130 REPORT OF THE HORTICULTURIST OF THE 
New Christmas. Plant very vigorous and productive; stems 5 
to 7 feet long; leaves large with rather broad lobes; fruit short 
oval or roundish, deep green, penciled and mottled with yellowish 
green, obscurely striped ; well-developed samples 7 to 8 inches in 
diameter; flesh pale red, very sweet and pleasant; seeds small, 
pure white. 7 
Pride of Kansas. Plant rather feeble, but very productive for its 
size; stems 3 to 4 feet long; fruit roundish or slightly oval, 
very deep dull green, scarcely penciled, with a rather thick 
bloom; well-developed samples 7 inches in diameter ; flesh pale 
red, very sweet and pleasant; seeds finely mottled with choco- 
late and light brown, about 3 inch long. ; 
Salzer’s Karlest. Plant healthy and hardy but not a strong 
grower, productive; stems 3 feet long; fruits roundish or oval, 
color rather variable, in some specimens very deep mottled ereen, 
in others rather pale green penciled with darker, well-developed 
samples 7 inches in diameter; flesh pale red, very sweet and 
pleasant; seeds very dark chocolate-brown, approaching black, 
about 3} inch long. 
Triumph of Asia. Plant moderately vigorous, productive; stems 
38 to 5 feet long; fruit roundish or slightly oval, very dark 
mottled green, without stripes, well-developed samples 73 inches 
in diameter; flesh rich red, very sweet and pleasant; seeds 
small, black. 
Triumph of Asia Improved. Too much mixed for description. 
OKRA. 
Seeds of the following named okras were planted in the garden 
May 24, one row of each twelve feet long, the rows three 
and one-half feet apart. As appears from the table a part at 
least of the pods matured on all, and all were fit for use before 
the middle of August. The plants of okra are rather difficult to 
start in the hot-bed or cold-frame, owing to their liability q 
to damping off. Planted in the open ground, however, they are q 
grown without difficulty. a 

