14 R. & J. Farquhar & Co.^ Seed Merchants^ Boston. 



MELON, WATER. {Wassermelone,) 



"Water Melons require the same treatment and soil as described for the Musk Melon, but being more 

 tender, should be given a southern exposure if possible. The hills should be eight feet apart. One ounce 

 for thirty hills ; about five pounds for an acre. 



Per pkt. Per oz. Per lb. 

 Vick's Early. The earliest; long, smooth, with bright pink flesh, .05 .10 $0.75 

 Phinney's Early. Productive, early, and finely flavored ; red flesh, 



white seeds, 05 .10 .75 



Ice Cream. Medium size ; nearly round ; color pale green ; thin 



rind; flesh solid, scarlet, crisp, of delicious flavor and very 



sweet, 05 .10 .75 



Green and Gold. Of large size and beautiful appearance, flesh 



golden orange ; juicy, sweet and of unequalled flavor ; rind thin, .05 . 10 .7.^ 



Improved OdeUa. Early, very large and very sweet ; color dark 



green; round, 05 .10 .75 



Mammoth Ironclad. Of large size and great weight; flesh deep 



red, and of delicious flavor, 05 .10 .80 



Cuban Queen. Round, large ; flesh bright red; crisp and sweet, .05 .10 1.00 



Mountain Sv7eet. Oblong, with dark green skin ; flesh very solid 



and sweet, 05 .10 .75 



Black Spanish. Round, dark green; flesh scarlet; delicious, . .05 .10 .75 



Citron. Used only for preserves, 05 .10 .75 



MUSTARD. {Senf.) 



Mustard is a native of Europe. The young leaves are used for salads, and the seeds for flavoring. 

 When ground, the seeds of the brown variety make the mustard of commerce. Sow in shallow drills a 

 foot apart ; several sowings may be made for a succession. One ounce to forty feet of drill. 



Per pkt. Per oz. Per lb. 



"White. Best variety for salads, 05 .10 ^0.20 



Brown. More pungent than the white, . .* 05 .10 .20 



MUSHROOM. {Agaricus Campestris.) 



Mushrooms are more easily cultivated than many people imagine, and may be grown in any dark 

 room or cellar where the temperature can be maintained at from fifty to sixty-five degrees. For the bed, 

 use a mixture of horse droppings and good fresh loam in equal proportions. Before being placed in the 

 bed let this material be thoroughly mixed, and well turned over three or four times to sweeten in 

 some dry place. Upon a dry, firm bottom, proceed to make the bed, by spreading a thin layer of the 

 prepared mixture and pound it hard; go on till the bed is eight inches thick. Leave it thus for about a 

 week, or till the temperature of the bed has subsided to' ninety or ninety-five degrees. Then make holes 

 about ten inches apart, and put in each apiece of spawn about the size of an egg. Cover the holes and press 

 the soil solid and smooth. Let the bed remain in this condition about ten days. Then cover with about 

 two inches of fresh loam. Over this place a few inches of straw. If the temperature is right, Mush- 

 rooms will appear in six to eight weeks from time of spawning. The bed will continue bearing 

 about a month. After the first crop is gathered, spread over the bed an inch of fresh loam, and moisten 

 with warm water. In the event of the surface of the bed getting very dry at any time, it should be 

 moistened freely with water at a temperature of eighty to eighty-five degrees. One pound of English 

 Mushroom Spaivn is sxifficientfor nine square feet <^hed. 



Mushroom Spawn, Farquhars' Special English Milltrack. Made expressly for us by 

 the most successful Mushroom Specialist in England, and imported three times a year 

 to ensure its freshness. 



Per pound, 15 cents; per 100 pounds, $12.00. Per pound by mall, 25 cents. 



When in Europe recently, we ascertained that the leading English growers almost invariably pur- 

 chased their spawn of a noted manufacturer whose spaum never failed, under proper conditions. We 

 have arranged for a regular supply of the same fine quality. 



Mushroom Spawn, French. Two-pound boxes, each $1.25. 



NASTURTIUM. (Kresse Indianische.) 



The seeds, while young and succulent, are pickled and used as capers. Plant seeds in April or May, 

 an inch deep, by the side of a fence, or provide some support for the plants to run on. 



Per pkt.. Per oz.' Per lb. 

 Large Seeded, Tall. The best for pickling, 05 .15 $1.75 



OKRA. (Essbarren Hibiscus.) 



A native of the West Indies, where it is called Gumbo. The young pods are used to thicken soups and 

 stews. Sow the seed as soon as warm in spring, in rows three feet apart and two inches deep; tain, so 

 that the plants stand two feet apart. One ounce to forty feet of drill. 



r pkt. 



Per oz. 



Per lb. 



.05 



.10 



$0.75 



.05 



.10 



.75 



Dwarf Green. Productive and excellent, 



Tall Green. Later than the dwarf, 



White Velvet. Bearing: larij^e, very white, tender pods, which are 



not ridged, but smooth, 06 .10 .76 



Home-grown, tested Seeds our Specialty. 



