another ap¬ 
plication of manure, salt and wood ashes. 
A bed fifteen by fifty feet will be ample 
for an ordinary family and will require 
about 100 plants. 
I ounce of seed will produce 800 plants. 
WASHINGTON, MARY —The highest 
type of the rust-resistant asparagus. It is 
earlier, larger and longer than the orig¬ 
inal Washington and quite as resistant. 
Tips are very tight and do not “sprangle 
out” or “blow” prematurely. 
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BEANS 
DWARF BUTTER, WAX PODDED VARIETIES 
Culture—A succession of sowings can be made from the 
first week in May until the middle of July. These dates 
are for the latitude of New York. Plant in drills about 
2 inches deep and from 18 inches to 2 feet apart, accord¬ 
ing to the richness of the soil. The seeds should be 
dropped about 2 inches apart. 
1 1/2 pints to 100 feet in drills, or 150 hills; 
I bushel to the acre, in drills. 
BLACK WAX PENCIL POD — We would place this very desirable 
variety at the head of the list of the long, round-podded wax 
beans, and as one of the very best for either home or market 
garden. The plant is exceptionally strong in growth, producing 
a profusion of fleshy, brittle, stringless pods, clear yellow in 
color and of the highest quality. 
CURRIE’S RUST PROOF WAX — This is a market gardener’s 
variety, grown more for its earliness and hardiness than for its 
quality. It is grown very largely in the South for Northern mar¬ 
kets and carries very well. Pods are long, broad or flat, stringy, 
of a clear yellow color. 
DAVIS' WAX STRINGLESS — This new strain has all the good 
characteristics of the old type but with the advantage of being 
entirely stringless. 
DAVIS' WHITE KIDNEY WAX —An early, productive and at¬ 
tractive white seeded variety with long, flat, straight, rather 
stringy pods; used largely by market gardeners because of its 
showy, bright yellow pods. 
GOLDEN WAX — An old standard, popular wax variety, more 
largely grown in the home garden than other sorts. Pods are 
fairly long, nearly round, bright yellow and stringless. 
KIDNEY WAX, NEW —A handsome, flat-podded wax variety re¬ 
sembling Wardwell’s Kidney Wax, but with longer, thicker, 
though not as broad pods. A productive, attractive variety of the 
highest quality. The pods are nearly 6 inches in length, entirely 
stringless, very brittle, and of a clear yellow color. Fine for 
canning. 
ROUND POD KIDNEY WAX, or BRITTLE WAX —An excellent 
variety and one of the best for the home garden. The pods are 
over 6 inches long, round, stringless, and of a yellow, wax-like 
color. 
SURE CROP WAX —A most excellent variety, being a selection 
from Currie’s, having black seed but differing from that sort in 
that it is entirely stringless, with longer, somewhat thicker, but 
less broad, flat pods. When this bean is better known we predict 
that it will entirely supersede its parent, not only for the home 
garden but for shipping as well. 
UNRIVALLED WAX — A very desirable, extra early, productive 
variety, with beautiful, showy golden-yellow pods, which show 
their color at an early stage of growth. The pods are nearly six 
inches long, almost round, straight or slightly curved, and while 
showing a trace of string, are brittle and tender. Tire plant is 
strong, vigorous and quite free from rust. 
WARDWELL'S KIDNEY WAX —An old-fashioned, popular gar¬ 
dener’s variety; pods large, rather broad, flat, fleshy, fine grained 
and stringless; very attractive and desirable. 
WEBBER WAX, or CRACKERJACK WAX — A very high qual¬ 
ity, exceedingly productive, flat podded, stringless variety; pop¬ 
ular for either private or market garden. 
