GARDEN MANUAL FOR THE SOUTHERN STATES. 



NASTURTIUM. 



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Capucine (Fr.), Indianische Kresse (Ger.), Capuchina (Sp.). Nasturzio (Ital.) 



CULTURE. — Sow early in spring- in good rich ground; the plants should be trained to 

 a trellis or rods; the leaves and flowers are used in salads; the seed-pods are picked while 

 young and pickled. The yellow is the variety for this purpose; the other varieties are 

 cultivated for their beautiful and attractive flowers. . 



TALL MIXED. — This variety is principally used for pickling. 



DWABF TOM THUMB MIXED. — These are of various shades of beautiful colors, of 

 dwarf habit, and are very ornamental for the vegetable as well as the flower garden. 



OKRA. 



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Gumbo (Fr.), Ocher (Ger.), Quimbombo (Sp.), Ocra (Ital.) 



CULTUBE. — 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 better how to prepare than any other nationality. It is also boiled in salt 

 water, served with vinegar as a salad, and is considered a 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 every twelve or fifteen inches. 



Tall Growing 1 . 



FRENCH MARKET DWARF PBOLIFIC. 



One of the earliest and most productive of 

 all Okras. It is a cross between the Tall 

 Growing and the Winter Velvet varieties; 

 commencing to bear when 6 inches high, 

 producing a pod at the stem of each leaf, 

 and continues bearing until the plant 

 reaches its maximum height, seven feet. 

 The cut is an exact reproduction of a sin- 

 gle plant. It wnll supersede all other vari- 

 eties for market and shipping. 



White Velvet. 



WHITE VELVET. — A white variety; 

 dwarf with round smooth pods, free from 

 ridges and seams, and not prickly to the 

 touch; very prolific and early. We tried 

 this variety thoroughly. It has come up 

 to what is claimed for it. We recommend 

 it to all who have not tried it. 



PERKINS' MAMMOTH LONG PODDED. 



Very prolific, pods are an intense green in 

 color, of unusual length, 9 to 10 inches. 



. very slim and does not get hard, as is the 



! case with other okras. 



DWARF GREEN PROLIFC. — This is a 



: distinct variety. Aery dwarf in growth, but 



enormously productive, producing pods 



within an inch or two of the ground and 



clear to the top. 



TALL GROWING. — This is the variety 

 mostly cultivated here. The pods are long, 

 round towards the end and tender; longer 

 than the square podded kind. 



Flowering Annuals to be Had in Their Planting Season. 



