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



MUSllROuM. Seta, Agaricus Campestris. 



CULTURE. 



Mushrooms are more easily 

 sultivated 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 gro-syere 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 fiU 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 

 iegrees. To stimulate the bed when it seems exhausted, the following treatment will sometimes give wonderful results: Soak the 

 ivhole 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 Milltrack Mushroom spawn is sufficient for six square feet of bed. 



MUSHROOM SPAWN. Fapquhar'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 uuifonu qualitj', prepared b)' the most successful and 

 progressive mushroom specialist in England. We import every two or three months to ensure freshness 



Per lb., .15 ; 8 lbs., 1.15 ; 25 lbs., 3.00; 50 lbs., 5.50; 100 lbs., 10.00; by mail, per lb., .25 



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 Investi- 

 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 Muslnoom. 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, .35; 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 autliors are authoi-ities on the 



subject, and they give plain and full directions. 



Mushroom Culture. By Robinson, 60 cents. How to Grow Mushrooms. By Wm. Falconer, $1.25. 



Mushroom Spawn. Freneh. Our direct importation 



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; } 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. 



