. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. OKLAHOiMA OLIVE 1125 protected from the fire. Wild fruit plants are abundant in nearly all parts of the territory, and usually bear moderately well. The plum, persimmon, grape, black- berry and dewberry are most common. With a reason- able amount of cultivation, most orchard fruits do well. Young orchards are b
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. OKLAHOiMA OLIVE 1125 protected from the fire. Wild fruit plants are abundant in nearly all parts of the territory, and usually bear moderately well. The plum, persimmon, grape, black- berry and dewberry are most common. With a reason- able amount of cultivation, most orchard fruits do well. Young orchards are beginning to bear in nearly all parts of the territory. These orchards contain only a short list of varieties, but most of these seem well adapted to the country. Most varieties show a strong tendency to early bearing. The fruit is of good form, size and quality, and promises to become one of the leading crops. See Indian Territori/. q jyj^ MoRKis. OKEA, or GUMBO (ffiiJscHS escnlentiis). Introduced into United States and West Indies from Africa, and cultivated for its fruit pods, which are used in soups, stews, catsups, etc. In soups and catsup, it gives body to the dish; stewed, it is mucilaginous, and while at first not agreeable to many people, a taste for it is easily acquired. It is also dried and canned for winter use. Sow in spring after the ground is thoroughly warmed, in good vegetable land. Make the rows 3 to 5 feet apart, according to variety, and drop seeds about 2 inches apart in the row; cover 1 or2 inches deep. After plants are six inches high, thin to 1 foot apart for dwarf varie- ties and to about .3 feet for the largest varieties. The seedlings transplant with considerable difficulty, so they need to be started in flower-pots if an extra-early crop is desired. The pods must be gathered before the fiber develops in them: the size will vary with the variety, but if it is too "stringy " to cut with a dull case-knife it is too old. Keep all old pods cut o
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