. Buist's garden guide and almanac : 1898. Nursery stock, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture), Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Catalogs; Vegetables, Seeds, Catalogs; Grasses, Seeds, Catalogs; Flowers, Catalogs; Agricultural implements, Catalogs. The Buist's Dwarf.—The Dwarf Okra originated at our Kosedale Farm, and was introduced by us some years ago; it has become the most popu- lar variety with all growers; its peculiarity is not only in its dwarf habit, but its earli- ness and great produc- tiveness, producing pods, from an inch of the ground to the top; of twice the
. Buist's garden guide and almanac : 1898. Nursery stock, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture), Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Catalogs; Vegetables, Seeds, Catalogs; Grasses, Seeds, Catalogs; Flowers, Catalogs; Agricultural implements, Catalogs. The Buist's Dwarf.—The Dwarf Okra originated at our Kosedale Farm, and was introduced by us some years ago; it has become the most popu- lar variety with all growers; its peculiarity is not only in its dwarf habit, but its earli- ness and great produc- tiveness, producing pods, from an inch of the ground to the top; of twice the size of the common variety, and from its dwarf habit it is also less exhausting to the soil. Per oz., 10 cts.; i lb., 20 cts,; lb., 60 cts. Okra—Pe rkin's Mammoth Green Podded.—This ex- traordinary variety is not only the most pro- ductive known, but Buist's Dwarf Green Okra. forms enormous sized pods and is earlier than any other variety, it is a large cropper and is not only very highly prized by growers, but, owing to its great tenderness, is preferred by canners, who preserve it hermetically for Winter use; its average growth is four feet, and each plant produces on an average from 20 to 30 pods which are of a beautiful green color, a"».d even when young are of a mammoth size. Per oz., 10 cts.: % lb., 20 cts.' 60 cts. Perkin's Mammoth Podd'd Okn* ONION SETS OR BUTTONS. Onion sets are produced by sowing very thick- ly in shallow drills, quite early in Spring; the young plants form Onions about the size of peas about midsummer; when the foliage becomes brown and dry, the crop should then be harvested. Select good, rich soil, and be careful it is not weedy ground, as the labor in cultivating it would be much increased. Use the planet double-wneel hoe, which will do the work of six hands in cultivating the crop, and keeping down weeds. To keep Onion Sets.—As soon as the crop is ready for harvesting, they should be lifted in dry weather and thoroughly dried in
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