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Culture: Very easy to grow; a plant that 
insects and pests do not bother much. Okra 
is a very profitable market crop, always being 
in good demand. Plant in rows 3 feet apart, 
dropping the seed in the rows about one foot 
apart. One ounce of seed will sow 50 feet; 
6 to 8 pounds to the acre. 
PERKINS’ LONG POD. This is a very pro¬ 
lific variety, bearing pods of unusual length; 
very slim and very tender. Pkt., 10c; oz. t 15c; 
$4 lb., 25c; lb., 50c; 5 lbs., {2.00, postpaid. 
EARLY ALASKA. This smooth blue pea is 
one of the most popular sorts with market 
gardeners, the vines are of medium height, 
about 2% to 3 feet, bearing pods of a good 
size, about 2% to 3 inches long. This type 
matures its crop all at once. Pkt., 10c; V£ lb., 
20c; lb., 30c; 2 lbs., 50c; 5 lbs., $1.00, post¬ 
paid. Write for prices in larger lots. 
FIRST AND BEST. Vines vigorous, hardy, 
of medium height, standing 30 to 36 inches 
high. Pods straight, of good size, containing 5 
to 7 medium size, smooth peas of good qual¬ 
ity. Pkt., 10c; % lb., 20c; lb., 30c; 2 lbs., 
50c; 5 lbs., $1.00, postpaid. Write for prices 
in larger lots. 
TELEPHONE. A favorite old-time wrinkled 
pea. Vines are large and coarse, 40 to 50 
inches high; pods 4% inches long, containing 
6 to 7 large, sweet peas. Seeds large, green, 
wrinkled. Pkt., 10c; % lb., 20c; lb., 30c; 2 
lbs., 50c; 5 lbs., $1.00, postpaid. Write for 
prices in larger lots. 
DWARF TELEPHONE. Similar in size and 
shape to the Improved Telephone. One of the 
best Dwarf varieties—growing about 18 inches 
high. Pkt., 10c; % lb., 20c; lb., 30c; 2 lbs., 
50c; 5 lbs., $1.00, postpaid. Write for prices 
in larger lots. 
LARGE PODDED ALASKA or AMEER. A 
new pea that is very popular with the mar¬ 
ket gardeners. Pods are larger than the old 
type of Alaska and much more prolific. Pkt., 
10c; % lb., 20c; lb., 30c; 2 lbs., 50c; 5 lbs., 
$1.00, postpaid. Write for prices in larger 
lots. 
SUTTON’S EXCELSIOR. The plants are 
dwarf, about 14 inches high, very stout. Ex¬ 
ceedingly productive; fine quality. Pods quite 
large for so dwarf a variety and well filled. 
Pkt., 10c; y 2 lb., 20c; lb., 30c; 2 lbs., 50c 
5 lbs., $1.00, postpaid. Write for prices in 
larger lots. 
LARGE WHITE MARROWFAT. Vines are 
about 5 feet high, and of strong growth. Pods 
large, rough and light colored and well filled. 
Ready for picking in about 85 days. Pkt., 10c; 
Vx lb., 20c; lb., 30c; 2 lbs., 50c; 5 lbs., $1.00, 
postpaid. Write for prices in larger lots. 
Don’t let bugs or plant lice eat 
up either the flower or vegetable 
plants you have started. Spray 
with Black Leaf 40 for plant lice, 
and with Bordeaux Mixture for 
rust, blight or fungus. We have 
all kinds of sprayers and rem¬ 
edies. 
WHITE VELVET. Pods are greenish white, 
very tender, never prickly and it is a heavy 
yielder. The best variety for home use and 
for market gardeners. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; % 
lb., 25c; lb., 50c; 5 lbs., $2.00 postpaid. Not 
prepaid, 10 lbs., $3.50. 
DWARF GREEN. This is a dwarf type, 
growing about 20 inches in height, bearing 
thick, green pods of fine flavor. Pkt., 10c; 
oz., 15c; % lb., 25c; lb., 50c; 5 lbs., $2.00, 
postpaid. 
Peas—Early Alaska 
Field Peas 
LARGE BLACKEYES. Lb., 25c; 2 lbs., 45c, 
postpaid. Not prepaid, 10 lbs., $1.25. Write 
for prices in larger quantities. 
CREAM PEAS. Lb., 25c; 2 lbs., 45c, post¬ 
paid. Not prepaid, 10 lbs., $1.50. Write for 
prices in larger quantities. 
BROWN CROWDERS. Lb., 25c; 2 lbs., 45c, 
postpaid. Not prepaid, 10 lbs., $1.50. Write 
for prices in larger quantities. 
Parsnips 
Culture: Sow early in the spring in rows 18 
inches apart and in the Gulf Coast country, 
again in September, using 1 ounce of seed to 
100 feet of row; 5 pounds to the acre. 
HOLLOW CROWN. This is the favorite sort 
to grow. It frequently grows a foot long, is 
very tender and has a particularly good flavor. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; % lb., 30c; lb., $1.00, 
postpaid. 
Okra—White Velvet 
Jackson's Parsley 
Culture: Parsley is used as a garnishment 
for meat and salads, also adds a pleasing 
flavor to soup. If seeds are soaked in warm 
water several hours before planting, it facil¬ 
itates them to germinate readily. Plant in 
rows 8 inches each way covering about one- 
eighth inch deep. One ounce of seed to 100 
feet of row; 3 pounds per acre. 
DOUBLE CURLED. The old-time standard 
variety, a favorite with the market gardeners; 
the plants are dwarf, of compact habit, leaves 
heavily curled and crimpled and of dark green. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; % lb., 25c; lb., 75c; 5 
lbs., $3.00, postpaid. 
PLAIN OR SINGLE. Leaves of this_ variety 
are deeply cut, not curled, dark green in color. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; % lb., 25c; lb., 75c; 5 
lbs., $3.00, postpaid. 
Seed Irish Potatoes 
In season we handle the Red Bliss Triumph, 
the Irish Cobbler and Early Rose. As the 
market changes so much it is impossible to 
name prices. Write us. 5 pounds to 100-foot 
row; 8 to 10 bushels per acre. 
Seed Sweet Potatoes 
We are prepared to furnish the very best 
Sweet Potatoes that can be had for seed pur¬ 
poses, being especially selected for seed. We 
handle the Porto Rican Yams and the Nancy 
Halls and other varieties; when ready to buy, 
write us for prices. 
Sweet Potato Slips 
We handle thousands of the very best slips 
procurable and when ready to buy drop us a 
card and we will gladly quote you our prices. 
75 slips to 100-foot row; 10,000 per acre. 
Parsnips—Hollow Crown 
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Cutlure. The smooth sorts, such as Alaska and First and Best, can be planted very early, as 
it takes a hard freeze to kill them. The wrinkled types are more sensitive and should be planted 
later. Plant in double rows, 6 to 8 inches apart and 2 to 3 feet between the double rows, cover¬ 
ing seed about one inch. All varieties growing more than 1% feet high do better if staked up. 
1 % pounds of seed to 100 feet of row; 1 to 1% bushels to the acre. 
