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R. &. J. FARQUHAR COMPANY, BOSTON 



MANGEL-WURZEL 



An invaluable crop for stock feeding. It is highly relished by cattle, resulting in improved 

 health and condition, increasing the yield from milch cows. 



Culture. Sow from April to June on well-cultivated, deep, rich soil, in drills 2 to 2J2 feet apart. 

 Six to eight pounds of seed sows 1 acre. 



Mammoth Long Red. The largest and heaviest cropper of all the long red sorts. It grows 

 well out of the ground and is easily harvested. Color blood-red. A most valuable and 

 distinct variety, and very popular on account of its nutritious and milk-producing quahties. 

 Our seed is produced from the largest selected roots and is a most superior strain. 



Golden Tankard. A greater weight per acre may be obtained from this variety than from any 

 other large-growing sort. It is of excellent shape and very neat habit, with bright golden 

 yellow flesh, differing in this respect from aU other varieties which cut white. Rich in 

 saccharine matter and feeding properties. 



Danish Sludstrup. This variety was awarded a Certificate of Merit by the Danish Gov- 

 ernment for quaUty. In color it is reddish yellow and of a distinct type. It contains the 

 largest per cent of nutriment found in any sort. Very hardy and an excellent keeper. 



Price of all varieties: oz. 10 cts.; Vilb- 35 cts.; Ih. $1.00; 10 lbs. and upwards at 90 cts. 

 per lb. If by mail, add 5 cts. per lb. extra for postage. 



MUSHROOM. Seta 



(Sp.) 



Mangel- 

 Wurzel, 

 Mammoth 

 Long Red 



Culture. Mushrooms are more easily cultivated than many people imagine, and may be grown 

 in any room or cellar where the temperature can be maintained at from 50 to 65 degrees. For the 

 bed, use fresh stable manure, which should consist of half droppings and half short litter: this 

 must be thoroughly turned and mixed. Many growers prefer a mixture 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 prefer- 

 red, tlie loam may be added. Upon a dry, firm bottom or shelf, proceed to make the bed by spread- 

 ing a thin layer of the prepared mixture, pounding it firm, and continue thus tDl the bed is 1 foot 

 tliick. Leave it thus for about a week, or until the temperature has subsided to 85 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 compost 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 tliis 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 con- 

 tinue 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 80 to 85 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 110 degrees, adding one pound of sheep-manure to every five gallons. 

 One brick of Mushroom Spawn is sufficient for 10 square feet of bed. 



American Pure-Culture Spawn. This Spawn is produced by selecting spores from individual 

 specimen Mushrooms and is propagated and transferred to the bricks of manure which, when 

 planted, produce Mushrooms, uniform in shape, even in size, and of a creamy white color. 

 Brick (about 1 lb.) 40 cts.; 20 Bricks $6.50; 100 Bricks $30.00. 



How to Grow Mushrooms. By William Falconer. This work on Mushroom culture will be 

 mailed postpaid for $1.70. This author is an authority on the subject and gives plain and 

 full directions. 



ONION SETS 



Prices variable and subject to change without notice 



These are small Onions grown the year previous, ripened off, and taken up when mere 

 bulblets. They produce a very early crop and grow in any good soil. Set them in rows 1 foot 

 .^^^^^^^ apart, 4 inches from set to set, as early as possible after the ground is in good workable con- 



i^. ' ** . ^S^I^Hra, • iition in spring. If onion sets are wanted by mail, allow 10 cts. per lb. extra. 



r ^ ^BB r White Onion Sets $0 40 $150 $2 50 



' -* ' "^B^'^a Yellow Japanese Onion Sets 35 1 25 2 25 



A ^^'^ , 'Ji"?| Red Onion Sets 35 125 2 25 



\,^^\ Ji '' vl SHALLOTS. Prized for salads. Lb. 40c.; 4 lbs. $1.50. 



-J??^ ^ >^' GARLIC. Used for flavoring. Lb. 75c. 



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White Onion Sets From American Pure-Culture Mushroom Spawn 



