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Okra or Gumbo Paramount. An exceptionally attractive, deep 
: green and finely curled parsley. Received Award 
Safran—Quimbombo—Othro of Merit A. A. Selections for 1936. Per pkt., 10c.; 
Select warm, rich soil and plant in rows two feet | 97» 20c.; %4-1b., 50c.; Ib., $1.50. ; : 
apart, thinning plants to a foot apart in the row. Fern Leaf. A fine curled, fern-like variety. Per 
pkt., 10c.; oz., 20c.; 1%4-lb., 65c.; 1b., $2.00. 
Plain Leaf. Leaves dark green, deeply cut but 
not curled, more flavor and hardier than the curled 
variety. Per pkt., 10c.; oz., 20c.; %-lb., 50c.; Ib. ,$1.50. 
Hamburg Large-Rooted. The root is the edible 
portion: This is white; resembles a small parsnip. 
Per pkt., 10c.; oz., 20c.; %4-lb., 50c.; Ib., $1.50. 
Parsnips 
Partinake—Chirivia—Pastainaca 
Sow as early in spring as the weather will per- 
mit, in drills fifteen inches apart, covering lightly. 
When well up, thin out to five or six inches apart 
in the rows. They are improved by frost, and it 

Dwarf Green Okra 
The pods are used to thicken soups, being gath- 
ered young. Okra is preserved for winter use by 
slicing the pods into rings and drying them upon 
strings hung up and exposed to the air. 
White Velvet. Pods round, smooth and free from 
seams. Per pkt., 10c.; oz., 20c.; %-lb., 40c.; lb., $1.25. 
Dwarf Green Prolific or Density. Early variety, 
pods green, slightly ridged and thickly set. Per pkt., 
10c.;,6z.; 20c:> %4-lb., 40c:; Ib.,-$h25: 
Parsley 
Petersilis—Perejil—Prezzemolo 
Parsley succeeds best in rich mellow soil. As 
the seeds germinate very slowly, three or four weeks 
elapsing before it makes its appearance, it should Hollow 

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be sown early in the Spring. Sow thickly in rows a Crowned Select 
foot apart and half an inch deep. For winter use, Patanip Stock 
protect in a frame or light cellar. 4 
Champion Moss Curled. Very closely curled, dark 
green, the most popular. Per pkt., 10c.; 0z., 20c.; 4 
i4-\b., 50c.; 1b., $1.50: : : : 
is a good plan to take up in the fall a certain quan- § 
tity for winter use, leaving the rest in the ground : 
until spring, to be dug as required. They should e 
be more extensively grown for stock feeding, being 4 
more nutritious than turnips, and an immense 
cropper. 
Short Thick. A very early small variety, roots 6 
to 8 inches long; 2% inch diameter at shoulder; 
flesh, tender and sweet. Per pkt., 10c.; oz., 20c.; 
%4-lb., 65c.; lb., $2.00. 
Hollow Crowned. (Thick Shoulder). Roots 18- 
20 inches; skin, smooth and white; flesh, tender; 
a popular variety. Our stock of this is especially fine. 
Per pkt.,’ 10¢.; oz, 20s; 24-lbs a65c:- Ween ee 
Smooth White. Slightly longer and less shoulder 
than Hollow Crown; free from side root; excellent 
flavor; attractive, very white and does not discolor 
ICKY kt. eeOZs -> %-lb. : 
Moss Curled Parsley 81.75. % Ba accas ee er ae - 

