178 NASTrntTruM, ob Indian ceess. 



on top. Candles or lamps should be used to give 

 light for working. 



Whatever method may be adopted for growing 

 Mushrooms — and there are many in common prac- 

 tice — constant attention is required at all times to be 

 successful in this branch of gardening. 



Trojposolum Tnajus. 



The Nasturtium is a hardy annual, a native of 

 Peru. It is grown in gardens as an ornamental plant, 

 while at the same time the leaves and ilowers are used 

 for salads and garnishing. The seed-vessels, or ber- 

 ries, when gathered young, on a dry day, and put 

 into vinegar, make a pickle, preferred by many per- 

 sons to Capers. 



The Nasturtium-seed should be planted two 

 inches deep, in rows, along side of a trellis, or other 

 support, in April or the beginning of May. An 

 ounce of seed will be enough for twenty-five or thirty 

 feet of row. 



For covei-ing trellis-work, unsightly fences, &c., 

 &c., the ''tall" ^-ariety should be sown ; for forming 

 borders the " dwarf" Nasturtium is the best. Some- 

 times the latter requires staking. 



Although an annual when grown in the open air, 

 the Nasturtium is a perennial when grown in the 

 green-house. 



