Jerome B. Rice Seed Co., Growers of Choice Garden Seeds, Cambridge, N. Y. 
OKRA 
or GUMBO 
This is an annual from the West Indies, cultivated for its green seed pods, which are used in soups or 
stewed and served like asparagus. It is highly esteemed in the South for making gumbo soup. The pods, 
when young and tender, should be sliced in sections, strung on a thread and hung in the shade to cure, like 
dried apples; can be used for soup at any time. 
Culture — Sow the seed thinly in dry, warm soil, in shallow drills 2 feet apart. After the plants are up, 
thin them out to 9 inches apart; hoe frequently, and draw a little earth to the stems as they grow. Gather 
the pods when quite green and about 1% inches long. 
One and one-half ounces will 
EARLY DWARF LONG POD —Similar in habit of 
growth to Dwarf Prolific, but with long, fluted, dark 
green pods. 
EXTRA EARLY DWARF PROLIFIC —A very early ma¬ 
turing productive variety and more dwarf in growth 
than other sorts. Pods short; deep green in color. 
plant 100 feet of drill 
PERKINS' MAMMOTH, or LONG GREEN —Grows 
about 3 feet high, very early and productive; pods deep 
green, very long and slender. Most desirable variety 
for home gardens and market. 
WHITE VELVET — A tall growing early and productive 
sort. Pods long, white, smooth and tender. 
ONIONS 
Culture — The onion thrives best in a rather deep, rich, loamy soil, and unlike most vegetables, 
succeeds well when cultivated on the same ground for successive years. The best culture requires 
that the ground should be deeply trenched and manured SOUTHPORT GLOBES 
the previous autumn, and laid up in ridges during the win¬ 
ter to pulverize. As early in the spring as the ground is 
in working order, commence operations by leveling the 
ground with a rake and tread it firmly, sow thinly in drills 
about one-fourth of an inch deep, one foot apart; cover 
with fine soil, and press down with the back of a spade or 
a light roller. When the young plants are strong enough 
thin gradually so that they stand three or four inches apart. 
Keep the surface of the ground open and free from weeds 
by frequent hoeing, taking care not to 
stir the soil too deeply or to collect it 
about the growing bulbs. 
One ounce will plant 200 feet of drill — 
four pounds in drills for an acre 
For sets from 50 to 60 lbs. should be sown 
to acre, according to richness of the soil 
RED VARIETIES 
LARGE RED WETHERSFIELD — One of the old¬ 
est and best known American types of onion. 
Large, rather flat, deep purplish red in color; 
excellent keeping sort. 
SOUTHPORT LARGE RED GLOBE The finest 
type and most popular of the red onions. The 
bulbs are distinctly globe-shaped, with a small 
neck, and are excellent keepers; color a deep 
purplish red. We have an unequaled strain of 
this variety and sell annually thousands of 
pounds in the large commercial onion-growing 
districts. 
YELLOW VARIETIES 
AILSA CRAIG — An exhibition variety of large 
size, specimens having been grown to weigh 
over 3 pounds each; bulbs oval-shaped with 
pale straw-colored skin; exceptionally mild. 
BERMUDA — Produces large flat straw-white 
onions. 
EBENEZER — A popular variety for producing 
onion sets. Color yellowish-brown, very firm 
and hard. 
I’age nineteen 
