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J. STECKLER SEED CO., LTD. 



NASTURTIUM. 



CULTURE. — Sow from October to May in grood rich ground, 3 feet apart and 2 inches 

 apart in the rows; when about six inches hig-h thin out to six inches apart in the rows; 

 the plants should be trained to a trellis or rods; the leaves and flowers are used in salads: 

 the seedpods are picked while young and pickled. One ounce to 50 feet of drill; 10 pounds 

 to the acre. 



TALL MIXED GARDEN. — Sometimes called Indian Cress. Grown not only for orna- 

 ment but the beautiful orange and yellow flowers and the foliage are used for garnishing. 

 The young leaves or shoots are excellent for salads. The green seed pods are greatly 

 esteemed by many for use in mixed pickles. Packet 5c. and 10c; oz., 25c; *4 lb., 60c; 

 lb., $1.75, postpaid. 



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

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

 flower garden. Packet 5c and 10c; oz., 25c; V4 lb., 75c; lb., $2.00, postpaid. 



Tall Growing-. 



OKRA. 



COPYRlGHTEDem 



White Velvet. 



vULTURE. — This is a highly esteemed vegetable in the South and no grarden, whether 

 small or large, is without it. It is used in making "Gumbo," a dish the inhabitants of 

 South 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. Matures in 90 to 125 days. One ounce 

 to 50 feet of drill; 10 pounds to -acre. 



FERKIN'S MAMMOTH DONG PODDED. 



— Very prolific, pods are an intense green, 

 in color, of unusual length, 9 to 10 inches 

 when ripe, very slim. Packet 5c and 10c; 

 Vi lb., 20c; lb., 60c, postpaid. 



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. Packet 5c 

 and 10c; y A lb., 25c; lb., 75c, postpaid. 



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 varie- 

 ties; 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. 



It will supersede all other varieties for 

 market and shipping. Packet 5c and 10c; 

 14 lb., 25c; lb., 75c, postpaid. 



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. Extensively 

 used for canning. We recommend it to all 

 who have not tried it. Packet 5c and 10c; 

 14 lb., 20c; lb., 60c, postpaid. 



DWARF GREEN PROLIFIC— This is a 

 distinct variety, very dwarf in growth, but 

 enormously productive, producing pods 

 within an inch or two of the ground and 

 clear to the top. Packet 5c and 10c; V* 

 lb., 25c; lb., 75c, postpaid. 



ONIONS. 



CULTURE. — For home use onion seed or sets should be planted in any good garden 

 soil just as early as the ground can be worked to advantage in the Spring. Ground 

 should be thoroughly broken, well fertilized or manured and then worked down very 

 fine, all trash, clods or grass roots being removed. The use of sets is unnecessary 

 except as a matter of earliness. Where well shaped, long keeping, marketable onions 

 are desired, plant the seed instead of sets, as the seed makes better onions. Sow one 

 ounce of seed to 200 feet of row; three to five pounds per acre. Sets vary considerably 

 in size, but the average will run about one pound of sets to 100 feet of row. 



