Culture. 



ture soil. 



ure to one of loam. 



MUSHROOM SPAWN. 



Best English Spawn. 



(Sec Cut.) 



In preparation for a Mushroom bed, procure fresh 

 horse manure, free from litter or straw, ami old ims- 

 Mix thoroughly iu proportion of three parts horse man- 



Turn daily until the extreme heat is out of 



it. T h e n in 

 some sheltered 

 place, if pos- 

 sible, make oui 

 of this compost 

 a bed four feet 

 wide, 8 inches 

 deep, and a s 

 long as desired, 

 pressed solid- 

 ly. Leave this 

 until '..he heat 

 MUSHROOM .SPAWN subsides to 90'-', 



then plant pieces of spawn the size of a walnut in bjles two or 

 thi-ee inches deep, si.K inclies apart each way; cover w'.th the com- 

 post, and in tlie course of a week or ten days the 5^ jawn will be 

 diffused throug-li the whole bod. Now cover witl- two inches of 

 fresh soil, and over this spread three or four inches of hay, straw 

 or litter. If the surface becomes dry, wet with luke warm water 

 Keep at even temperature of 50* to Gi)'^. One pound will sow 3 by 

 6 feet. Lb. bricks each ;35c ; 10 lbs., not prepaid. !jl.20. 



MUSTARD. 



German, Senf. French, Moutardc. Spanish, Mostazoe. 



-(See cut.) — The large leaves which often meas- 



New Chinese 



ure fourteen , 

 inches are 

 ready for 

 use in about 

 six weeks 

 after sow- 

 ins-, and the 

 plants will 

 continue to 

 yield unal it 

 is frost y 

 weather. It 

 has a pleas- 

 ant, pungent 

 flavor; ex- 

 ceptiona 11 y 

 hardy a n d 

 can be eaten 

 the same as 

 other s a 1- 

 ads. P k t . 

 4c., o z. 7c, 

 j4 lb. 20c, 

 lb. 35c, 

 lb. 60c. 



White Seeded — Useful for salads and greens. Seeds pungent, 

 nice to pickle. Pkt. 2c. oz. 5c, 14 lb. 12c, X lb. 20c, lb, 30c. 



Black Seeded— Sharper and more punsrent than other varieties. 

 Pkt. 2c, oz. 5c, }4 lb. 12c, H lb. 20c, lb. 30c. 



NASTURTIUM, 



or Indian Cress. 



The seeds while yet young and succulent, ar"- pick.ed and are 

 very delicious. The plants and flowers are hi Liy ornamental 

 in the garden, blooming continuously until frost. " .17 it. 

 Tall Mixed — flakes a nice growth ; useful for climb,: purposes. 



Pkt. 4c, oz. 10c, Ji lb. 30c, I4 lb. 5.5c, lb. $1.00. 

 Dwarf Mixed— Handsome and useful variety, very proi. c. Pkt. 



4c, oz. 10c, }4 lb. 30c, }i lb. 55c, lb. -SI. 00. 



OKRA. 



German, Esasharer. French, 

 Gorribo. Spanish. Quibomhn. 



Improved White Velvet — 



(See cut)— Standard sort, 

 popular everj'where. Pods 

 are round and smooth, 

 larger than those of any 

 other sort, never prickly to 

 the touch, produced in 

 great abundance. Seed 

 pods are used while they 

 are small, tender and suc- 

 culent for soup and stews. 

 Pkt. 3c, oz. 5c, lb. 15c, 

 ^ lb. 25c, lb. 40c. 



New Mammoth Virginia - (Sec cut.) 

 A new, very early, desirable, and the 

 most valuable vai iety to grow. It is of 

 upright growth and has tlic largest 



, ,. _ , pods and kerneJs of any variety ; always 



yields fewer imperfect pods; the vines make valuable forage for 

 stock. Plant in April and they will rijien before September, 

 even as far north as Canada. Hundieds of my young friends 

 have written me that they had a wonderful crop the last season. 

 It will pay everyone to try them. Plant two inches deep, eighp 

 inches in the row and keep ground free from weeds. Whei 

 ripe, pull or dig up and dry. True stock seed. Pkt. 5c, K Pt 

 15c, pt. 25c, qt. 40c. 



PARSLEY. 



German, Petersilie. French, Pcrsil. Spanish, Pe^i/M, Swede, Parsalia 

 One ounce for 150 feet of drill. 



One of the most valuable vegetables: extensively used for gar- 

 nishing and decorating. Parsley succeeds best in rich mellow 

 soil. It should be so'vn early in spring, previously soaking the 

 seed for a few 

 hours in luke 

 warm water. 

 Poi winter use 

 protect in a 

 framo or light 

 cellar, or a few 

 plants may be 

 placed in pots 

 or boxes and 

 kept in the 

 house for con- 

 venient use dur- 

 ing winter. 

 BUCKBEE'S 

 BEAUTY— 

 (See Cut.) -This 

 popular and 

 new variety is ; 

 a great favorite ' 

 everywhere 

 and is gi-ovvn 

 extensively by 

 everyone ; the 

 most handsome 



sort known ; often used for edging of flower beds. etc. 

 oz. Sc., li lb. 25c., l.< lb. 50c., lb. S^l.OO. 



BrCKBEE S BEAUTY PAnSLET. 



Pkt. 4c. 



ine texture: grand 

 OeliciouK boiled with 

 ^inc seed. Pkt. 4c., 



PARSNIP. 



German, Pantinakc. French, Panais. 

 Spanish, Paftwaca. Swed- 

 ish, Palstcrnucka. 



One ounce for 200 feet of drill ; 5 to 6 

 l-ounds in drills for an acre. 

 Sow as early in spring as weather 

 will permit. Unlike Carrots they 

 are improved by frost, and it is usual 

 to take up in fall a certain quantity 

 for winter use, leaving the rest in 

 the groimd until spring, to be dug up 

 as required. 



MEW MALTESE— (See Cut.)— 

 This new variety is without doubt, 

 the heaviest yielding, best flavored 

 sort known ; grows to a large size ; is 

 exceptionally sugary ; enormously 

 productive, yielding from 500 to 6()0 

 bushels per acre, which is of common 

 occurrence. Fine for liome use, mar- 

 ket and exceptionally valuable for 

 stock. Pkt. 4c., oz. 6c., X lb- 15°-. 

 }4 lb. 25c., lb. 45c. 



IMPROVED HOXjIjOW 

 CROWN, OR LONG SUGAR— 

 Well known favorite ; standard sort 

 for table and market use, also valua- 

 ble for stock. It is smooth, long, of 

 quality and exceedingly rich and sugary, 

 meats 01 sliced and then fried in butter, 

 oz. 6c., ]4 lb. 15c., K lb- 25c. lb. 40c. 



^ARSNIP GROWING IS ALWAYS A MONEY MAK 

 ING CROP. 



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