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OKRA 
Popular in the South and becoming more widely used in the North. Plant when soil 
is warm. Of easy culture; the tall varieties with their handsome blossoms make a 
good garden screen. 
Clemson Spineless: 55 days. All-America Silver 
Medal, 1939. A handsome smooth, very uni- 
form variety; rich green angular pods. 
Green Velvet: 58 days. Tall, early and prolific, 
with long, slender pods, spineless, round and 
ribless. 
Perkins’ Spineless: 50 days. Popular for its ex- 
cellent pods and for its adaptability. Dwarf, 
spreading plants with abundant pods, very long, 
slender, bright green and 5-angled. 
White Velvet: 58 days. Early and prolific, pods 
pale greenish white, long, smooth and round. 
A favorite in the home garden. 

ONION 
The onion is a heavy feeder and, for well-shaped, fully developed bulbs, demands a 
rich and finely worked soul. It is a hardy plant and seed may be sown early in rows 
15” apart. Thin out the seedlings to 3-4” and cultivate frequently to keep down weeds. 

Ebenezer 
Babosa: 95 days. A distinctive variety for fall 
seeding in California and Texas. Large bulbs 
with straw-colored skin and white flesh of mild 
and pleasing flavor. White Babosa is very simi- 
lar but with clear white skin, 
Brigham Yellow Globe: 109 days. A hardy late 
sort, valued for its superior keeping qualities. 
Globe-shaped and solid; creamy white flesh, fine- 
grained and of mild flavor. 
Bunching: Grown for its long, white stems or 
scallions; does not form bulbs. 
Crystal Wax: 93 days. An early variety pop- 
ular in the South for shipment to northern 
markets. Attractive bulbs of medium size, flat, 
clear white and of mild flavor. 
Early Yellow Globe: 98 days. The earliest yel- 
low globe, yet productive and a good keeper. 
Earliness minimizes thrips’ damage. 
Ebenezer: 100 days. Much used for producing 
sets to plant for early onions. Thick, flat, thick- 
skinned and very firm. 
Red Wethersfield: 100 days. A thick, flat vari- 
ety with purplish red skin and firm, white flesh. 
San Joaquin: 93 days. Bulb large, semi-globe 
shape; skin straw-yellow. Highly non-bolting 
and relatively early. 
White Portugal (Silverskin): 100 days. A most 
popular and serviceable variety. Medium sized, 
thick-flat bulbs; firm and white. A dependable 
cropper and keeper. May be planted late to get 
pickles in fall. 

