OKRA 
Plant 8 pounds per acre. 
Kilgore's Bred-Rite Perkins Long Green Okra 
A Standard Variety in Florida 
Okra does wonderfully well all over Florida where the 
young seed pods are used in different ways and are highly 
esteemed. In addition to being served alone, pods are used 
in soups and stews to which they give body. It is a healthful 
vegetable, and should be planted in every Florida garden 
We have done a great deal of work on our seed stocks of this 
valuable Florida vegetable. 
Our Okra seed-growing fields are located, not in Florida, 
but in the upper South in order to insure earliness in maturity 
not found with seed grown further south. In addition, each 
year, we make special selections for stock seed from only the 
earliest-maturing plants. Our seed-growing fields are care¬ 
fully rogued so as to eliminate all slightly off-type plants. 
We are confident we have the best strains of Okra seed ob¬ 
tainable anywhere. 
Cultuue. Okra can be planted in Florida any time from 
February until September, but it is a warm-weather plant 
and will not do much until the ground becomes warm; in fact, 
the seeds are hard to germinate when the ground is cold. It 
can be planted in almost any kind of soil. You do not get big 
money out of an Okra crop at any one time, but it continues 
to bear for several months. We consider it one of the easiest 
and safest money crops that can be planted. Plant in rows 
2 y s to 3 feet apart and sow thinly in the drill. When three to 
four inches high, thin out to one stalk every ten to fifteen 
inches. It is claimed Okra will start bearing earlier if left 
rather thick in the row. Okra should be cut every second 
day. If this is not done some of the pods become too hard 
and the young plants will stop bearing pods. Plants should 
bear for several months after harvesting starts. Okra does 
best on sandy loam soil with a fair amount of fertility. 
Prices quoted are postpaid. 
Write for prices on larger quantities. 
KILGORE'S BRED-RITE PERKINS LONG GREEN. (42 days.) 
To obtain maximum results with Okra, it is just as important 
to plant pure, well-bred, high-yielding seed as with other 
crops. In our Bred-Rite Long Green we offer the very best 
Okra seed it is possible to produce. This is a very heavy pro¬ 
ducer, extremely early, and a sure money-maker when grown 
for market. The pods are long—usually 9 to 10 inches— 
straight, slender, pointed, intense dark green, and they retain 
their tenderness and color longer than any other sort. Our 
improved stock of this variety is extremely productive, the 
plants, which range from 5 to 6 feet in height, being literally 
covered with pods from the ground up. 
Pkt. 5c; 14 lb. 15c; 1 lb. 50c. 
KILGORE'S LOW-BEARING LONG GREEN. (45 days.) This 
is an improved, highly bred, specially selected pure stock 
which we have developed for Florida growers. The plant is 
of dwarf growth, ranging from 2V 2 to 3 feet in height. The 
pods are set very close to the ground and are very thickly 
set up the entire length of the stalk, often developing 30 to 40 
pods on a 3-foot plant. Pods are green, average 8 inches in 
length, are pointed, tender and of good quality. A very good 
shipper and ideal for home use. 
Pkt. 5c; 14 lb. 15c; 1 lb. 50c. 
WHITE VELVET. (45 days.) This is an old standard va¬ 
riety in Florida and is grown principally for home use and 
local market. We have an exceptionally true stock of this 
Okra. Plants grow to a height of 3 y 2 feet, mature early, and 
are very productive. The pods are round, long, averaging 
about 7 inches, smooth, free of ridges, very tender, of medium 
size, and are nearly white in color. The very best of all 
smooth white varieties. 
Pkt. 5c; V4 lb. 15c; 1 lb. 50c. 
CUBAN OKRA. (45 days.) This variety was originated in 
Cuba where it is grown extensively during the rainy summer 
months, because of its ability to withstand heavy rains and 
water-logged soil. The plants range in height from 5 to 6 
feet, are extremely productive, of short, (3 to 4 inches long) 
thick, perfectly straight and uniform pods slightly ridged, 
rather light green in color. A very good shipper and good 
keeper of a type desired on southern markets. This variety 
withstands poor growing conditions, especially heavy rains 
and wet soil better than any other variety. 
Pkt. 5c; 14 lb. 25c; 1 lb. 75c. 
GREEN LADY FINGER. (45 days.) Plants are rather dwarf, 
ranging from 4 to 5 feet high, extremely productive of small, 
straight, slender, uniform, dark green pods. Smaller and 
more slender than Perkins. When right to pick, pods are 
smaller and more uniform than Perkins. Our strain of Lady 
Finger is not the smooth, round, White Velvet type which 
some seedsmen offer under the name of Lady Finger. 
Pkt. 5c; 14 lb. 25c; 1 lb. 75c. 
A seed testing laboratory, to insure proper germination, 
is maintained by THE KILGORE SEED COMPANY at 
Plant City, Florida. A sample of every stock of vegetable, 
flower and field crop seed we sell is tested at frequent in¬ 
tervals in a germinating apparatus, and the number of 
seeds which germinate out of one hundred seeds tested is 
recorded. Any stock of seed which is found to be low in 
germination is discarded. What more could be done to 
provide the proper kind of seed for the Florida grower? 
We know what our seeds will do under Florida conditions 
because we prove them in Florida. Kilgore’s “Bred-Rite” 
Vegetable, Flower and Field Crop Seeds are proven seeds 
and are the best that money can buy. 
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