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



MUbHKuOM. 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 degi'ees. 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 droii- 

 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 lieat and moisture to pa,ss off without injury to the germs. After 

 ten days fill the holes and cover the whole bed with 2 inclies of fresii loam, anil over this place a few inches of straw. If the tempera- 

 ture is right, mushrooms will apjiear 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 Farquhar's Englvsh Mushroom spawn is sufficient for six square feet of bed. 



The following works on Mashroom culture will be mailed post-paid on receipt of price. Both authors are authorities on the subject, 

 and they give plain and full directions. 



MushPOOm Culture. By Robinson, .50 cents. How tO GPOW MushPOOms. By Wm. Falconer, SI. 00. 



Eng-lish Mill-Tpaek MushPOOm Spawn. . . . Lb., .1.5; 8 lbs., 1.00; 25 lbs., 2.7.5; 50 lbs., 5.00; 100 lbs., 9.00. By mail, lb., .25 

 Fpeneh Mushroom Spawn. Our direct importation 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 Investigations for the United States Department 

 of Agriculture, has develop3d a method of growing Mushroom Spawn from pure cultures made from the tissue of tlie 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. 



Ppoboseidea. 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. 



White. Best variety for salads . 



Brown. More pungent than the white 



One ounce to 40 feet of drill. 



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



Pkt., .05; i lb., .16; lb., .40 



MINT ROOTS. 



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

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