CHAPTER XXXI. 



CULTURE OF JAMAICA SORREL. 



AMAICA SORREL, better described as the 

 Southern Cranberry, is very easily , grown in 

 the South. It is best planted in February or 

 March. The seed should be placed in well pre- 

 pared ground, preferably in hills about two feet 

 apart. The rows should be placed about three 

 to four feet apart. 



Shallow culture should be given at all times 

 with an abundance of fertilizer.* As this plant is very subject 

 to root knot, precaution should be taken not to place it in such 

 localities as are apt to be infested. 



It is also subject to mildew, but this can be prevented by 

 dusting with sulphur. 



Heavy crops of this succulent novelty can be grown and 

 profitably marketed throughout the South during the entire Fall 

 and Winter months. 



The sprouts and calixes should be gathered when tender and 

 before they have reached a mature age. They are usually mar- 

 keted in six-basket carriers. The profits vary largely with the 

 market, but $1.50 is the standard price per crate. 



* See last part of Chapter VI. 



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