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OKRA, OR GUMBO. 



Stem two feet and a half high, sometimes Dwarf Okra. 

 branched at the top, but generally undivided ; 

 leaves large, and, as in all varieties, five-lobed ; flowers 

 yellow, purple at the 

 centre ; pods erect, ob- 

 tusely pointed, nearly 

 as large in diameter 

 as those of the Gi- 

 ant, but generally 

 about five inches in 

 length. 



It is the earliest of 

 the Okras, and the 

 best variety for culti- 

 vation in the Northern 

 and Eastern States. 



Between this and 

 the Tall, or Giant, 

 there are numerous 

 sub-varieties, the re- 

 sult both of cultivation and climate. The Tall sorts become 

 dwarfish and earlier if long cultivated at the North ; but the 

 Dwarfs, on the contrary, increase in height, and grow later, 

 if long grown in tropical climates. 



The seeds of all the sorts are similar in size, form, and 

 color. 



Dwarf Okra. 



Tall or Giant 

 Okra. 



WHITE-PODDBD. 



Stem five to six feet in height ; pods erect, 

 sharply tapering to a point, eight to ten 

 inches in length, and an inch and a half in 

 diameter near the stem, or at the broadest part. 



With the exception of its larger size, it is similar to the 

 Dwarf, and, if long cultivated under the influence of short 

 and cool seasons, would probably prove identical. 



It yields abundantly, but is best adapted to the climate 

 of the Middle and Southern States. 



