OIL OF WINE. Two liquid oily bodies, as well as the cenanthic ether, are known by this name; the former arises from distilling ether off caustic lime, and are sulphates of the oxide of ethyl.
OKRA. _Hibiscus eseulentus. A plant produc ing handsome flowers, and mucilaginous pods, valuable for soups, stews, etc., much esteemed at the South, and also iu the West, being both healthful and nutritious. It is a principal ingre dient of Gumbo which may be called the national dish of the South and of France as well, where it is also highly prized and from whence the dish, known South as Gambo, originally came; the French residents of Louisiana and other Southern States using it largely in many of those delicious dishes, the making of which came from their ancestors. Being as tender as the tomato, the seeds should not be planted until after the middle of May, in the North, or not until corn is up and of a healthy color. It is
better, like Lima beans, if sovvn in troughs by nailing strips of siding as a back against the edge of fencing, each sawed three feet long. Thus the back of one trough makes the front of another. When six inches high, or when the nights arc permanently warm, transplant three feet by three, in very rich soil, having two or three plants in a place. Thus you. may often have okra to cut by the first of August, or even the middle of July, and thence forward until frost comes. The pods should be taken when two or three inches long and while yet tender, since, if le't they soon become stringy. The ripe seeds are sometimes used to mix with coffee, and really is one of the best adulterations known, if a healthy substitute may be called adulteration.