GARDEN MANUAL FOR THE SOUTHERN STATES. 



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MUSTARD. 



Moutarde (Fr.), Senf (Gr.), Mostaza (Sp.) 

 White or Yellow Seeded London. 

 Chinese very Large Cabbage-Leaved. 

 Black or Brown London. 



Large Leaved Curled. 

 Giant Ostrich Plume. 



CULTURE. —This is grown to quite an extent in the Southern States, and is sown broad- 

 cast during fall, winter and spring. It may be used the same as Spinach, or boiled with meat 

 as greens. The White or Yellow Seeded is very little cultivated and is used chiefly for 

 medical purposes, or pickling. The large-leaved or curled has black seed, a distinct kind 

 from the Northern or European variety. The seed is raised in Louisiana. It makes very 

 large leaves; cultivated more and more every year. 



Large-Leaved Curled. The favorite kind 

 here, sown largely for the market. Leaves 

 are pale green, large and curled or scalloped 

 on the edges. 



Chinese Very Large Cabbage Leaved. 

 A European variety, with light green very 

 large leaves. It has not the same taste as 

 the large-leaved or the large curled, but will 

 stand longer before going to seed. 



Giant Ostrich Plume. This is a splendid 

 variety for the market gardeners and ama- 



teurs, and will surely give satisfaction wher- 

 ever planted. The leaves are beautifully 

 curled, much more than our regular curled 

 variety, but the same quality. 



White or Yellow London. This is the 

 common White Mustard of commerce, used 

 both as a salad and for flavoring purposes. 



Black or Brown London. Used for same 

 purposes as the White; the difference being 

 in the color of the seed. 



NASTURTIUM. 



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



Tall. | Dwarf. 



Planted here only for ornament. (For description see List of Climbing Plants.) 



OKRA. 



Gombo (Fr.), Ocher (Ger.), Gomband (Sp.), Ocra (Ital.) 



Green Tall Growing. 

 Dwarf Green Prolific. 



White Velvet. 



French Market Dwarf Prolific. 



CULTURE. — 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, and 

 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. This is the variety mostly cultivated here. 

 The pods are long, round towards the end and tender longer 

 than the square podded kind. 



Dwarf Green Prolific. This is an extra early variety, 

 very prolific; the pods are close together, from which the 

 name. If planted for market it will be only in demand up to 

 the time the long podded varieties come in; as in this market 

 no ribbed pods sell well. 



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 thor- 

 oughly. 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 



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