197 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. 
MARTYNIA. 
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. 
