OKRA or GUMBO 
(1 oz. to 100 ft. of drill) 
CULTURE—The seed should not be 
planted until the ground has become well 
warmed, at about corn planting time. It 
will always rot if the soil is cold and 
damp. In late spring plant seed about four 
inches apart in rows two feet apart. When 
the plants come up thin out to a foot apart 
in the row. The pods should be used when 
young and tender. 
Okra, Mammoth Green Pod 
MAMMOTH GREEN POD—A dwarf va¬ 
riety. The long, slender, deep green pods 
are produced in great abundance. 
DWARF GREEN—A fine new sort of 
dwarf bushy growth, much better suited 
to the family garden than the tall, strag¬ 
gling sorts. The pods are short and thick 
and of best quality, being tender and fine 
flavored when young. Exceedingly pro¬ 
ductive. 
WHITE VELVET—Of tall growth; pods 
long, smooth, and of velvety color. 
PARSNIPS 
0/z oz. to 100 ft. of drill) 
CULTURE—Parsnips germinate slowly. 
Sow the seed as early in the spring as pos¬ 
sible, in any deep, rich soil. Dig or plow 
the soil deeply and sow the seed thickly 
in shallow drills or rows, covering it light¬ 
ly. When the plants are two or three 
inches high thin out to four inches apart. 
Parsnips may be left in the ground all win¬ 
ter, the quality is improved by freezing; 
or may be dug in the fall and stored in 
the cellar. 
Hollow Crown Parsnips 
LONG SMOOTH—A heavy cropper; 
very tender and sweet. 
HOLLOW CROWN—The finest strain of 
parsnip in existence. A uniform, smooth 
root, with thick shoulder, tapering grad¬ 
ually to to a point. Roots are clean, white, 
straight, and free from small side roots. 
Very tender, sweet and fine flavored. An 
immense cropper and a perfect keeper. 
PARSLEY 
(|/ 2 oz. to 100 ft. of drill) 
CULTURE—Parsley does best in good, 
rich, mellow soil. The seed germinates 
very slowly, often requiring four to five 
weeks before it comes up. Sow seed very 
early in spring, in rows one foot apart; 
sow thickly and shallow. 
EMERALD—Color intense dark green. 
Leaves densely curled and mossy. Makes 
a fine, large bush, very ornamental and at¬ 
tractive. Of rapid growth and the finest 
strain of parsley in cultivation. 
DARK MOSS CURLED—A beautiful 
sort; leaves very dark green and densely 
curled. Very productive and compact in 
growth. 
(1 qt. to 100 ft. of drill. 2-3 bu. per acre) 
CULTURE—The hardy, round-seeded 
sorts, such as First and Best and Alaska 
may be planted the previous autumn or 
very early in the spring, as soon as it is 
possible to prepare the ground. Plant in 
rows three feet apart, scattering the seed 
about two inches apart in the row and 
cover it two inches deep. The wrinkled 
sorts are more tender and should not be 
planted until the ground becomes warmer. 
Nott’s Excelsior, American Wonder and 
Premium Gem are dwarf growing sorts re¬ 
quiring no support; they are early and can 
be planted closely and are recommended 
for the family garden. Telephone, Strata¬ 
gem and Bliss’ Everbearing are taller and 
later sorts, producing very broad pods and 
fine peas. Large, White Marrowfat and 
Champion of England are larger sorts and 
grow about six feet high. 
Extra Early Sorts 
Seeds marked “W” are Wrinkled Peas. 
“S” denotes Smooth, Round-Seeded Sorts. 
FIRST AND BEST—“S”—A very popu¬ 
lar extra early pea; height 2*4 feet; seed 
round, smooth, cream colored. 
ALASKA—“S”—As early as the earliest; 
the finest extra early pea known; pods of 
a rich, dark green color. It grows 2% feet 
high and matures all the crop at once, mak¬ 
ing it a valuable variety for the market 
gardener. 
MITCHELHILL SEED CO., ST JOSEPH, MO. 
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