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PLANTING LIST 



The seed is large and tough, and should be soaked before planting. 

 As the plants are very tender, if early bloom is wanted they should 

 be started under glass in April, and will do best in pots. Outdoors 

 sow in May where the plants are to stand ; thin the dwarfs to about 

 a foot, the climbers to but little more, unless they are to be allowed 

 to spread on ih& ground ; then, give more room. Keep the faded 

 blossoms picked, or the plants will make seed and stop blooming. 



Nicotiana, or Night-blooming Tobacco : A plant bearing hand- 

 some and fragrant flowers which open at sunset, or on dull days. 



It is tender or half 

 hardy, and for 

 , early bloom should 

 be sowed under 

 glass in April. 

 Sow outdoors in 

 late May. The 

 seed are small, 

 and need to be 

 sowed very shallow 

 in moist soil, but 

 the plants prefer 

 a warm, deep soil 

 in a sunny expo- 

 sure. When the 

 plants have fin- 

 ished blooming, cut the flower stalks just below the lowest blossom, 

 and they will bloom again. 



Okra, or Gumbo : A vegetable popular in the south, and easily 

 grown, especially in its dwarf varieties, in the north. It is grown 

 for its seed-pods, which should be picked when young, before they 

 become tough. When boiled, the pods are gummy ; they can be 

 served hot as a vegetable, or cold with salad, or used in soup. They 

 are easily canned. 



Sow the dwarfs in rows eighteen inches or more apart, the tall 

 varieties two feet. Thin to six inches or more apart. The pods 



Fig. 192. — Onions need rich and moist soil. 



