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Okra or Gumbo. 
Safran — Quimbombo—Othro 
Select warm, rich soil and plant in rows two feet 
apart, thinning plants to a foot apart in the row. The 
pods are used to thicken soups, being gathered young. 
Okra is preserved for winter use by slicing the pods into 
rings and drying them upon strings hung up and ex¬ 
posed to the air. 
White Velvet. Pods round, smooth and free from 
seams. Price per pkt., Sc.; per oz., 10c.; per ^-lb., 
25c.; per lb., 75c. 
Dwarf Green Prolific or Density. Early variety, pods 
green, slightly ridged and thickly set. Price per pkt., 
5c.; per oz., 10c.; per l4~ib., 25c.; per lb., 75c. 
Parsley. 
Peter silis — Perejil—Prezzemolo 
Parsley succeeds best in rich mellow soil. As the 
seeds germinate very slowly, three or four weeks elaps¬ 
ing before it makes its appearance, it should be sown 
DWARF GREEN OKRA 
MOSS CURLED PARSLEY 
early in the spring. Sow thickly in rows a foot apart and 
half an inch deep. For winter use, protect in a frame or 
light cellar. 
Champion Moss Curled. Very closely curled, dark green, 
the most popular. Price per pkt., 10c.; per oz., 15c.; per k£-lb., 
30c.; per lb., $1.00. 
Fern Leaf. A fine curled, fern-like 
variety. Price per pkt., 10c.; per oz., 
15c.; per 40c.; per lb., $1.25. 
Plain Leaf. Leaves dark green, deep¬ 
ly cut but not curled, more flavor and 
hardier than the curled variety. Price 
per pkt., 10c.; per oz., 15c.; per J4-lb., 
30c.; per lb., $1.00. 
Hamburg Large-Rooted. The root 
is the edible portion. This is white; 
resembles a small parsnip. Price per 
pkt., 10c.; per oz., 15c.; per %-\b., 30c.; 
per lb., $1.00. 
Parsnips. 
Partinake — Chirivia—Pastainaca 
Sow as early in spring as the weather will permit, in drills fifteen inches apart, 
covering lightly. When well up, thin out to five or six inches apart in the rows. 
They are improved by frost, and it is a good plan to take up in the fall a cer¬ 
tain quantity for winter use, leaving the rest in the ground until spring, to be 
dug up as required. They should be more extensively grown for stock feeding, 
being more nutritious than turnips, and an immense cropper. 
Half Long Thick Shoulder. This is an intermediate. Wide at the top. Price 
per pkt., 10c.; per oz., 15c.; per J4-lb., 30c.; per lb., 90c. 
Hollow Crowned. Broad shoulder, medium long. The Hollow Crowns are 
considered superior to other kinds, and our stock of this is especially fine. 
Price per pkt., 10c.; per oz., 15c.; per %-\b. t 30c.; per lb., 90c. 
Long White Smooth or Sugar. Large and quite long, free from side root; 
sweet and excellent flavor. Price per pkt., 10c.; per oz., 15c.; per %-\b., 30c.; 
per lb., 90c. 
HOLLOW 
CROWNED 
PARSNIP 
