Okra is a most healthful vegetable and can be 
easily grown anywhere in the South. Used in soups. 
stews, relishes, 
delicious salad. 
Culture. Plantings should be delayed until the soil 
is warm. Plant thinly, in rows 2% feet apart, 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. 
and other dishes. Okra makes a 
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 
148 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 ténder a long time. 
359 Louisiana Green Velvet. pe plants. are 
tall, vigorous and branching and bear a heavy crop 
of green, smooth, round, spineless pods 6 to 7 inches 
long and % to 3% ineh in diameter. 
351 Louisiana Market. Farliest 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 2 relatively large number of pods 
per plant. 
361 Emerald. A new, early Okra ready for harvest 
in 50 to 55 days. The vigorous, semi-dwarf plants 
roduce round, slender, thick-walled pods 6 to 8 
nehes long of attractive dark green color. -Prac- 
tically free of spines. 
354 Perkins Mammoth Long Pod. piants 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, 334 to 
4 feet in height. The pods are about 6 to 7 inches 
long, white, slender, fleshy, and very tender. 
Prices on the above: 
oz. 20c; % Ib. 45c; tb. $1.25; 
Not prepaid: 10 Ibs. $10.00; 25 Ibs. 
“10¢; 
5 i "$5. 75. 
$23. q ° 
g& 
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 dwari-growing variety 
with deeply cut and finely curled, vivid green leaves. 
Exeellent for garnishing dishes and for decorative 
purposes. Crop very short. 
382 Plain-leaved. The leaves 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. 10c; oz. 25c; % Ib. 65c; Ib. $1.90; 
eae se $8.50. Not prepaid: 10 Ibs. $15.00; 25 Ibs. 
‘Vegetable Seeds 
1 $10.00; 25 Ibs. $23.75. 
REUTER 
Mustard is not only used as a 
condiment, but. the. large green 
leaves. are used as a salad, or 
boiled like spinach and served as 
‘‘ereens.’’ They are fully as health- 
ful and nourishing as spinach. Pro- 
duces an abundance of tender, suc- 
eulent leaves in four to five weeks. 
| 343, 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, 
pled, unfrilled, and very large. 
They are medium light green in 
color, with a broad, pale green 
midrib. It ts valuable and popular. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; % Ib. 45¢; 
Ib. $1.25; 5 lbs. $5.75, Not pre- 
ake 10 Ibs. $10.00; 25 Ibs. 
$23.75. 
344 Fordhook Fancy. 4 itrac. 
tive plants -of vigorous growth 
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. 
20c; % Ib. 45c; Ib., $1.25; 5 
Ibs. $5.75. Not prepaid: 10 Ibs. 
$10.00; 265 Ibs. $23.75. 
very slightly crum- | 
foe UALS GREE 
Culture. Sow frequently in rows 
12 to 18 inches apart, covering 
see d % 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 vigerous_ growth, 
hardiness, and good quality. Pkt. 
(Oc; oz. 20c; % Ib. 45c; Ib. 
$1.25; 5 lbs. $5.75. Not pre- 
paid: 10 lbs. $10.00: 25 lbs. $23.75. 
(342 Chinese Broad-leaved. 
Leaves are. round and smooth, 
rough in texture, very dark green, 
and about 9 inches long and.8& 
inches’ broad. A little slower 
growing than the frilled varieties. 
but longer standing. Tender, mild 
and free from bitter flavor. Pkt. 
{Oc; oz. 20c;: % Jb. 45c; Ib. 
$1.25; 5 lbs. $5.75. Not pre- 
paid: 10 lbs: $10.00; 25 Ibs. $23.75. 
PRIZEWINNER 
| 340° 1957 All-America Selection, Prizewinner is the fanciest, curled. 
ostrich-plume type, a big cropper, with larger 
to resemble a dwarf curled Scotch kale, 
and fuller plants 
It is extra long-standing 
before bolting to seed, and is an improvement over the favorite 
long-standing Southern Giant Curled. Pkt. 
45c; lb. $1.25; 5 lbs. $5.75. 
Tendergreen has small, 
thin roots,, and large, 
sueculent, oblong 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 
days after planting. Slow 
to go to seed. Suecessive 
sowings may be made 
during the whole year. 
Flourishes during hot. 
dry summer weather and 
is resistant to drought 
and extreme cold. Use 3 
to 4 pounds: of seed per 
acre in rows (1 ounce of 
seed to 60 feet. of row) 
with rows 2 to 2% feet 
apart. Pkt. tOc; oz. 
20¢c;: % Ib. 46c; Ib. 
$1.25; 5 Ibs. 
Not prepaid: 
23 
1O0c; oz. 20c; % Ib. 
Not prepaid: 10 Ibs. $10.00. 
TO curt ; 
IN THREE 
WEEKS 
SEED CO., Inc., New Orleans 
Tendergreen 
