172 MUSTAED. MtrSHEOOMS. 



known as yet, but it will be of value on account oi 

 its good keeping qualities. 



CiTEON. — This variety is grown exclusively for 

 preserves. It is round, skin smooth and striped ; 

 flesh light-colored and solid. 



MUSTAED. 



Sinapis alba. Sinapis nigra. 



There are two varieties usually groAvn ; the "White 

 Mustard cultivated for salads, and the common 

 Brown, that is cultivated for the seed which is ground 

 for table Mustard. 



When grown in the garden, the seed may be 

 sown thickly, in the open ground, early in April, in 

 rows one foot apart, in loose, mellow ground. To 

 have a succession, the sowings may be made every 

 two or three weeks until September. Mustard must 

 be cut for use while young, for when the leaves are 

 full-grown, the strong flavor is unpleasant. 



The Brown Mustard is grown as a field crop for 

 the seed, for grinding. The seed may be sown in 

 drills or broadcast, in the latter part of April or 

 early in May, using from four to six quarts of seed 

 to an acre. In August the crop will be ready for 

 cutting, when it is dried and thrashed out. 



When once sown in this way on a piece of ground, 

 it is difficult to get rid of the Mustard ; it is quite an 

 annoyance, on this account. 



MUSHEOOMS. 



Agaricus campestris. 

 The consumption of Mushrooms in this country 

 has very materially increased within the past dozen 



