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MUSTARD — Continued 
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. 
LARGE SMOOTH LEAF OR BLOOMSDALE 35 Days 
An excellent 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 be¬ 
cause it is more easily prepared for the table than the rougher leaved 
varieties. 
WHITE LONDON 30 Days 
A rapid growing, upright 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 
Plants of rapid and vigorous growth with comparatively narrow, spoon¬ 
shaped leaves of dark green. It will stand longer than most varieties with¬ 
out sending up seed stalks. Combines the flavor of mustard and spinach. 
Seed dark brown. 
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. 
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. 
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 medium dark green in color. 
Very productive and medium early. Main canning variety. 
WHITE VELVET 
Stalk 5 to 514 feet tall; rather slender, treelike growth. Pods are 6 to 7 
inches long, slim, pointed, somewhat ribbed and light cream colored. Pro¬ 
ductive and early. Fine garden type. 
