Jerome B. Rice Seed Co., Growers of Choice Garden Seeds, Cambridge, N. Y. 
LONG BRIGHTEST SCARLET, or 
LONG CARDINAL —One of the best 
colored, most handsome, as well as 
the earliest of the Long Scarlet rad¬ 
ishes; crisp and tender until full 
grown; roots not quite so long as 
Long Scarlet, and of a bright, vivid 
scarlet color, tipped white; a good 
forcing sort with a small top. 
WHITE GIANT STUTTGART—A large 
top-shaped variety, of clear white 
color; for summer or fall use. 
WHITE STRASBURG—A popular va¬ 
riety for fall use; roots fairly long, 
thick and tapering. 
FALL OR WINTER 
VARIETIES 
LONG BLACK SPANISH— One of the 
latest and hardiest varieties for win¬ 
ter use. 
ROUND BLACK SPANISH — Roots 
round, inclined to top-shape; skin al¬ 
most black; flesh white. 
ROSE CHINA WINTER, or SCARLET 
CHINA — One of the best winter 
sorts; roots cylindrical, bright rose in 
color; flesh white, crisp and pungent. 
WHITE CHINESE, or CELESTIAL — 
The whitest and least pungent of the 
winter radishes; roots 6 inches long, 
thick, cylindrical and smooth. 
RICE'S ICICLE 
RAPE 
DWARF ESSEX — There is no plant that will give so large a yield 
of forage at so small a cost as this. Our strain is an especially 
selected English variety which produces a much heavier crop 
than the ordinary strain. For green-manuring or for exhausted 
soils it has no equal, and no pasture can be provided on which 
sheep will thrive better. Care should be taken, however, to 
secure the genuine Dwarf Essex and not the annual variety, 
which is liable to become an obnoxious weed. 
Culture — Prepare the ground as for turnips and sow in June 
or July, with a turnip drill, in rows 2 x /i feet apart, at the rate 
of 2 V 2 pounds of seed per acre; or sow broadcast, 5 pounds 
per acre. 
RHUBARB 
Culture — Rhubarb succeeds best in deep, somewhat 
retentive soil. A deep, rich soil, trenched to the depth 
of 2 or 3 feet, is required to insure the full development 
of the leaf-stalks. Sow the seed in April in drills, and 
when the plants are of fair size, thin to 9 inches apart, 
in the drill. In the fall following, or the next spring, 
the plants will be large enough to transplant into rows 
3 feet apart, setting them the same distance apart in the 
lows. 
One ounce will produce 1,000 plants 
MYATT'S LINNAEUS GIANT — An early and very fine variety; 
leaves and stalks of immense size. Juicy and tender. Grows 
quickly, producing fine, succulent stalks. 
RUTA BAGA 
or SWEDISH TURNIP 
Culture — Should be sown from the 20th of June to 
the middle of July in drills 2 feet apart, and thinned 
out at the first working to 10 inches between the plants. 
The roots are best preserved in a pit or cellar during 
winter, and are excellent early in the spring. 
One oz. will sow 250 ft. of drill—I */ 2 lbs. will sow an acre 
AMERICAN PURPLE TOP — More largely grown in America 
than other Ruta Bagas and is also known as Long Island Purple 
Top. A very fine, productive strain, selected to a small top and 
short neck. The roots grow 
to a large size, globular in 
form, with deep yellow 
flesh of the finest quality. 
Considered the most de¬ 
sirable for table use. 
CANADIAN GEM, or UNI¬ 
VERSAL (Century) —Roots 
nearly round, golden yel¬ 
low flesh with purple top; 
very small top and neck; 
quality about the average. 
Noted for its exceptional 
hardiness and vigor. 
GOLDEN NECKLESS —Is 
noted for its small neck. 
Almost globular, of large 
size; flesh yellow and solid. 
WHITE SWEET RUSSIAN— 
Best of the white fleshed 
Ruta Bagas. Roots very 
large, nearly globe shaped, 
with a small neck. Is an 
excellent keeper. 
GOLDEN NECKLESS 
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