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MUSTARD. 
Mouvurvarbe (Fr.), Senr (Ger.), Mosraza (Sy.). 
White or Yellow Seeded. | Large-Leaved Curled. 
Chinese very large Cabbage-Leaved. 
This is grown to quite an extent in the Southern States, and is sown broad-east 
during fall, winter and spring. It maybe used the same as spinach, or boiled with 
meat as greens. The White or Yellow Seeded is very little cultivated, and is used 
chiefly for medical purposes, or pickling. The Large-leaved or Curled has black 
seed, a distinct kind from the Northern or European variety. The seed is raised 
in Louisiana. It makes very large leaves; cultivated more and more every year. 
Large-Leaved Curled. This is; Leaved. Thisis a European variety, 
the favorite kind here, sown largely for | with light green very large leaves. It 
the market. Leaves are pale green, large | has not the same taste as the large- 
and curled or scalloped on the edges. | leaved or the large curled, but will stand 
Chinese Very Large Cabbage- longer before going to seed. 
NASTURTIUM. 
CaPucINE (Fr.), INDIANISCHE KRESSE (Ger.), CaPUCHINA (Sp.). 
Tall. | Dwarf. 
Planted here only for ornament. (For description, see List of Climbing 
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Plants.) 
OKRA. 
Green Tall Growing. | Dwarf Green. | New Velvet. 
Thisis a highly esteemed vegetable in the South, and no garden, whether small 
or large, is without it. It is used in making “‘Gumbo,” a dish the Creoles of 
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New Velvet. Tall Growing Okra. 
