. Dreer's garden book / Henry A. Nursery Catalogue. White London Mustard. Gombaud, Fr. OKRA, or GUMBO Ocher, Ger. Culture —This vegetable is extensively grown for its green pods, which are used in soups, stews, etc., to which they impart a rich flavor, and substance. Sow seed thinly in rich ground about the middle of May or when ground has become warm, in drills 3 feet apart covering them 1 inch deep. When 4 to 6 inches tall, thin out plants to stand 12 to 18 inches apart in the row. Cultivate like corn. One ounce will sow 100 feet of drill. 560 Dreer's Little Gem. Makes a dwarf stocky
. Dreer's garden book / Henry A. Nursery Catalogue. White London Mustard. Gombaud, Fr. OKRA, or GUMBO Ocher, Ger. Culture —This vegetable is extensively grown for its green pods, which are used in soups, stews, etc., to which they impart a rich flavor, and substance. Sow seed thinly in rich ground about the middle of May or when ground has become warm, in drills 3 feet apart covering them 1 inch deep. When 4 to 6 inches tall, thin out plants to stand 12 to 18 inches apart in the row. Cultivate like corn. One ounce will sow 100 feet of drill. 560 Dreer's Little Gem. Makes a dwarf stocky growth and is very productive. The pods are thick, heavy and solid and of a light green color. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; i lb., 40 cts.; lb., $ 561 Improved Long Green. Very productive and bears long bright green pods, of good quality. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; \ lb., 30 cts.; lb., $ 565 White Velvet or Creole. Pods free from ridges and very tender. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; \ lb., 30 cts.; lb., $ 563 Perkins' Long-pod. Plants are 24 to 30 inches tall and the pods grow 4 to 5 inches long, very tender while young, and of a beautiful deep green color. Pkt ., 10 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; \ lb., 30 cts.; lb., $ Martynia Culture—The seedpods are used for pickling when gathered young and tender. Sown in open ground in May in hills 3 feet apart each way, or in a hotbed and afterwards transplanted. If once planted in the garden voluntary plants are likely to spring up the following year from scattered seeds. 485 Perkins' Long-Pod Okra Martynia Proboscidea. Large size, with long curved pods, i oz., 30 cts.; oz., 50 cts.; i lb., $ Pkt., 10 cts.; Fertilizers for the Vegetable Garden, offered on page 206. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Dreer, Henry A. (Firm); Dreer, Henr
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