OKRA or GUMBO 
Hibiscus esculentus 
CLEMSON SPINELESS ‘arauncwisneciow” Silver Medal 1939 50-55 days 
Pods: 7-9 x 142", rich green, straight, ridged, tapered at tip, entirely 
spineless, good quality, very uniform. 
Plants: 4-41’ tall, type same as PERKINS MAMMOTH PODDED, but not as 
dense foliage, very prolific. 
DWARF LONG PODDED (DWARF GREEN LONG POD) _ 50-55 days 
Pods: 7-8 x 1-112”, dark green, slender, long, tapered at tip, fluted, good 
quality. 
Plants: 22-3’ tall, erect, branched, productive. 
DWARF LONG PODDED (CAMPBELL STRAIN) pee 0-3) days 
Pods: 7-8 x 1%", very dark green, tapered at tip, only slightly ridged, 
spineless, excellent quality. 
Plants: 242-3’ tall, leafy, only occasionally branched; pods set early and 
continue up stem for repeated pickings and very heavy yield. 
DWARF LONG PODDED 
LOUISIANA GREEN 3 ‘atamtnicasysetectiowsvy, = Honorable Mention 1941 
60-65 days 
Pods: Developed by Dr. J. C. Miller of Louisiana Agricultural Experi- 
ment Station; 7-8 x ¥s-7%”, light green, long, slender, tapered through- 
out, slight fluting, spineless, very tender; well adapted to canning be- 
cause of ability to hold green color and shape of rings when sliced. 
Plants: 5-512’, tall, erect, pods borne close to stalks, extremely prolific, 
heavy yielder. 
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