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DREER'S RELIABLE SEEDS 



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MUSHROOfl SPAWN. 



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Improved Green Okra. 



Mustard. 



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

 ful growers around Philadelphia. Full and explicit instructions are contained in our circular, " How to Grow Mushrooms Suc- 

 cessfully," which we will mail free on application. The quality of our Spawn is well known. One grower at Concordville, Pa., 

 tells us he used 375 pounds of our Spawn in a bed of two car-loads of manure, cutting, over a period of five to six months, 2.433 

 pounds of salable Mushrooms, on which he realized a handsome profit. 

 BEST ENGLISH MILLTRACK SPAWN. Per brick 15 cts., 12 bricks $1.75, 100 bricks $12.50. By mail, 



25 cts. per brick. 

 French Spawn. In 2 lb. boxes 75 cts., by mail, 95 cts.; in 3 lb. boxes $1.00, by mail $1.30; in bulk, per lb., 30 cts. 



Okra, or Gombo. 



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. 



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 per- 

 fectly round, free from ridges and 

 are soft and velvety to the touch. 

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

 lb. 60 cts. 

 Improved Green. A very de- 

 sirable 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 cts., oz. 10 cts., 

 J lb. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts. 



One ounce will sow about eighty feet of drill. 



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. 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., i lb. 10 cts., lb. 30 cts. 

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



and pungent. Oz. 10 cts., J 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 afterwards transplant. 

 Martynia Proboscidea. Flowers light blue. Pkt. 5 



cts., oz. 30 cts., J lb. $1.00. 



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 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., J lb. 40 cts., lb. $1.50. 

 Tall Crimson. A popular variety for garden culture. Pkt. 



5 cts.. oz. 15 cts., i lb. 40 cts.. lb. $1.50. 

 Dwarf Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., \ lb. 40 cts.,. 



lb. 51.50. 



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



