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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 exposed to the air. 
White Velvet. Pods round, smooth and free 
from seams. Price per pkt., 5c.; per oz., 10c.; per 
54-lb., 25c.; per lb., 70c. 
Dwarf Green Prolific or Density. Early variety, 
pods green, slightly ridged and thickly set. Price 
per pkt., 5c.; per oz., 10c.; per 54-lb., 25c.; per 
lb., 70c. 
Parsley. 
Peter silis — Perejil—Prezzemolo 
Parsley succeeds best in rich mellow soil. As 
the seeds germinate very slowly, three or four 
weeks elapsing before it makes its appearance, it 
should be sown 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 %-\b., 30c.; per lb., $1.00. 
Paramount. A new, exceptionally attractive, deep 
green and finely curled parsley. Received Award 
of Merit A. A. Selections for 1936. Price per 
pkt., 15c.; per oz., 25c. 
Fern Leaf. A fine curled, fern-like variety. 
Price per pkt., 10c.; per oz., 15c.; per 30c.; 
per lb., $1.00. 
Plain Leaf. Leaves dark green, deeply cut but 
not curled, more flavor and hardier than the 
curled variety. Price per pkt., 10c.; per oz., 15c.; 
per 54-lb., 25c.; per lb., 85c. 
Hamburg Large-Rooted. The root is the edible 
portion. This is white; resembles a small parsnip. 
Price per pkt., 10c.; per oz., 15c.; per 54-lb., 30c.; 
per lb., $1.00. 
Parsnips. 
Partinake — Chirivia—Pastainaca 
Sow as early in spring as the weather will per¬ 
mit, 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 
A 
SELECT 
STOCK 
HOLLOW 
CROWNED 
PARSNIP 
MOSS CURLED PARSLEY 
is a good plan to take up in the fall a certain 
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 inter¬ 
mediate. Wide at the top. Price per pkt., 10c.; 
per oz., 15c.; per 54-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 ^4-lb., 
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 
54-lb., 30c.; per lb., 90c. 
