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OKRA. 



For Price List See Red Paqes in Back of Book. 



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



French Market Dwarf Prolific. 

 Winite Velvet. 



Green Tall Growing. 



Dwarf Green Prolific. 



Perkin's Mammoth Long Podded. 



CULTURE.— This is a hig-iily 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 anv 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 



French Market Dwarf Prolific. 



Tall Growing. This is the variety 

 mostly cultivated here. Tae pods are 

 long, round towards the end and tender 

 longer than the square podded kind. 



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. 



French Market Dwarf Prolific. One of 

 the earliest and most productive of all 

 Okras. It is a cross between the Tall 

 Growing and the White Velvet varieties; 

 commencing to bear when 6 inches high, 

 producing a pod at the stem of each 

 leaf, and continues bearing until the 

 Dlant reaches its maximum height, seven 



Steckler's Hare Snuffle Cure is all its name signifies. 



