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Additional Notes. 
It appears that the Long Standing and Thick Leaved were decid- 
edly later in blooming than the others. 
The results of some plantings made in the fall of 1884, of seed 
from the plants that mature earliest and from those that mature 
latest, indicate that the seed from the early maturing plants germi- 
nates better, and produces more vigorous growth, than that from the 
later plants, but that the plants from it probably bloom earlier. 
OKRA. 
We planted seeds of eleven differently named samples of okra, in 
boxes in the greenhouse April 7, and transplanted eight plants of 
each name to the garden June 8, setting them in rows twenty-one 
inches apart and eighteen inches apart in the row. 
As the plants developed, it appeared that the varieties were very 
much mixed in many rows. Indeed we were able to make out but 
three clearly distinct varieties from the whole number, viz: a tall 
and a dwarf variety, and the Louisiana Gumbo. The names and 
data noted are as follows: 







mene ie et Nye yh ee ry ea ae Ok th rt 
S|: © Bivaj 
ea ea) Speers, 
Okra. or Gumbo. £8 Za Ss aa 
2 |Ss) 6 |Ae 
Dwar (Landi)o siuss- este 2tde tess seb janet July 13_|.-97|July 30.|-114 
Dart Tor.) 4441+ ene 4+48-25--4-- saat cit ice 6419.1 108l7,, $ BO LA 
Thwart Prouitic once deer Renae sche 44cer ir 5 ee OL USL alae eae 
Weert NY ite 2. 2... oe pene ene e + oe co) 7 | 111/Aug. ‘6_|-121 
Improved Dwarf Green-.--.--------------------- «92 |_106| July 80_|-114 
Long/Green?/. fits ful -22b e2icd- tet dente “ 25_|.109jAug, 3.|-118 
Louisiana Gumbo. -.o.-+-.--++---+--------+---- “© 20_|.104|July 30.|-114 
New Early Improved Dwarf-------------------- Aug. 3-|-118)Aug. 17_|-182 
ee i a pon pce en eee atmo a July 25.|- 109 act LT9 
Pear nd) eee ae ea eee ‘© 45_|__99| July 80_|-114 
PAIL tid, ed oI PODS S ahs ol af). oe tate Aug. 4-|-119|Aug. 10-|-125 
Tall Green. .g.u2 fb sdelse he + - 52s -3---55 8 July 80_).114) ‘* 17_|-182 
White Pod). 2.---¢ 44 -1es--5-heine sore tebe  31_-|.115] “* .5.|-120 

The Louisiana Gumbo, Thor., ’85, appeared to be the same as the 
Dwarf White, of same source. 
The Tall, Land.,’85, seemed the same as the Dwarf Prolific, Hen., 
1885. 
The Dwarf, Thor.,’85, seemed the same as the Long Green, of 
game source. 
The Dwarf, Land., ’85, appeared the same as the Tall, Sib., ’85. 
Our notes were purposely postponed until late (Sept. 1), in order 
to give all the plants opportunity to develop. As will appear they 
were taken nearly a mouth after the majority of the plants had form- 
ed pods of edible size. 
