

OKRA 
Plant 8 pounds per acre. 
In the garden plant 1 ounce to 75 feet of row for a family of 3 or 4 people. 
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. 
Each year, we make special selections for stock seed from 
only the best, earliest-maturing plants. Our seed-growing fields 
are carefully rogued so as to eleminate any slightly off-type 
plants. We are confident we have the best strains of okra seed 
obtainable anywhere. 
CuttureE. 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. We consider it one of 
the easiest and safest money crops that can be planted. Plant 
in rows 3% to 5 feet apart and sow thinly in the drill. When 
three to four inches high, thin out to one plant every 15 to 20 
inches. 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 prices on larger quantities. 
PERKINS’ MAMMOTH (LONG GREEN). (New improved 
strain) (56 days.) This is a very heavy producer, and a sure 
money maker when grown for shipment to distant markets. The 
pods are long, usually about 7 inches, straight, slender, tapered, 
ridged, dark green, meaty. They retain their tenderness and 
green color for a long time in transit and on the markets. Our 
new improved strain of this variety is very early and extremely 
productive. The plants will average between 414 to 5 ft. in 
height, and are literally covered with pods from the ground up. 
This improved strain is much earlier, more productive, and 
makes shorter plants than the regular old strains of Perkin’s 
Long Green. 
Pkt 10c: 14 1b.i30c3 1 Ib. 90c 
DWARF GREEN EARLY (LOW BEARING). (50 days.) 
This is an improved, highly bred, especially selected pure stock, 
developed especially for Florida growing. The plant is of dwarf 
growth, ranging from 2 to 2% feet in height, extremely early 
and very productive. The pods are set very close to the ground, 
and are very thickly set up the entire length of the stalk, often 
developing 25 to 30 pods on a 2 foot plant. Pods resemble 
those of Perkins’, are long, dark green, ridged, average 7 inches 
in length, are pointed, tender and of good quality. 
Pkt. 10c; %4 tb. 30c; 1 Ib. 90c 
WHITE VELVET. (60 days.) This is an old standard variety, 
and is grown principally for home use and local market. The 
plants grow to a height of 414 feet, mature late, and are very 
productive. The pods are round, long, pointed, averaging about 
six inches, smooth, free of ridges, very tender, of medium size, 
and are creamy white in color. The best of all smooth white 
varieties. 
Pkt. 10c; 14 lb. 30c; 1 Ib. 90c 

For over 35 years, the Kilgore Seed Company has specialized 
in seeds for Florida, until today we pride ourselves on the repu- 
taton we have gained of handling the very best seeds that can 
be produced anywhere for Florida growers. 


Clemson Spineless okra plant and pods 
CLEMSON SPINELESS. (55 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 4% feet on fairly good soil and have 
less foliage than Perkins’. They produce uniform, straight, 
large, ridged pods of the Perkins’ long green type, of good 
length, averaging 6 to 7 inches, -dark green in color, and en- 
tirely free from spines, thus making it easy to pick without 
discomfort. Pods can be shipped and will go well on any 
market taking Perkins’ Long Green. Plants are close jointed, 
and produce 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 varia- 
tion in plant types or pods. 
Seed supply extremely limited. 
Pkt. 10c; 4 Ib. 30c; 1 Ib. 90c 
LOUISIANA GREEN VELVET (GREEN LADY FIN- 
GER). (58 days.) The velvet pods are of a bright, light green 
color, not as dark green as Clemson Spineless and Perkins’, 
but they average much longer, usually about eight or nine inches 
in length, and straight and more slender and smoother than 
other green podded varieties. Ribless, tender, and of high 
edible quality even when of large size. The pods are round, 
not corrugated or ridged as other green podded varieties. This 
is a very prolific, heavy producer. The uniform tall plants 
range from 6 to 7 feet in height. Especially valuable for canning 
and preserving as the pods retain their color when processed. 
Pkt. 10c; 4 Ib. 30c; 1 Ib. 90c 
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