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DREER'S RELIABLE SEEDS 



Photograph of 



A BOX OF 



Mushrooms 

 grown from 



OUR 

 MlLLTRACK 



^ Spawn. 



MUSHROOMS. 



The cultivation of this valuable and most nutritious esculent 

 is greatly on the increase. The best results have been obtained 

 by the use of our superior English Mushroom Spawn, which 

 is largely used by the most successful growers around Phila- 

 delphia. Full and explicit instructions are contained in our 

 circular " How to Grow Mushrooms Successfully," which we 

 will mail free on application. 



We will hereafter offer English Mushroom Spawn by the 

 brick as imported instead of by the pound. The best makers 

 put it up in bricks made as light as possible, and weighing 

 from 1 to li lbs. each. 



Best English 3Iilltrack Spawn. Per brick 15 cts., 



12 bricks SI. 75, 100 bricks §12.50. 

 French Spawn in 3 lb. boxes §1.25. 



MUSTARD. 



Sen/, Gek. Moutarde, Fr. Mostaza, Sp. 



A small pungent salad used with Cress ; the seed is also used 

 for flavoring pickles, pepper sauce, etc. For salads sow 

 thickly, in shallow drills 6 inches apart, or in frames or boxes 

 during the winter, where frost can be partially excluded ; cut 

 when about 2 inches high. For a crop of seed sow in April, 

 in drills 1 foot apart, and thin out when 3 inches high. 



White London. For salads and flavoring purposes. Oz. 

 5 cts., \ lb. 10 cts., lb. 30 cts. 



Chinese. Leaves twice the size of the white, more succu- 

 lent, deeper green, flavor sweet and pungent, and preferable 

 as a salad. Oz. 10 cts., \ lb. 30 cts., lb. §1.00. 



MARTYNIA. 



The seed pods are used for pickling, when gathered young 

 and tender. Sow in the open ground in May, in hills 3 feet 

 apart each way, or in a hot bed, and afterwards transplant. It 

 is also an attractive plant for the flower garden. 



Martynia Proboscidea. Flowers light blue. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz. 30 cts., \ lb. §1.00. 



NASTURTIUMS. 



Indianische Kresse, oder Kapuziner, Ger. Capucien grande, 

 Fr. Capuchina 6 Berro Indio, Sp. 



Cultivated both for use and ornament. The seed pods, 

 which resemble capers, are gathered while green and tender 

 for pickling, and the leaves are used for mixing with salads. 

 Sow early in the spring, in drills about 1 inch deep, in light 

 rich soil, when all danger of frost is over; train the Tall on 

 brush, trellises, or fences, and grow the Dwarf in beds. 



Tall Mixed. The most profitable pickling variety. Pkt. 5 



cts., oz. 15 cts., \ lb. 30 cts., lb. §1.00. 

 Dwarf 3Iixed. Beautiful colors. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., 



\ lb. 30 cts., lb. §100. 



OKRA, OR QOMBO. 



Essbarer Hibiscus, Ger. Gombo, Fr. Quimbombo, Sp. 



This vegetable is extensively grown for its green pods, which 

 are used in soups, stews, etc., to which they impart a rich flavor 

 and are considered nutritious. Sow the seed thickly in rich 

 ground about the middle of May, or when the ground has 

 become warm, in drills 3 feet apart and 1 inch deep; thin out 

 to 10 inches apart in the drills. Hoe often, and earth up a 

 little to support the stems. The very young pods can be 

 gathered and dried for winter use. 



Improved Dwarf Green. A very desirable sort for 

 market gardeners, as it is very productive, bears long pods, 

 which remain tender a long time and are free from hard 

 ridges. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., \ lb. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts. 



Dreer's Little Gem. 



The best of the Dwarf sorts. 

 Pods long, slender, and of a 

 light green color. They 

 are borne profusely, and 

 retain their tenderness till 

 of good size. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz. 10 cts., \ lb. 25 cts., lb. 

 80 cts. 

 White Creole {Syn. White 

 Velvet) . This variety 

 is largely grown in the 

 South, and is preferred by 

 many to the green-podded 

 sorts, as it is considered to 

 be more tender and of better 

 flavor. The pods are per- 

 fectly round, free from ridges 

 and are soft and velvety to 

 the touch. They are of un- 

 usual size and of a creamy 

 white color 



Improved Dwarf Okra. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., I lb. 25 cts., lb. 90 cts. 



ONION SETS. 



Onion Sets should be planted out as early in spring as the 

 ground is dry enough to work ; plant them in rows 1 foot 

 apart, with sets 3 or 4 inches apart. When raised from sets 

 the Onions can be used in the green state in June, or they will 

 be ripened off by July. 



Our Onion Sets have been kept in good condition and are 

 recleaned. 



White. Qt. 30 cts. >. 



Yellow. Qt. 25 cts. 

 Potato Onions, Yellow. I Price per peck and 



Qt. 25 cts. (~ bushel on application. 



Shallots. Qt. 30 cts. 

 Garlic. Lb. 30 cts. 

 Xew White Multiplier Onion Sets. Hardy and 



productive. Qt. 30 cts. 



'Mushrooms, How to Grow Them," by Wm. Falconer, postpaid, 81.50. " Mushroom Culture " (Robinson), postpaid, 50 cts. 



