Jerome B. Rice Seed Co., Growers of Choice Garden Seeds, Cambridge, N. Y. 
CELERIAC 
(Turnip-Rooted Celery) 
Culture — A variety of celery with 
turnip-shaped roots, which are 
white fleshed, comparatively ten¬ 
der, and have the flavor of celery 
stalks. The seed may be sown in 
the open ground in April, and the 
young plants nursed in the same 
way as celery; but in planting out 
the ground is manured and dug, not 
trenched, and the plants are set in 
shallow drills 12 inches apart, wa¬ 
tering freely. As the growth ad¬ 
vances, draw earth to the plants to 
blanch them and make them deli¬ 
cate and tender. 
LARGE SMOOTH PRAGUE— One of the 
largest; roots smooth and almost spher¬ 
ical. 
CHICORY 
Chicory is cultivated chiefly for its 
roots, which are dried and used as 
a substitute or flavoring ingredient 
for coffee. The leaves, when they 
are blanched, are also esteemed as 
a salad. Cultivate as recommended 
for carrots. 
One ounce will sow a bed 4 sq. yds. 
LARGE-ROOTED — The dried roots are 
roasted and mixed with coffee, or used 
as a substitute. 
WITLOOF, or FRENCH ENDIVE —The 
plants form long, parsnip-shaped roots; 
the roots are forced in frames or green¬ 
house and the new growth of lettuce¬ 
like leaves is cut and served as a salad. 
COLLARDS 
A variety of cabbage known in dif¬ 
ferent sections as “Cole” and 
“Colewort.” It is extensively used 
in the South for “greens,” where 
it continues in luxuriant growth 
all winter. 
One ounce will produce 3,000 plants 
TRUE GEORGIA —Plant 2 to 3 feet 
high, forming a cluster of tender, undu¬ 
lated leaves at the top of its rather long 
stem. 
CORN 
SWEET OR SUGAR 
Culture — Corn requires a good soil and a warm situa¬ 
tion. Commence for first early by planting the early 
varieties about May 1, and if a continuous supply is 
wanted all summer, make plantings about two weeks 
apart from May 1 until the last of July, first planting 
early varieties, then later ones. Plant in rows 3 feet 
apart, and make the hills about the same distance apart 
in the rows. Five kernels in a hill are plenty. Cover 
about 1 inch deep for early, and a little deeper for late. 
Thin to three plants in a hill. 
One quart will plant 200 hills 
I peck will plant I acre in hills 
EXTRA EARLY VARIETIES 
ADAMS' EXTRA EARLY — Not a sugar corn but largely grown 
for early use, especially in the South, where the hard, thick 
husks prevent the entrance of the corn worm. Our strain is 
superior in earliness, size of ear and dwarf habit to any known 
stock. 
EARLY MARKET, or 60-DAY MAKE GOOD —The earliest white 
sweet corn and a most desirable sort for the home garden as well 
as a profitable one for the market grower. Stalks grow but 3Va 
feet in height with ears close to the ground; ears 6 to 7 inches 
in length containing 12 to 14 rows of white, sweet grain. Is also 
known as Portland Early Market. 
GOLDEN BANTAM —The standard quality sweet corn and one 
of the best for the home garden; fairly early in season and of 
rather dwarf growth; ears 6 to 8 inches long with 8 rows of 
golden yellow grain. 
GOLDEN GEM —The earliest yellow or golden eared corn, 
being a week earlier than Sunshine, of more dwarf habit, and 
possessing a sweet, 8-rowed ear equal in size to Golden Bantam, 
although two weeks earlier than that variety. 
WHIPPLE'S EARLY WHITE 
GOLDEN SUNSHINE (An Earlier 
Golden Bantam) —-In this new 
corn we have a fine sweet variety 
coming into market a full ten days 
earlier than Golden Bantam, and 
the earliest of all the yellow or 
“golden” corns. The ears are of 
equal size with the Bantam, but 
12 rowed instead of 8 and of 
equally good color. 
WHIPPLE'S EARLY WHITE —A 
splendid new early variety with 
the deep grain of the Evergreen 
type. While maturing 5 days 
earlier than Early Crosby, it pro¬ 
duces an ear nearly as large as 
Evergreen. Ears rather blocky in 
form, 16 to 18 rowed, and well 
filled to the end with pearly white 
grain of exceptional quality. 
WHIPPLE'S EARLY YELLOW — 
This excellent new early yellow 
sweet corn might be termed an 
Improved Golden Bantam. Not 
only is it as early as the Bantam, 
but the stalks grow taller and the 
14-row r ed ears average 2 inches 
longer. The quality is of the best. 
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