WIVI. ELLIOTT & SONS' GENERAL CATALOGUE FOR 1897. 



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MUSHROOM SPAWN. 



German, Chmnpignonbrut.— Trench, Champignon. — 

 Spanish, Seta. 



Ten pounds will spawn about 10 square feet. 



Miishroom beds may be made in a warm dry cellar or in 

 any building where the frost does not penetrate, and in the 

 open air during the summer and fall months. Having pro- 

 cured the Spawn, the next thing to be attended to is to make 

 preparation for the beds. About a fortnight or three weeks 

 before the beds are to be made, collect a quantity of fresh 

 horsb' manure without the straw; place it in a heap under 

 cover, and as it heats, keejrturning it over once or twice a 

 week, until the fiery heat has been exhausted, which will re- 

 quire from ten to fourteen days' time. When the manure is 

 in a condition to be made up, lay out your bed according 

 to your requirements, say 3 feet wide, lO feet long and from 

 2 to 3 feet deep ; beat it well down with the back of the spade 

 as the process of building goes on. When the bed has been 

 made some time, say a week or thereabou.ts, and the heat 

 sufficiently declined to a temperature of 65 or 75 degrees, the 

 Spawn may be put into it. Break the Spawn in pieces 8 

 inches square, and put them (5 inches apart all over the bed, 

 then cover the bed with 2 inches of rich soil, the stronger the 

 better, but of a loamy quality, beating it down firmly with a 

 spade. The soil used for thjs purpose should be in a pliable 

 condition, and not too wet or over dry. ■ Cover the bed with 

 a foot of dried straw or hay ; examine once a week to see if 

 the manure is not heated while in this condition ; if so, it 

 will destroy the Spawn, which will requu'e spawning a second 

 time. If everything goes on well, you may expect Mush- 

 rooms in about five or six weeks. When the soil looks dry, 

 give a gentle watering with tepid water, using a rose on the 

 watering pot. If the beds are made out of doors, protect 

 them from rain by covering them with shutters or sashes. 

 Good crops of Mushrooms can be obtained by spawning the 

 hot-beds in spring. They can also be raised in pots, boxes, 

 or in fact in anything capable of keeping the materials to- 

 gether, and placed in a cellar, closet, greenhouse or grapery. 

 We have just received a choice lot of English and French 

 Spawn. 



English Spawn. Per lb., 15 cts.; 8 lbs. for $1.00. 

 French in boxes of 8 lbs., $1.25 each. 



MARTYNIA. 



A strong growing annual 

 plant, bearing curiously 

 shaped seed pods, which, 

 when young and tender, 

 make excellent pickles. 

 Sow in the open ground in 

 May, and thin out the plants 

 to 2 or 3 feet apart, or a few 

 seeds may be sown in a hot- 

 bed, and afterwards trans- 

 planted. Per pkt., 10 cts.; 

 oz., 30 cts.; M lb., $1.00; lb., 

 $3.00. 



MUSTARD. 



Germ an , Senf. --F r e n c h , 



Moutarde. — Spanish, 



3Iostazoe. 



One ounce will sow about 80 

 feet of drill. 



Mustard in a green state 

 is a refreshing salad, mixed 

 with Cress, Lettuce or other 

 salad plants. It is neces- 

 sary to make frequent sow- 

 ings of it, as it should be 

 cut and used in a very 

 young state, even before the first rough leaf has appeared. 

 For early crops the seed may be sown in a hot-bed in March ; 

 and for general crops, at frequent intervals through the 

 spring, in drills from 8 to 12 inches apart. 

 White or Yellow. The best variety for salads ; the seed is 

 also used medicinally, and as a seasoning for pickles. 

 Per oz., 5 cts.; 34 lb., 10 cts.; lb,, 30 cts. 



NASTURTIUM. 



One ounce will sow about 20 feet of drill. 

 Cultivated both for use and ornament ; the green seed pods 

 preserved in vinegar make an excellent pickle. The young 

 leaves are also useful in salads. Its beautiful scarlet and 

 orange colored flowers, which bloom freely all summer, add 

 a charm to the garden. 

 Tall Nasturtium. Mixed. Per pkt. , 5 cts. ; oz.,15cts.; }4 



lb., 50 cts.; lb., $1.50. 

 Dwarf Nasturtium, Mixed. Per pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; ^ 



lb., 50 cts.; lb., $1.50. 



OKRA, OR GOMBO. 



German, Essbarer. — French, (?om&o.— Spanish, Quibombo. 

 One ounce will plant about 76 Mils. 

 This plant is extensively cultivated for its green pods, 

 which are used in soups and 

 stews, and are very wholesome 

 and nutritious. Sow about the 

 middle of May, in hills 2% feet 

 apart, and thin out to three 

 plants in a hill. 

 Wliite Velvet. The pods are 



round and smooth ; much lar- 

 ger than those of other Okras; 



never prickly to the touch; 



very prolific. Per pkt. , 5 cts. ; 



oz., 10 cts.; }4 lb., 20 cts.; lb., 



60 cts. 

 Dwiirf Green. Very early; 



smooth pods. Perpkt.,5c.; oz., 



10c. ; M lb., 20c.; lb., 60c 

 Long Green, Long ribbed pods; 



very productive. Per pkt., 5 



cts.; oz., 10 cts.; J4 lb., 20 



cts. ; lb. , 60 cts. 



