AMERICAN HOME^ GARDEN. 155 



later than the corresponding sowing of pepper-grass (see page 

 166) ; treat in the same manner, and they will be ready to cut 

 together. 



White mustard is chiefly used, either alone or with pepper- 

 grass, lettuce, etc., in salads, for which purpose it is cut before 

 the third leaf is formed upon the plant, or pulled, and the 

 mere roots cut off. When of larger growth it is sometimes 

 used for greens. See page 144. The seed is used medicinal- 

 ly, and also for seasoning pickles. Brown mustard is raised 

 for the seed, from which the condiment known upon our tables 

 as mustard, when pure, is chiefly made. 



NASTURTIUM. 



French, Capucin. German, Kapersinerblum. Spanish, Nasturcio. 



TALL. DWARF. 



BRIEF DIRECTIONS. 



Sow in good soil, in drills an inch deep and three feet apart, 

 and brush them like peas ; or by a fence or trellis upon which 

 they can climb ; or they may be planted in hills four feet 

 apart each way, either with or without brushing. Keep them 

 clean until they begin to run, and afterward they will take 

 care of themselves. 



Time : the opening of spring. In New York, first of May. 



The young plants of nasturtiums are highly esteemed in 

 salads. The flower-buds and the green seeds, with their ten- 

 dril-like stem, make pickles, which are often preferred to ca- 

 pers. See page 167. The flowers are quite ornamental, vary- 

 ing from light yellow to maroon. 



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OKRA. 

 French, Gornbo. German, (?). Spanish, Quimbombo. 



LONG, OR SOUTHERN. SHORT, OR NORTHERN. 



BRIEF DIRECTIONS. 



Sow in extra rich soil, in drills one inch deep and three or 

 four feet apart, and thin to a foot distance in the row ; or 



