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tion. I am often asked if it will pay to raise Mushrooms 

 outside during summer. I do not think it would, unless 

 under special contract, as, besides being less appreciated 

 in hot weather, they come in competition with those 

 grown in the fields. If, however, it is desired to raise 

 the crop in summer, adopt exactly the plan above ad- 

 vised ; all that is necessary to see to is, that the beds are 

 made in the shade and protected against rain. 



NASTURTIUM. INDIAN CRESS. ( Tropceolum.) 



A plant at once highly ornamental and useful. The 

 shoots and flower buds are sometimes used as a salad, but 

 it is grown for its seed-pods, which are pickled in vin- 

 egar and used as a substitute for capers. It can be grown 

 in almost any soil or situation, entwining itself around 

 strings, brush or trellis work, that may be given for its 

 support. It may be sown thinly in drills an inch or so 

 deep, in April or May. There are many beautiful vari- 

 eties, but the following are only those in use in our vege- 

 table gardens. 



Tall Nasturtium (T. majus), attains a height of eight 

 or nine feet ; the flowers are yellow, blotched with crim- 

 son. This variety makes an excellent screen or covering 

 for unsightly places in the garden. 



Dwarf Nasturtium (T. minus.) This, in growth, is 

 quite distinct from the preceding, never attaining more 

 than three feet ; it should be sown thinly in drills, three 

 feet wide, and staked up with brush like Peas. Its flow- 

 ers are handsome, bright yellow, blotched with scarlet. 



