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ENGLISH MILL-TRACK 



Mushroom Spawn. 



Lb. 12c. By mail, 30c. lb. 10 lbs. §1.00. 

 100 lbs. $S.OO. 



Mushrooms can be readily grown in cellars, sta- 

 bles, sheds or pits. Many are successfully grown 

 on a shelf in an ordinary cellar, and yield suffi- 

 cient crops to compensate the grower for his effort 

 The space under greenhouse benches or stagings 

 will suit them exactly, using materials in same 

 manner as described. 



CULTIVATION. 



The cultivation of the Mushroom is a very sim- 

 ple matter, and requires only ordinary intelligence 

 and care. The materials needed are fresh horse 

 manure, good soil and live spawn. The manure 

 should not be too short, as it does not combine the 

 necessary qualities. Long, strawy litter, plentifully 

 mixed with short manure, maices by far the best 

 beds, as it does not heat too violently, decomposes 

 slowly and retains its heat for a long period. Put 

 in a heap and turn every three or four days to per- 

 mit the escape of noxious gases and prevent burn- 

 ing. When ready for use it should be as hot as 

 can be borne comfortably by the hand, and should 

 also be moist. Make the 'beds three feet wide at the 

 base, two and a half feet high, and of any desired 

 length. The manure, when in proper condition, 

 should be quickly handled to prevent the loss of 

 heat and be beaten down to make the heap firm and 

 compact, and cover with long litter. The bed should 

 within a few days warm to a temperature of 110 to 

 120 degrees. Never spawn a bed when the heat is 

 rising, but always on the decline and under 90 de- 

 grees. Have a ground thermometer, and keep it 

 plunged in the bed; by pulling it out and looking 

 at it you can ascertain exactly the temperature of 

 the bed; should the temperature not exceed 100 or 

 110 degrees no alarm should be felt, for if the 

 manure was fresh it will likely produce a good 

 crop. Where the heat has decreased to 90 degrees 

 the bed is ready to receive the spawn, which is 

 done by raising the manure with the hand ana in- 

 serting pieces of spawn two inches square and nine 

 inches apart each way. At the expiration of a few 

 days the bed may be covered with soil to the depth 

 of about two inches. If in closed cellar or mush- 

 room house wait about 10 days, but if in open shed 

 5 days will do. If the soil is poor add a liberal 

 quantity of bone meal. 



It requires a period of five to seven weeks before 

 they are ready for use. 



MUSTARD SEED. 



Pkt. 5c. 1-4 lb. 10c. Lb. 25c. 



NASTURTIUM. 



Plant in May the climbing varieties to cover arbor 

 or fence, and the Dwarf for beds or hanging bas- 

 kets. . The leaves are used for salad, and the seeds, 

 when soft enough to be penetrated by the nail, for 

 pickles. 



TALL— Pkt. 5c. Oz. 10c. 1-4 lb. 25 «. Lb. 



Toe. 



DWARF.— Pkt. 5c. Oz. 15c. 1-4 lb. 35c. Lb. 

 $1.25. 



^ONIONS^ 



TO GROW LARGE ONIONS FR03I SEED. — 



The seed should be sown as early as possible in the 

 spring, as they grow much better during the cool 

 weather, and should make most of their growth 

 before the hot weather sets in. Sow five pounds of 

 seed to the acre for large onions. 



THE NEW ONION CULTURE. —Sow the seed 

 in hot-bed, and transplant as early as possible to 

 open ground; they can be grown very successfully 

 by this plan. 



FOR SETS.— Have a clean and very rich soil, 

 which should be thoroughly cultivated, or it will 

 not do well enough to pay for the troulbe. The 

 most successful growers work their ground several 

 times in the fall to kill out the weeds, and get 

 ground in nice condition. Use well-rotted manure 

 freely, and be sure to get the seeds in as early a_s 

 possible in the spring, no matter if it is ever so cold 

 or unpleasant, and keep the soil mellow and clear 

 of weeds ,and if seed is good you will have a large 

 crop of onion sets. On no other condition can you 

 hepe for success. Disturb the roots of the Onion 

 as little as possible, either in thinning or hoeing, 

 and never hoe earth towards them to cover or hill, 

 as we do most other things. 



Sow the seed in drills about 12 inches apart. It 

 will require from 40 to 60 pounds to sow an acre. 



Onion 



Sets 



W White* Qt. 25c. 

 by mail, 40e 



Yell"o^v,Qt.20c. 

 by mail, 30c. 



Write as for 

 quotations by 

 the basliel. 



EXTRA EARLY RED.-Onions of a good size 

 may be raised from the black seed the first season. 

 Pkts. 5c. and 10c. Oz. 15c. 1-4 lb. 40c. 

 Lb. $1.50. 



YELLOW GLOBE DAN VERS. — A very hand- 

 some round vellow Onion, a large yielder and splen- 

 did keeper, the preferred sort with market garden- 

 ers and large growers all over the country. We 

 unhesitating recommend it for growing either sets 

 or large Onions. 



Pkt. 5c. Oz. 15c. 1-4 lb. 35c. Lb. $1.1 O. 



YELLOW FLAT DANVERS.— Oz. 10c. 1-4 lb. 



30c. Lb. $1.00 



LARGE YELLOW DUTCH, or STRASBURG.— 



Very fine, a good keeper; the kind used very largely 

 by those who jrrow Onion sets for market. 



Pkt. 5c. Oz. 15c. 1-4 lb. 35c. Lb. $1.15 



SPECIAL PRICES TO GARDENERS AND FARMERS, IN LARGE QUANTITIES. 



