American Pure Caltmre Spawn in the Button Stage 



MUSHROOM SPAWN 



Mushrooms can be grown in an}' dark room or cellar where the 

 temperature is kept at 50 to 70 degrees. From some old pasture, pro- 

 cure good rich soil and store it away. To every bushel of this add 

 two bushels of fresh horse manure. Of this well-mixed compound 

 prepare a bed, say 4 feet wide. Put down a thin layer and pound it 

 down hard, and so until the bed is 12 to 18 inches thick. It soon 

 becomes pretty hot. but let the heat recede until it is only 85 to 90 

 degrees. Then make holes, say a foot apart, and put in the Spawn, 

 two or three pieces as large as a walnut to each hole. Cover the 

 holes and press the soil down solid and smooth. Let the bed remain 

 in this condition about twelve days ; then cover the bed with 2 

 inches of fresh loam, and over this put 4 or 5 inches of hay or straw, 

 and the work is done. If the temperature is right, in six or eight 

 weeks you may expect Mushrooms. The beds will continue bearmg 

 from twenty to thirty days. After the first crop is gathered, spread 

 over the bed an inch of fresh soil, moisten with warm water, and 

 cover with hay as before. The main conditions in Mushroom grow- 

 ing are proper and uniform temperature, and very rich soil. One 

 pound of Spawn is sufficient for a bed 2x6 feet. We receive fresh 

 Spawn several times a j^ear from the best makers. 



Virgin English MUItrack Mnstiroom Spawn 



My celebrated English Milltrack brand (made by the best maker 

 in England specially for my trade) has gained an enviable reputa- 

 tion among critical growers for its uniform good quality, and can be 

 thoroughly relied upon to produce a good crop of the best Mush- 

 rooms. Per brick, iK lbs. 15 cts. (bricks postpaid, 25 cts.) ; 10 lbs. 

 80 cts., 25 lbs. $1.75, 100 lbs. $6.50, 1,000 lbs. and over, 6 cts. per lb. 

 (250 lbs. sold at i,ooo-lb. rate). Directions for cultivation accompany 

 each order for spawn. 



American Pure Coltnre Spawn 



A very superior article, made in this country from carefully Se- 

 lected spawn, which it is claimed is much more vigorous than the 

 imported article, and will produce Mushrooms of a very superior 

 quality and flavor. 



Price, " Standard Bricks" Pure Culture Spawn, i brick, 

 by mail, postpaid, 35 cts.; by express, 30 cts., 5 bricks, by express, 

 $1.10, 10 bricks S2, 25 bricks $4, 50 bricks $y, 100 bricks $13, 140 

 bricks (one case) $18. 



Price, "Direct Bricks " Pure Culture Spawn. Inoculated 

 direct from the original culture. No. 8 cream white. No. 9 white. 

 Per brick 30 cts., postpaid, 40 cts., 5 bricks $1.40, 10 bricks, S2.30, 50 

 bricks S10.50, % cases contain about 80 bricks, cases about isobricks. 



BOOKS ON MUSHROOM CULTURE 

 Falconer's " How to Grow Mushrooms." Price, $1. 

 "Mushroom Culture." 43 pages and illustrations, price, 15 cts. 



MARTYNIA, or UNICORN PLANT 



The Martynia, or Unicorn Plant, is quite ornamental in growth 

 and bears large pyramidal spikes of gloxinia-like flowers, followed 

 by hairy seed-pods of a peculiar shape. These pods are gathered 

 while young and tender, and pickled. 



Proboscidea. Tender pods for pickling. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts., 



^4'lb. 85 cts., lb. $3. 



MUSTARD 



One ounce will sow about 75 feet of drill 



Southern Giant Curled. Highly esteemed in the South, where 

 the seed is sown in the fall, and used in the spring as a salad. 

 Our stock is the true curled leaf, and produces plants 2 feet high, 

 and of greater breadth, forming enormous bunches. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz. 10 cts., }i\h. 20 cts., lb. 5o cts. 



New Chinese. Leaves twice the size of the ordinarj' White Mus- 

 tard, crimpled, like a Savoy Cabbage; stems more succulent; 

 flavor pleasantly sweet and pungent. In si.x weeks from the time 

 of sowing, the leaves are eaten boiled like spinach, and the plants 

 will continue to yield until frost sets in. Pkt. 5 cts.. oz. 10 cts., 

 '{\b. 20 cts., lb. 65 cts. 



White London. The old sort, used for salads and flavoring. Pkt. 

 5 cts., oz. 8 cts., aih. 15 cts., lb. 40 cts. 



Black or Brown. Pkt. 5 cts,, oz. 8 cts., }{\h. 15 cts., lb, 40 cts. 



NASTURTIUM 



Nasturtiums of all varieties are useful for furnishing tender seed- 

 pods which make delicious pickles. The seeds for pickling should 

 be gathered while green and with a portion of the stem attached. 

 Pick them over and place in a jar until filled ; then cover them with 

 cider vinegar that has been brought to the boil and is still warm, to 

 keep for winter use. 



Tall Yellow. The best for pickling seed pods, or garnishing. Pkt. 



5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Klb. 20 cts., lb. 50 cts. 

 Dwarf Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., }{)h. 25 cts., lb. 60 cts. 



OKRA 



Is cultivated for its fruit-pods, which are used in soups, stews, etc. 

 In soups and catsup it gives body to the dish, and while at first is 

 not agreeable to the taste, it is one that is easily acquired and many 

 are very fond of it. It is largely used in canning with tomatoes, and 

 can be dried and canned for winter use. For shipping, cut the stems 

 an inch or so long, so as to prevent the wilting in transit. 



Culture. — Sow late in the spring after the gro und h as become 

 warm, in drills 3 feet apart, thin- 

 ning out to from 9 to 12 inches apart 

 in the row. For keeping, they 

 should be picked while still small 

 and tender. 



One ounce will plant 100 Mils 

 Kleckley's Favorite. The pods 



of this new Okra average 6 inches 



in length by iK inches, carrying 



the thickness well through its 



length. The under pods are ex- 

 ceptionally tender and fleshy. 



The plants grow 2^^ to 3 feet in 



height and bear smooth, white 



pods at each leaf joint. By mail, 



postpaid, pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 



K lb. 25 cts., lb. 70 cts. 

 Perkins' Mammoth Long- 

 podded. This distinct new Okra 



is simply wonderful. The pods 



shoot out from the stalk within 3 



inches of the ground, and the 



whole plant is covered with them 



to the extreme height of the plant. 



The pods are an intense green 



color, of unusual length, 8 to 9 



inches, very slim, and do not get 



hard, as in the case with other 



Okras. It is also much sought 



after by canners being the best of 



all green sorts for canning for 



winter use. By mail, postpaid, 



pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Klb. 20 cts., 



lb. 60 cts.; by freight or express, 



lb. 50 cts., 5 lbs. and over 45 cts. 



per lb. 



Dwarf Green Prolific, or Den- 

 sity. A distinct variety, growing 

 about 14 inches in height. Very 

 productive of fine, smooth pods. 



Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., }i lb, 20 cts,, Perkins' Mammotn Long- 

 lb. 60 cts. podded Otoa 



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