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Mustard 
Culture. Mustard is grown for its seed which is used for flavoring or medicinal 
purposes, or grown for its leaf which is used in salad or cooked like spinach. Sow 
Mustard as soon as the soil can be worked in spring and every three weeks for a 
succession, or in the South it may be sown in the fall for early spring greens. 
Cover the seed lightly in 12- to 18'inch drills. Cut the leaf when not over four 
inches high. Number of days given is from planting to cutting. 
SOUTHERN GIANT CURLED. (35 days). Leaf very wrinkled, 
blistered and curled at the edges; light yellowish green in color. 
Very prolific. Holds fairly well for spring planting but is mainly 
used in the South as a winter greens crop. Seed dark brown in 
color. 
CHINESE BROAD LEAF. (35 days). Plant medium large and 
vigorous; leaves broad, large, oblong and slightly crumpled; 
medium green; scalloped at edges. Seed reddish brown in color. 
ETORIDA BROAD LEAF. (40 days). Leaf very large, broad, 
long oval with smooth saw'toothed edge and broad white mid' 
rib; bright green in color. Makes a strong, quick growth, spreading 
out somewhat more than other smooth types. Holds well in hot 
weather. Seed dark brown in color. 
LARGE SMOOTH LEAF or BLOOMSDALE. (35 days). An ex' 
cellent variety with very large, green, comparatively smooth leaves 
borne well above ground. Quick growing, fairly upright when 
young but becoming somewhat spreading when matured. Preferred 
by many because it is more easily prepared for the 
table than the rougher leaved varieties. 
WHITE LONDON. (30 days). A rapid growing, up- 
right plant, which quickly goes to seed. Leaves small, 
dark green, smooth and deeply cut. The large, light 
yellow seeds are used largely for ground Mustard. 
MUSTARD-SPINACH or TENDERGREEN. (30 
days). Plant of rapid and vigorous growth with com- 
paratively narrow, spoon-shaped leaves of dark green. 
It will stand longer than most varieties without send¬ 
ing up seed stalks. Combines the flavor of Mustard 
and Spinach. Seed dark brown. 
ALL MUSTARD PRICED AT: Pkt., 10c; M lb., 25c. 
Okra 
Culture. The pods of this plant are used in a great number of 
ways throughout the southern states, and the plant should be more 
frequently grown in the North. Plant at corn planting time in 
rich land, sowing the seed thickly in two- to three-foot drills, and 
thinning to an eight- to twelve-inch stand, according to varieties. A 
generous planting is two ounces to one hundred feet and ten pounds 
to the acre. Okra seed may be planted six seeds to the hill, two 
to three feet apart and thinning to two plants to the hill. 
PERKINS’ MAMMOTH LONG POD. Stalks 4 to 5 
feet tall; treelike growth. Pods 6 to 7 inches, pointed, 
ribbed and usually slightly curved. Tapered and me¬ 
dium dark green in color. Very productive and me¬ 
dium early. Main canning variety. 
WHITE VELVET. Stalk 5 to 51/2 feet tall; rather 
slender, treelike growth. Pods are 6 to 7 inches long, 
slim, pointed, somewhat ribbed and light cream col¬ 
ored. Productive and early. Fine garden type. 
DWARF GREEN. An early dwarf growing sort with 
dark green, fluted, pointed pods 5 to 7 inches long; 
quite prolific. 
LONG GREEN. Like Dwarf Green but somewhat 
taller; stalks 4 to 5 feet tall. Pods are like the dwarf. 
ALL OKRA PRICED AT: Pkt., 10c; M lb., 20c. 
Southern Giant Curled Mustard 
Onion Sets 
We have grown Onion Sets for over 50 years and the knowledge 
gained in growing, storing, grading and shipping over this length 
of time assures our customers a superior product. 
JAPANESE or EBENEZER. A yellow variety of great 
merit. A heavy yielder and good keeping Onion. 
Does not run to seed readily. 
YELLOW. Grown from seed of Strasburg or Yellow 
Danvers, either of which we can furnish. Yellow is the 
standard color for Onions in many large markets. 
RED. Grown from the Red Wethersfield variety and 
will produce marketable Onions several weeks earlier 
than seed. Also very desirable for green Onions. 
WHITE. Grown from White Portugal seed. White 
sets produce the finest early green Onions and no 
garden should be without them. 
BROWN. Grown from Australian Brown seed. Ex¬ 
cellent keepers as sets. Are very hard and solid. 
WHITE PEARL. This is the early waxy silvery white 
Onion that for mildness of flavor is probably not sur¬ 
passed. For fall planting only. 
BERMUDA. These sets produce the pale yellow, slight¬ 
ly flattened Onion, with white flesh, at times slightly 
suffused with pink. For fall planting only. 
CRYSTAL WHITE WAX. Produces large, pure white, 
flattened Onion of mild flavor. For fall planting only. 
YELLOW SHALLOTS or MULTIPLIERS. The 
clumps are divided and they multiply very abun¬ 
dantly. Are grown largely for flavoring. 
YELLOW POTATO. The old original English Mul¬ 
tiplier. 
WINTER TOP, EGYPTIAN or PERENNIAL. These 
are very hardy; they need no protection during the 
winter and will continue for many years to yield an 
abundant supply of green Onions without replanting. 
PRICES ON APPLICATION. 
Okra or Gumbo 
