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J. STECKLER SEED CO., LTD., ALMANAC AND 



NASTURTIUM. 



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



CTTZiTUBB. — Sow early in Spring- and late Fall 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. One ounce to 50 feet 

 of drill; 10 pounds to the acre. 



TAIiXi MIXBD. — This variety is principally used for pickling. 



DWABF TOM THUMB MIXBD. — 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.) 

 CUIiTTTBE. — 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. One ounce to 50 feet of drill; 10 pounds to 

 acre. 



commencing to bear when six 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 

 single plant. It will supersede all other 

 varieties for market and shipping. 



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. 



PEBEINS' MAMMOTH I.ONG PODDED. 



Very prolific, pe/ds are an intense green in 

 color, of unusual length, 9 to 10 inches, 

 very slim and does not get hard. 



DWABF GBEEN PB01.IFIC.— This is a 



distinct variety, very dwarf in growth, but 

 enormously productive, producing pods 

 within an inch or two e>f the ground and 

 clear to the top. 



TAI^Ii GBOWZITG. — This is the variety 

 mostly cutlivated here. The pods are long, 

 round towards the end and tender; longer 

 than the square podded kind. 



French Market. 



FBENCH MABEET DWABF PBOI.IFIC. 



One of the earliest and most productive of 

 all Okras. It is a cross between the Tall 

 Growing and the White Velvet varieties; 



ONIONS. 



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Ognon (Fr.), Zwiebel (Ger.), Cebolla (Sp.), Cipollo (Ital.) 



CniiTUBE. — The Onion is one of the most imortant vegetables planted in this 

 section. Thousands of barrels are annually shipped from here to the West and North. 

 If sown at the proper time, with ordinary cultivation, they will always produce a crop 

 and meet with ready sale. The seed is not a sure crop every year and some years it 

 sells very high. For transplanting, 3 pounds to the acre; when planted for sets, 30 

 pounds to the acre. 



CBTSTAl. WAX.— This variety Is the 

 best Wnite Onion we have ever seen. It 

 is of a pure white and sells on sight. 

 Should be planted in rich soil; if left ex- 

 posed to su-n after ripening they turn to a 

 greenish eolor. Excellent for shipping and 

 the finest flavored onion in existence. 



WHITE QUEEir (Italian Onion.) This 



Is a medium sized, white variety from 

 Italy, very early and flat; can be sown as 

 late as February, and good sized bulbs will 

 yet be obtained. It is of mild flavor and 

 very fine when boiled and dressed for the 

 table. 



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