R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO., BOSTON. VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



luUbrlKUUM. 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 

 tliree 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 tliick. Leave 

 it thus for about a week, or 

 until the tem|)erature 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. nuLshrooms will ajjpear 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 tlie 

 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 Farquhar's English Mushroom spawn Vi sufficient for six square feet of bed. 



The following works on Mushroom culture will be mailed post-paid on receipt of price, 

 and they give plain and full directions. 



Both authors are authorities on the subject, 



MushPOOm Culture. By Robinson, 50 cents. How to Grow Mushrooms. By Wm. Falconer, $1.00. 



Eng-lish Mlll-Tpaek Mushroom Spawn. . . . Lb., .1.' 

 French Mushroom Spawn. Our direct importation 



8 lbs., 1.00; 2") lbs., 2.75; 50 lbs., 5.00; 100 lbs., 9.00. By mail, lb., .25 

 2 lb. bo.xes, each 1 .00 



TISSUE CULTURE PURE SPAWN. 



Dr. B. M. Duggar, of the University of Missouri, who hud cliargc of the .Mushroom Investigations for the United States Department 

 of Agriculture, has developsd 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. 



100 bricks or more. (The bricks average about 48 cubic inches.) 15.00 per 100 



50 bricks or over 18 per brick 



25 bricks or over 20 per brick 



5 bricks or over 25 per brick 



One or more bricks sent prepaid, .35 each. 



MARTYNIA. Gemsenhom. 



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 Pkt., .05; J lb., .15; lb., .40 



Brown. More pungent than the white Pkt., .05; i lb., .15; lb., .40 



MINT ROOTS. 



.10 each; .75 per dozen; 5.00 per 100. 

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