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R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO., BOSTON. VEGETABLE SEEDS. 
MUSHROOM. Seta. Agaricus Campestris. 
CULTURE. 
Mushrooms are more easily 
cultivated than many people 
imagine, and may be grown 
in any room or cellar where 
the temperature can be main- 
tained at from fifty to sixty- 
five degrees.. For the bed, 
use fresh stable manure, 
which should consist of half 
droppings and half short 
litter; this must be thor- 
oughly turned and mixed; 
many growers prefer a mixt- 
ure of three parts horse drop- 
pings and one part good 
fresh loam. Before being 
placed in the bed, let the 
manure be put in some dry 
place to sweeten, mixing it 
thoroughly and turning it 
three or four times, when, if 
preferred, the loam may be 
added. Upon a dry, firm 
bottom or shelf, proceed to 
make the bed by spreading 
a thin layer of the prepared 
mixture, pounding it firm, 
and continue thus till the bed 
is 12 inches thick. Leave 
it thus for about:a week, or 
until the temperature has sub- 
sided to eighty-five degrees. 
Then make holes about 10 
inches apart, and put in each 
a piece of spawn about the 
size of an egg. Press the 
spawn firmly into the com- 
post about 2 inches, leaving the top uncovered to allow the excess of heat and moisture to pass off without injury to the germs. After 
ten days fill the holes and cover the whole bed with 2 inches of fresh loam, and over this place a few inches of straw. If the tempera- 
ture is right, mushrooms will appear in six to eight weeks from time of spawning. ‘The bed will continue bearing from four to six weeks. 
If the surface of the bed becomes dry at any time, it should be moistened freely with water at a temperature of eighty to eighty-five 
degrees. To stimulate the bed when it seems exhausted, the following treatment will sometimes give wonderful results: Soak the 
whole bed thoroughly with water at a temperature of one hundred and ten degrees, adding one pound of sheep manure to every five gal- 
lons. One pound of Farquhars English Milltrack Mushroom spawn is sufficient for six square feet of bed. 
MUSHROOM SPAWN. Farquhar’s English Milltraek. This Spawn is from virgin mycelium, germinated and developed under 
special scientific methods, is not the uncertain material of the past, but is of uniform quality, prepared by the most successful and 
progressive mushroom specialist in England. We import every two or three months to ensure freshness. 
Per Ib., .15; 8 Ibs., 1.00; 25 lbs., 2.75: 50 Ibs., 5.00; 100 lbs., 9 00; by mail, per Ib., .25 
Mushroom Spawn. French. Our direct importation ae, Ski BS | Bosch Laker: Tein ae eee 2 lb. boxes, each 1.00 
TISSUE CULTURE PURE SPAWN. Dr. B. M. Duggar, of the University of Missouri, who had charge of the Mushroom Inyesti- 
gations for the United States Department of Agriculture, has developed a method of growing Mushroom Spawn from pure 
cultures made from the tissue of the Mushroom. Spawn made by this method has been extensively tested and has been found to 
be of quick growth and very prolific. Made in bricks which average about 48 cubic inches. 
Price per brick, .25; by mail, .385; 25 bricks or over, .20 each; 100 bricks or over, .15 each | 
The following works on Mushroom culture will be mailed post-paid on receipt of price. Both authors are authorities on the 
subject, and they give plain and full directions. 
Mushroom Culture. By Robinson, 50 cents. How to Grow Mushrooms. By Win. Falconer, $1.00. 
MARTYNIA. Gemsenhorn. 
Proboseidea. ‘The green seed pods make excellent pickles. Plant the seed early in June, and thin to 2 feet apart. 
Pkt., .10; oz., .30; lb., 3.00 
MUSTARD. Mostaza. Senf. 
Sow in shallow drills one foot apart; several sowings may be made for a succession. One ounce to 40 feet of drill. 
White. Best variety for salads Saree WT a aa a aR aed "Te alm ee er Pkt., .05; $ lb., .15; Ib., .40 
Brown. More pungent than the white avaie lg neteks Sie Siok PPE ou acc, doe fons Pkt., .05; 4 lb., .15; lb., .40 
MINT ROOTS. 
-10 each; .75 per dozen; 5.00 per 100. 
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