1Q7 UNCLASSIFIED 



' ANNUALS 



seeds are often planted in boxes, pots or sods 

 turned over, simply because the season is not 

 long enough to ripen the plants. The real 

 okra is a large-growing plant that must be plant- 

 ed from one to three feet apart in rows that 

 are three to five feet apart, but the dwarf and 

 early-maturing varieties that are grown in the 

 North, may stand as close as one foot apart in 

 the row. There are no important insects or 

 diseases. 



MAETYNIA. 



Martynia is grown solely for its half -matured 

 pods which are used in pickles. The plant 

 needs a warm soil, sunny exposure, and much 

 room, as it spreads over three or four feet. It 

 thrives under the same cultivation as is given 

 corn and okra, and may be planted in frames 

 or in the open as soon as the weather is warm 

 enough. It is annual and native from south- 

 ern Indiana to the Gulf. 



