. George Tait and Sons' price list and descriptive catalogue of field and garden seeds. Nursery stock Virginia Norfolk Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. THOROUGHBRED GJiRDEM Chinese Mustard. greens, broadcast or in drills eighteen inches apart. The others may be sown in fall or early spring in rows about two feet apart, and thinned out afterwards to two feet in the row. OKRA, (Hibiscus Esculentus.) For price per pound, see Market Gardeners' List in last pages. °^WHITE VELVET.—Extremely productive; the pods round, light colored and smoo
. George Tait and Sons' price list and descriptive catalogue of field and garden seeds. Nursery stock Virginia Norfolk Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. THOROUGHBRED GJiRDEM Chinese Mustard. greens, broadcast or in drills eighteen inches apart. The others may be sown in fall or early spring in rows about two feet apart, and thinned out afterwards to two feet in the row. OKRA, (Hibiscus Esculentus.) For price per pound, see Market Gardeners' List in last pages. °^WHITE VELVET.—Extremely productive; the pods round, light colored and smooth. It is the finest variety in cultivation, but is not suf- ficiently known in Virginia and Xorth Carolina to be safe for a market crop, for which a green okra is required at present. In the far Southern States this is now the favorite variety, and we are making every effort to promote its popular- ity here. Per pkt., 5 cts.; per oz., 10 cts.: per 14 lb., 20 cts. & IMPROVED DWARF.—This variety begins to bear when very small, and, if cultivated, will continue to bear until frost. This vegetable is by no means as well known as it deserves, being exceedingly wholesome and nutritious. It seems a rather peculiar and unattractive dish to those who taste it for the first time, but a fondness for it is easily acquired. Per pkt., 5 cts.; per oz., 10 cts.; per % lb., 20 cts. * LONG GREEN.—Has long, pale green pods borne on a tall and vigorous stalk. Per pkt., 5 ets.; per oz., 10 cts.; per % lb., 20 cts. Ctjxtube.—An ounce is sufficient for seventy-five hills. The seed of okra will not germi- nate when the ground is cold and wet, and it should not, therefore, be planted too early in the season. Sow in hills two feet apart, and thin out to one plant in the hill. Hoe often and earth up well to the stem. The pods are much esteemed for the agreeable richness they im- part to soups and sauces, and must be gathered while young and tender. Okra can be pre- served for winter use by
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