\ 
Okra is a most healthful vegetable and can be easily 
grown anywhere in the South. Used in soups, stews, 
relishes, and other dishes. Okra makes a delicous salad. 
Culture. Plantings should be delayed until the soil 
is warm, Plant thinly, in rows 2% feet apari, and 
cover seed about 1 inch deep. Thin to about 12 to 15 
inches apart. Requires 8 to 10 weeks to mature. One 
ounce will sow 50 feet of row; 8 pounds, an acre. 
360 Clemson Spineless. This is a spineless strain 
of Perkins Mammoth Long Green. Produces a pro- 
lifie crop of rich deep green, tender, straight, spine- 
less pods 6 to 7 inches long. Grows 4 feet high. 
358 Dwarf Long Green Pod. gary ana very 
prolific. Grows 2% to 3 ft. tall; pods dark green, 
fleshy and tender; become 7 to 8 inches long and 
1% inches in diameter. 
352 French Market. Light green pods, 5 to 6 
inches long, nearly round in shape, and smooth. Free 
from ribs and remains tender a long time: 
359 Louisiana Green Velvet. me piants are 
tall, vigorous and branching and bear a heavy crop 
of green, smooth, round, spineless pods 6 to 7 inches 
jong and % to % inch in diameter, , 
351 Louisiana Market. Harliest of all Okras 
maturing 3 to 4 weeks before other varieties. It pro- 
duces a short, thick, smooth, round pod of a light 
green color, Yields a relatively large number of pods 
per plant. 
354 Perkins Mammoth Long Pod. pants are 
4 to 5 feet tall; pods dark green, fleshy, tender, 
‘distinctly ribbed and.7 to 8 inches long. They are 
‘slender, straight, pointed, and retain their 
tenderness 
and color longer, than other sorts. 
e . 
353 White Velvet. Strong, tall-growing, 3% to 
4 feet in height..The pods are about 6 to:7 inches 
long, white, slender, fleshy, and very tender. 
Prices on the above: 
Pkt. 10; oz. 20c; % Ib. 45c; Ib. $1.25; 
5 lbs. $5.75. Not prepaid: 10 lbs. $9.50. Crop 
very short. 
SYNKLOR 50-W 
50% Wettable Chlordane—an excellent insecticide. 
1 Ib. can $2.60. 
Culture. Sow in rows 12 inches apart. Thin to 4 
inches apart. One ounce will sow 150 feet of row: 
5 to 6 pounds an acre. 
381 Double Curled. A dwarf-growing variety 
with deeply cut and finely curled, vivid green leaves. 
Excellent for garnishing dishes and for decorative 
purposes. 
382 Plain-leaved. ‘rhe teaves are flat, very dark 
green, deeply cut, but not curled. Withstands heat 
better than the Curled. 
383 Hamburg or Rooted. rorms thick, fleshy, 
edible roots that are used extensively for flavoring. 
Prices on the above: 
Pkt. {6c; oz. 25c¢; %4 Ib. 60c;: Ib. $1.75; 
glia, 82:7 0s Not prepaid: 10 Ibs. $13.50; 25 Ibs. 
2.50. 
Vegetable Seeds 
Mustard is not only used as a 
jcondiment, but the large green 
lleaves are used as a salad, or 
| boiled like spinach and served as 
| ““greens.’’ They are fully as health- 
| ful and nourishing as spinach. Pro- 
|duces an abundance of tender, suc- 
| culent leaves in four to five weeks. 
1343 Florida Broad-Leaved. 
This is a quick-growing and very 
)productive variety which remains 
}in condition for use a long time 
| without bolting to seed. The leaves 
}are rounded, very slightly crum- 
pled, unfrilled, and very large. 
| They ‘are medium light green in 
color, with a broad, pale green 
|midrib, It is valuable and popular. 
| Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; % lb. 50c; 
ib. $1.50; 5 lbs. $6.75. Not pre- 
(paid: 10 Ibs. $11.50; 25 Ibs. 
$27.50. 
| 344 Fordhook Fancy. a ee 
tive plants’ of vigorous growth 
jj with beautiful, long, slender, dark 
green, finely curled leaves having 
| deeply cut edges. These curve out- 
ward like a fine ostrich plume. A 
| strong grower and heavy yielder. 
The flavor is mild. Pkt. 1Oc; oz. 
15c; % lb. 40c; Ib. $1.10; 5 
lbs. $5.00. Not prepaid: 10 lbs. 
$8.50; 25 Ibs. $20.00. 
~ 
Culture. Sow frequently in rows 
to 18 inches apart, covering 
seed % inch deep. Thin plants to 
5 to 6 inches apart in the rows. 
Give clean cultivation. The plants 
are in condition for use as soon as 
the leaves are the size of one’s 
hand. Mustard runs to seed quick- 
ly, so that successive plantings are 
necessary for a continuous supply. 
One ounce will plant 100 feet of 
row; 2 to 3 pounds, an acre. 
341 Southern Giant Curled. 
Long Standing. Leaves are large, 
light green, crimped and frilled at 
edges. The plant is upright or 
slightly spreading in growth. Can 
be eaten like lettuce or boiled for 
“‘greens.”? Highly valued on ac- 
count of its vigorous . growth, 
hardiness, and good quality. Pkt. 
Oc; oz. 15c; % Ib. 40c; Ib; 
$1.10; 5 Ibs. $5.00. Not pre- 
paid: 10 Ibs. $8.50; 25 lbs. $20.00. 
342 Chinese Broad-leaved. 
Leaves are round and smooth, 
rough in texture, very dark green, 
and about 9 inches long and 
inches broad. A_ little slower 
growing than the frilled varieties, 
but longer standing. Tender, mild 
and free from bitter flavor. Pkt. 
{Oc; oz. 20c; % Ib. 50c; Ib. 
$1.50; 5 lbs. $6.75. Not pre- 
paid: 10 Ibs. $11.50; 25 lbs. $27.50. 
PRIZEWINNER 
1} 340 1951 All-America Selection. 
Prizewinner is the fanciest, 
curled, ostrich-plume type, a big cropper, with larger and fuller 
plants to resemble a dwarf curled Scotch Kale. 
It is extra long- 
standing beforé bolting to seed, and is an improvement over the 
favorite long-standing Southern Giant Curled. Pkt. 10¢; oz. 15c; 
Y, Ib. 40c; lb. $1.10; 5 lbs. $5.00. Not prepaid: 10 lbs. $8.50. 
Tendergreen has small, 
ithin roots, and large, . 
succulent, obleng leaves, 
‘rich dark green in color, 
with narrow white center 
rib. The leaves are pre- 
pared for table use in the 
same manner as spinach 
or turnip-tops, It is very 
prolific and bears abun- 
\dantly. The plants are 
ready for use in 21 to.25 
idays after planting. Slow 
to go to seed. Successive 
sowings may be made 
iduring the whole year. 
Flourishes during hot, 
idry summer weather and 
iis resistant to drought 
jand extreme cold. Use 3 
ito 4 pounds of seed per ; 
‘acre in rows (1 ounce of 
seed to 50 feet of row) 
with rows 2.to 2% feet 
apart Pkt. §Oc: 02 
15c; % Ibs 40c; bb. 
1$1.10; 5 lbs. $5.00. 
(Not prepaid: 10 | Ibs. 
$8.50; 25 lbs. $20.00. 
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WEEKS, 
REUTER SEED CO., Inc. New Orleans 
Tendergreen 
