OKKA, OE GTJMBO. 187 



Spring planting in private gardens. It increases 

 from the single bulb jjlanted, forming a number <jf 

 small ones. When set out in the Spring, in rows 

 one foot apart and three inches apart in the row, 

 tliey give a supply for table use early in the season. 

 For the quantity of Onion-seed to sow in the kitchen- 

 garden, see " List of Seeds for the Garden." 



OKEA, OR GUMBO. 



JlibisGus esculentus. 



The Okra is a native of the "West Indies, where 

 it has long been used for making Gumbo soup. 



It is grown to some extent in private gardens in 



OKEA. 



the Northern States, but it is more generally culti- 

 vated farther south. The seed-pods, when green, 

 are used in stews, soups, &c., &c. For this purpose, 



