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 any slightly off-type plants. 
We are confident we have the best strains of Okra seed ob- 
tainable anywhere. 
Currure. 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 
8 to 4 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 special low 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 about 8 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; 4% Ib. 20c; 1 Ib. 60c. 
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 2'% to 8 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 8-foot plant. Pods are green, average 8 inches in 
length, are pointed, tender and of good quality. 
Pkt. 5c; 1% Ib. 20c; 1 Ib. 60c. 
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 31, 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; 1% Ib. 20c; 1 Ib. 60c. 
GREEN LADY FINGER or LOUISIANA GREEN VELVET. 
(New.) (45 days.) After several years of careful inbreed- 
ing, by selfing individually selected plant blossoms, we are 
now releasing this new, improved strain. The velvet pods 
are of a bright, light green color, not quite as dark green as 
Clemson Spineless and Perkins, but they are much longer, 
usually about 10 inches in length, and straight and more 
slender than other green podded varieties. Smooth, tender, 
and of very high edible quality even when of large size. The 
pods are round, not corrugated as other green podded okras. 
This is a very prolific, heavy producer. The uniform plants 
range from 31% to 4 feet in height. A most desirable sort 
for garden and commercial use. Seed supply limited. 
Pkt. 5c; 1% Ib. 30c; 1 Ib. 90c. 
CLEMSON SPINELESS. (45 days.) This is an entirely 
new type of okra, originated and developed by the South 
Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station. The plants are 
semi-dwarf, growing to a height of 31% to 414 feet on fairly 
good soil. They produce uniform, large pods of medium 
length, averaging about 8 inches, dark green in color, and 
entirely free from spines, thus making it easy to pick with- 
out discomfort. Pods can be shipped and will go well on any 
market taking Perkins Long Green. Plants are close-jointed, 
thus producing an enormous yield. Our strain of this variety 
is highly bred, uniform, and one of the purest and best fixed 
of any okra ever released, the fields showing practically no 
variation in plant type or pods. 
Pkt. 5c; 4 Ib. 25c; 1 Ib. 75c. 
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