Jerome B. Rice Seed Co., Growers of Choice Garden Seeds, Cambridge, N. Y. 
LONGFELLOW, RICE'S —A 
new and exceptionally fine 
long, very dark green white 
spine, resembling a hothouse 
cucumber even when grown 
out of doors. Fruits 12 to 14 
inches long, solid and crisp, 
with few seeds; an excellent 
forcer. 
LONG GREEN, IMPROVED 
—A standard late and well- 
known table variety with 
long, slender, more or less 
warted, dark green fruit 14 
inches in length. We have a 
superior strain of this va¬ 
riety. 
NATIONAL PICKLING — 
The highest type of pickling 
cucumber. Used very largely 
by the pickling industry. 
A CLUSTER OF RICE'S NATIONAL PICKLING CUCUMBER 
SNOW'S PERFECTED PICKLE — A symmetrical, well- 
formed and productive pickle; early, small, square 
ended and dark green; desirable as a bottle pickle. 
STAYS GREEN — A very productive, early, dark green, 
white spine type; very popular in the South. 
WHITE SPINE, HENDERSON'S PERFECTED —A very 
fine type of dark green White Spine. Popular in the 
South as a shipping variety. Fruits very symmetrical, 
thick and nearly square ended, about 8 inches long. 
WEST INDIA GHERKIN — Grown exclusively for 
pickles; fruit very small, oval, and covered with spines. 
WHITE SPINE, IMPROVED EARLY, or ARLINGTON— 
The old standard popular cucumber and a favorite in 
every garden; fruits about 7 inches long and good for 
either pickling or slicing. 
WHITE WONDER — A distinctive variety with fair 
size, short and rather blocky; ivory-white fruit. 
DANDELION 
Culture — The Dandelion resembles Endive and affords one of the earliest and most healthful 
of spring greens. Sow as early as the weather will permit in rows 12 inches apart and thin to 3 
inches apart in the rows. 
COMMON, or FRENCH GARDEN — A selection from IMPROVED THICK LEAF — One of the best, forming 
and an improvement on the common Dandelion. regular tuft of rather upright growth; blanches readily. 
EGG PLANT 
Culture—The Egg Plant will thrive in any good garden 
soil, but will repav good treatment. The seeds should 
be sown in hotbed or warm greenhouse in March or 
April, and when about an inch high, potted in 2-inch 
pots. Plant out about June 1st, 2 1 ,4 feet apart. If no 
hotbed is at hand, they can be grown in any light room 
where the temperature will average 75°. 
One ounce for 2,000 plants. 
BLACK BEAUTY — Earlier and nearly as large as New York 
Purple. Fruit very dark purple, which color it holds for a long 
time. 
NEW YORK IMPROVED PURPLE, or SPINELESS — The favorite 
market variety. Plant large, spreading and spineless, producing 
4 to 6 large oval fruits of dark purple color. 
NEW YORK IMPROVED PURPLE SPINELESS 
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