Jerome B. Rice Seed Co., Growers of Choice Garden Seeds, Cambridge, N. Y. 
LEEK 
Culture — The Leek is very hardy and easily cultivated. It suc¬ 
ceeds best in a light but well-enriched soil. Sow as early in the 
spring as practicable, in drills 1 inch deep and 1 foot apart. When 
6 or 8 inches high transplant in rows 10 inches apart each way, 
as deep as possible, that the neck, being covered, may be blanched. 
One ounce will plant 200 feet of drill 
BROAD AMERICAN FLAG — The favorite gardener’s variety; strong grow¬ 
ing, broad leaved, and productive, 
LETTUCE 
Culture — Requires a rich, moist soil, and to be crisp and tender needs to be grown in cool 
weather. For winter use, sow in hotbeds every two weeks, at the rate of one ounce of seed to 
four sashes la sash is 3 feet long by 6 feet wide) ; cover very lightly and transplant first to 3 
inches apart each way, afterward to 8 inches. For garden or field, sow in rows, and cover one- 
fourth of an inch deep, and thin out to 12 inches apart in the rows. For New England the White- 
Seeded Tennisball for cultivation under glass, and the Black-Seeded Tennisball for outdoor use, 
are the standard varieties. 
One ounce will sow 100 square feet, or 120 feet of drill 
B. S. — Black Seeded. W. S .— IF kite Seeded. 
HEADING VARIETIES 
ALL HEART, or SUMMER HEADER (B. S.) —A splen¬ 
did lettuce of the Salamander type, and particularly 
adapted for growing in mid-summer, as it withstands 
summer heat and will produce large, solid, butter- 
heads at a time when most varieties fail. A very de¬ 
pendable sort and recommended for either market 
or home garden. 
BIG BOSTON SELECTED (W. S.) — Undoubtedly the 
most popular head lettuce and more largely grown in 
a commercial way than other varieties; useful for 
cold frame forcing as well as for garden culture. 
Heads are large and compact, with broad, almost 
smooth leaves, slightly waved at the edge; color light 
green, slightly tinged reddish-brown; the solid heart 
is greenish-white, tinged yellow. 
CALIFORNIA CREAM BUTTER (B. S.) — A fine, firm 
globular variety with glossy green-brown tinged leaves 
and golden yellow heart. Excellent quality. 
CRISP AS ICE (B. S.) —A slightly elongated, compact 
heading variety with thick, stiff leaves, variegated dark 
brown and green. 
HANSON IMPROVED (W. S.) — An old, reliable, 
sure-heading sort, with large globular heads which 
withstand the hot season better than most varieties. 
HENDERSON'S NEW YORK CABBAGE, or WONDER¬ 
FUL (W. S.) —A late, large, globular heading vari¬ 
ety; one of the best and most popular sorts to grow 
for market. Grown largely in California and the West 
as “Los Angeles.” 
ICEBERG (W. S.) —This variety is very popular for 
the home garden and nearby market but is too brittle 
for shipping. The outer leaves are medium green with 
brown tracing on the border; heads very firm, hard 
and well blanched. 
MAY KING (W. S.) —A handsome, small, extremely 
early, compact heading variety, well adapted to the 
private garden or for market; outer leaves yellowish- 
green, edges tinged reddish-brown. The heart blanches 
rich golden yellow. Quality fine. 
NEW YORK No. 12 (W. S.) —An exceptionally fine 
selection from Henderson’s New York. Very large 
light colored heads which, under favorable conditions, 
become very solid. May be successfully grown along 
Atlantic Coast and Eastern portions of the U. S. as 
it is recommended for mid-summer use. 
SALAMANDER (B. S.) — One of the most 
popular American varieties. Heads of me¬ 
dium size, very solid, compact, and glob¬ 
ular in form; leaves straight on the edges, 
but crumpled; color medium green; qual¬ 
ity fine. Salamander succeeds under most 
trying weather conditions where most va¬ 
rieties fail. Quite identical with Black 
Seeded Tennisball. 
TENNISBALL, BLACK SEEDED (B. S.)— 
A very reliable, adaptable, sure heading 
sort, with globular, firm and well-blanched 
heads. Quality the best. 
WHITE BOSTON (W. S.) — Of the cab¬ 
bage butter-head type. This produces a 
tight, light green solid head and is quite 
resistant to tip burn. 
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