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NKYADREER-PHIlADELPiilA-PA-^RfUABLEVtCETABLE SEEDS 



[)reer's [Reliable English M'^^^rack JVl^shroom gpawn. 



The best results are obtained by the use of our superior English Mushroom Spawn, which is largely used by the most successful 

 growers around Philadelphia. The quality of our Spawn is well known. Full and explicit inst'/uctions for growing Mushrooms 

 can be found in Dreer's " Vegelables Under G/ass." By mail 25 cents. Everyone who has a cellar or outside buildings not in 

 use should, by all means, grow this most delicious esculent, considered by most people a luxury. One of the best places to grow 

 these is under a greenhouse bench, where the thermometer does not run too high. 



Best English 3Iilltrack Spawn. 



Per brick, 15 cts.; by mail, 25 cts. By 

 express, 12 bricks, $1.75; 50 bricks, 

 §(1.50; 100 bricks, $1250; 25 lbs., 

 $2 50 : 50 lbs., $4.75 ; 100 lbs., $9.00. 

 French Spawn. 3 lb. boxes. 1.25, 

 by express. 



Dreer's Mushrnntn Circular Free on 

 Ax>pllcatioH. 



IMPORTANT BOOKS ON 



MUSHROOM CULTURE: 



" Mushrooms: How to Grow Thein," 



by Wm. Falconer. Price, postpaid, 81,00. 



"Mushroom Culture," Revised Edition, 

 by Wm. Robinson (England). Price, postpaid, 

 50 cts. 



" Dreer's Vegetables Under Glass." 

 Price, postpaid, 25 cts. 



NASTURTIUMS. 



Four ounces of seed to one hundred 

 yards of row. 



Cultivated both for use and ornament. 

 The seed pods, which resemble capers, are 

 gathered while green and tender for pick- 

 ling, and the leaves are used for mixing 

 with salads. Sow early i'l 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., 40 cts ; lb., $1.25. 

 Dwarf Mixed. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 



cts.; \\h., 40 cts.; lb., $1.25. 



(Special colors, iiamed varieties^ see 

 Flmcer Seeds, page 84 ) 



White London Mustard. 



A Plate of Well-grown Mushrooms. 



MUSTARD. 



One ounce will sow about 80 feet of drill. 



A small pungent salad used with cress; 

 the seed is also used for flavoring pickle.'*, 

 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. Successive 

 sowings may be made every week or two. 

 To grow seed, sow in April, in rows 1 foot 

 apart, and thin out to 3 inches apart when 

 2 inches high. 



White London. For salads and 

 flavoring purposes. Oz., 5 cts.; \ lb., 

 15 cts.; lb., 40 cts. 

 Chinese. Leaves twice the size of the white, flavor s\\ eet and pungent. Oz , 

 10 cts.; \ lb., 25 cts.; lb., 75 cts. 



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 after- 

 wards transplant. 



Martynia Probosoidea. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 30 cts.; \ lb., $1.00. 

 OKRA, OR GUMBO. 



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, 1 inch deep; thin to 10 inches apart in drills. 

 Dreer's Little Gem. The best of the dwarf soits. Pods long, slender, 



nnd of a light green color. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; \ lb., 25 cts.; lb., 75 cts. 

 White Creole [White Velvet). This variety is largely grown in the South, 

 and is preferred by many to the green-podded sorts, is considered more tender and of 

 Setter flavor. Pods free from ridges. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; \ lb., 20 cts.: lb.. 60 cts. 

 Improved Green. A very desirable sort for market gardeners; of medium height; 

 very productive ; bears long pods, which remain tender a long time and are free from 

 hard ridges. Pkt., 5 els.; oz., 10 cts.; \ lb., 20 cts.; lb., 50 cts. 



Improved Green Okra. 



VEGETABLE PLANTS AND ROOTS. 



Many who are interested in gardening have not the facilities or time to devote in raising plants 

 and roots of different vegetables. The attention of these customers is called to the complete list of 

 Vegetable Plants and Roots offered on page 48 of this catalogue. 



WK PAY POSTAGE on Garden and Flower Seeds except where noted. Mushroom Spawn in quantity and Farm 

 Seeds are sent by express or freight at purchaser's expense. We secure lowest rates and ship by best route. 

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