Mustard 
Mustard, Giant Southern Curled 
Okra or Gumbo 
CULTURE: Sow after the ground is warm, in 
rows 3 feet apart, covering the seed 1 inch deep. 
Thin to 12 to 18 inches in row. 
DWARF GREEN or DWARF 
GREEN PROLIFIC 
(Days to Maturity, 50) 
Uses: Home gardens. Very early and produc- 
tive. Grows vigorously. 
Plant: 2 to 2% feet in height, sturdy and well 
branched. 
Pods: 4 to 4% inches long, dark green, ridged, 
pointed, tender and fleshy. 
CLEMSON SPINELESS 
(Days to Maturity, 60) 
Uses: Home gardens. 
Plant: Very productive, 4 feet high. 
Pods: Deep green, tender, straight and spine- 
less. 
PERKINS or LONG GREEN 
(Days to Maturity, 60) 
Uses: Home and market gardens and canning. 
Medium early in season and very prolific. 
Plant: 314 to 4% feet tall, heavy foliaged. 
Pods: 7 to 8 inches in length, dark green, 
tapered, slender, fleshy and heavily ribbed. 
Richmond, Virginia 
CULTURE: Sow seed thinly as early in the 
spring as weather permits, in rows about 1 foot 
apart. For late fall use, sow during August. One 
ounce sows 200 feet of drill; 4 pounds per acre. 
TENDERGREEN or MUSTARD 
SPINACH 
(Days to Maturity, 55) 
Use: Mild mustard with spinach flavor. 
Leaves: Large, oblong, very dark green in 
color, very smooth, with slender whitish center 
ribs. 
GIANT SOUTHERN CURLED 
(Long Standing) 
(Days to Maturity, 60-70) 
Plant: Large and upright in growth. 
Leaves: Large, long-oval, curled and fringed 
on margins, bright medium light green in color. 
Seeds: Reddish brown. 
Okra, Perkins or Long Green 
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