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ElCHAED FeOTSCHEE's AlMAXAC AXD GAEDEiis MaXUAL 



MUSTARD. 



MouTAEDE, (Fr.) Senf, (Ger.) Mostaza, (Sp.) 

 White oe Yellow Seeded. | Laegeleaved. 



This is grown to quite an extent in the Southern States, and is sown 

 broad-cast during fall, winter and spring. It may be 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 pick- 

 ling. The Largeleaved 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. 



NASTURTIUM. 



Capucine, (Fr.) Indiaxische Keesse, (Ger.) Capuchina, (Sp.) 

 Tall. j Bwaef. 



Not cultivated here, except for ornament. 



OKRA. 



Tall Geow3:n-g. ; Dwaef. 



This is 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 Louisiana know how to prepare better than any 

 other people. It is also boiled in salt and water, and served -^ith 

 vinegar as a salad, and is considered a very wholesome dish. Should 

 not be planted before the ground is warm in spring, as the seeds are 

 apt to rot. Sow in drills, which ought to be two to three feet apart, 

 and when up thin out, and leave one or two plants exeTj twelve or 

 fifteen inches. 



Tall Gro-wing Okra. 



