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THE VEGETABLE GARDEN 



first to give good eatable ears. For the main crop, 

 Stowell Evergreen, Ne Plus Ultra and Country Gentle- 

 man may be relied upon. 



OKRA, OR GUMBO. This delicious esculent thrives in 

 heat and drought, but is more difficult to grow in the 

 cooler, moister seasons of our northeastern states. It 

 has the same geographical adaptations as the watermelon. 

 Sow the seed in drills at corn-planting time, in rows 

 three and one-half feet apart, covering to a depth of one 

 inch and pressing down the soil firmly. Thin the plants out 



255. Good and poor methods of cutting asparagus. 



to a foot or eighteen inches in the row. Cut the edible 

 pods before they get stringy. White Velvet is the most 

 desirable variety. 



MARTYNIA. Seed may be planted in late spring in hills 

 three feet apart and rows three and one -half feet apart. 

 Cultivate like tomatoes. The pods for pickling should 

 be cut when quite small. 



ARTICHOKES have never become so popular in this 

 country as to have produced a long list of varieties. 

 Large Green Glob^ is most commonly offered by seeds- 

 men. The plant is allied to the thistles, arid the edible 



