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CHAPTER XXVII. 



FLORIDA CRAXnERR^' OR ROSF.LLE. 



This is an annual plant that has Ijeen sufhcientl)- tested 

 to prove it ^\■ill grow to perfection in this climate. The 

 fruit reseml)les Scarlet Podded Okra, and is used for mak- 

 ing a jelly which is a perfect suhstitute for cranljerr)- jelly. 

 It is a native of Australia, and great quantities of it are 

 shipped from this point to all parts of Europe ever}- season 

 and net a h.andsome proht. An\' land that will grow okra 

 will grow the Florida cranberry. 



PL.\NTING. 



In XTorthern and Central Florida start planting about the 

 middle of Feljruary and from then any time until June. I 

 would not advise planting after this date, as it would hardly 

 ha^'e time to bear fruit before the cold weather would kill 

 it. In Southern Florida plant any time during the year. 

 Roselle is planted, worked and fertilized the same as okra, 

 only making the rows five feet apart, and planting the seed 

 three feet apart in the rows. 



DIRECTIONS FOR MAKING THE JELLY. 



Pick the pods that grow at the junction of each leaf, 

 boil them and strain through a cloth or sieve, add a pint of 

 sugar to each pint of juice, and boil again until it thickens 

 and set aside to cool, when it will form a perfect jelly. 



