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DREER'S RELIABLE SEEDS 



MUSHROOMS. 



The best results are obtained by the use of our superior Eng- 

 lish Mushroom Spawn, which is largely used by the most suc- 

 cessful growers around Philadelphia. Full and explicit instruc- 

 tions are contained in our circular " How to Grow Mushrooms 

 Successfully," which we will mail free on application. 



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

 12 bricks SI. 75. 100 bricks $12.50. (By mail 25 cts. per 

 brick.) 



French Spawn, in 3 lb. boxes $1.25. (By mail $1.60.) 



MUSTARD. 



Senf, Ger. 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. 

 "White liOndon. For salads and flavoring purposes. Oz. 



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

 Chinese. Leaves twice the size of the white, flavor sweet 



and pungent. Oz. 10 cts., J 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. 

 Martvnia Proboscidea. Flowers light blue. Pkt. Sets., 



oz. 30 cts., \ lb. -Sl.OO- 



NASTURTIUMS. 



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. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., \ lb. 30 cts., lb. $1.00. 

 Dwarf Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., \ lb. 30 cts., lb. 



$1.00. 



OKRA, OR QOriBO. 



Essbarer Hibiscus, Ger. Goiiibo, Fr. Quiinbombo, 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 I inch deep; thin out 

 to 10 inches apart in the drills. 



Improved Green. -\ very desirable sort for market gar- 

 deners ; of medium height, very productive, bears long pods, 

 which remain tender a long time and are free fi'om hard 

 ridges. Pkt. 5 ci.s., 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. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 10 

 cts., \ lb. 25 cts., lb. 80 cts. 



White Creole {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 perfectly round, free from ridges 

 and are soft and velvety to the touch. They are of unusual 

 size and of a creamy white color. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., \ 

 lb. 25 ct=., lb. 90 cts.' 



ONION SETS. 



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

 ground is drj' 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. 



WTiite. Qt.30cts. "1 



Yellow. Qt. 25cts. Price per peck and bushel on 



PotatoOnions,Yellow. ! application. 



■ Qt. 25 cts. ' Postage on Onion Sets 10 cts. 



' ShalfotS. Qt. 30 cts. { per quart additional. 



i Garlic. Lb. 25 cts. J 



Xew White Multiplier Onion Sets. Hardy and 



1 productive. Qt. 30 cts. 



"Mushrooms, How to Grow Them," by Wm. Falconer, postpaid, S1.50. "Mushroom Culture" (Kobinson), posptaid, 50 cts. 



The Spawn I had from vou has given the best possible results. I have cut hard since Oct. 36, from the same beds. 



' C. K. KUSSELl., Stockbridge. Mass., December 30, 1893. 



Have grro-wn Xasturtiums for three years from your seed and I am very well satisfied with them. Xo garden is complete 

 without them. .; - j g DAHX, Fairhaven, Mass., March 10, 1894. 



