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from pure seed, it. cannot be siirpased for size and quality. The Brad- 

 ford and Pomaria are varieties recently received from South Carolina, 

 and highly recommended ; the Apple Pie is also of recent introduction, 

 and is prepared like apples for i^ies and sauces ; the Orange is of small 

 size, the flesh separates from the rind like an orange. The Water- 

 melon thrives best in a sandy soil, and should be planted in hills eight 

 feet apart each way. 



MUSTAHD. 

 5 cte. per oz. 25 cts. per lb. 



Moutard, Fr. Mostazo, Span. Senf, Ger. 

 White, (English.) Brown. 



Sown like cress, and used as a small salad. The White Mustard 

 seed is also used for medicinal purposes. 



NASTURTIUM. 



20 cts. per oz. 

 Capucine, Fr. Capucina, Span. Kapuziner hlume, Ger. 

 The seed-pods and foot-stalks are gathered green, and pickled in 

 vinegar ; resembling capers. Sow in April or early in May. 



OKRA, OR GOMBO. 



10 cts. per oz. 



The green capsules of this plant are used in soups, stews, &c., to 

 which they impart a rich flavor, and are considered nutritious. Plant 

 the seeds about the middle of May, in hills or drills. Plant the seed 

 thickly as it is liable to rot in the ground ; rich ground is necessary. 



ONION. 



20 cts. per oz. 



Oignon, Fr. Ceholla, Span. Zioiebel, Ger. 



White or Silver Skinned. Large Yellow Strasburg. 



Large Red Wethersfield, 



The Silver Skin and Yellow Strasburg are principally grown in this 



vicinity. Sow the seed early in the Spring, very thickly, in beds or 



drills. As soon as the tops die off in the Summer, remove them to a 



dry airy place ; and early the following Spring re-plant in rows about 



two inches apart, the rows wide enough apart to admit of hoeing. 



The Onions, by this process, are obtained of a large size early in the 



season. The Large Red Wethersfield may be reared to full size during 



the first season, by sowing in drills early in March, in strong land, and 



thinning them out to stand tw^o or three inches apart, keeping them 



well hoed. 



