VEGETABLES RAISED FOR MARKET 



is very dark in colour and the leaves are a trifle 

 more pungent. It is used both as a salad and for 

 manufacturing into table mustard. 



OKRA (Hibiscus esculentus) is grown for its 

 seed pods, which, when young and tender, are used 

 in soups and stews; but sales in the Boston 

 market are very light. It is of very easy culture, 

 as it succeeds on almost any soil, and after the 

 plants are once up and growing is quite hardy. 

 But the seeds should not be put in till the weather 

 is warm and fairly settled say about the 10th 

 of May as they are liable to rot if placed in 

 the soil when it is cold and soggy. In this one 

 respect they are very tender, and are found difficult 

 to start except under favourable conditions. There 

 are but two varieties on the list; these are the Tall 

 and Dwarf kinds. 



In the culture of either, the planting should 

 be in drills, and the covering two inches deep. 

 If the Dwarf variety is planted at eighteen inches 

 between the drills, it will have space enough; 

 but in cultivating the larger variety, three or three 

 and a half feet will be none too much to leave 

 between the rows. This plant is one which 

 requires nearly the whole season to complete its 



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