VEGETABLE GABDENING 61 



OKEA, OR GUMBO 



Plant seeds about middle of May, in rows eight- 

 een inches apart, and four inches in row. When 

 plants are three inches high, thin to one foot apart. 



White Velvet is an excellent variety. 



The pods must be used when small, while tender. 



For succession make two plantings, three weeks 

 apart. 



ONION SETS 



Secure "sets" or bulblets about first of March, 

 and for extra early green " pulls," start the bulbs 

 in a box of sand. Put in a layer of sand, then a 

 layer of bulbs, and cover with sand. Kept in a 

 rather cool, dark place, they will soon form root- 

 lets, when they are ready to plant. Eows may 

 be six inches apart. Set the bulbs, right end up, 

 or they will be crooked, and not more than two 

 inches apart in rows. Plant them at least two or 

 three inches below the surface. 



When large enough to pull, remove two, and 

 leave one, and remove all of alternate rows : the re- 

 mainder may be allowed to mature for winter 

 use. 



Select bulbs for planting about size of end of 

 small finger. If much smaller they are lacking in 

 vigor, and are tedious to plant. If much larger 

 they are apt to throw up seed stems. 



Bulbs are white, red, and yellow. The white 

 are generally preferred. 



Egyptian, or winter onions, are set in Septem- 

 ber, when they will furnish green " pulls" very 

 early the following spring. They are perfectly 

 hardy, 



