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\ SOUTHERN vegetable, as yet little appreciated 

 ** in the North. It will grow wherever corn grows and 

 it is distinctly useful in the making of stews, as a flavor- 

 ing, and to give consistency to soups. 



The seeds should be sown about end of May. They 

 are dropped four inches apart in the row, covered two to 

 three inches deep, and two to three feet of space should be 

 allowed between the rows. 



When the young plants are four to six inches tall, they 

 should be thinned out to stand twelve to eighteen inches 

 apart in the row. Hoe and cultivate just like corn. 

 The pods, which form at the leaf joints, are the useful 

 part of the plants. 



White Velvet, as shown above, forms handsome, slightly 

 curved, smooth, white pods sixty days after sowing. Use 

 while three to four inches long, since later they become 

 woody. Kleckley's Favorite and Perkins Mammoth are 

 two other popular kinds. 



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