Clioice ^egeta^lDle Seecis 



C. BECKBRT, 



ALLEGHENY, PA. 



Leek. 



(Sauc^. 



uperior to the Onion in flavor, 

 and is much used for 

 seasoning soups and 

 boiling with meats. 

 The plants are easil)" 

 cultivated and very 

 hardy, enduring the 

 severest winter 

 weather without pro- 

 tection. The seed 

 should be sown in hot- 

 beds in early spring, 

 and the seedlings 

 transplanted later to 

 the open ground, eight 

 inches apart, in rows 

 fiom 12 to 15 inches 

 apart. For a winter 

 supply of this, sow 

 seed in the open 

 ground in early spring, 

 and either thin the 

 seedlings until they 

 have room for devel- 

 opment, or transplant 

 them as above : the 

 former method gives 

 argerstalks sometime 

 earlier than when tha 

 roots are transplanted.^ 

 They should be sW*fed 

 ke celery for winter. 

 An ounce of seed w 

 sow about 100 fee^of 

 dpjri. 



London Flag Leek. 

 hard}', popular sort, with broad-spread 



'Mussel b u rgh. 



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^ GI 



... . „ eaves and very 



^large stalks. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts. 

 V^ONDON FLAG. The variety most e.xtensively cultivated. The 

 stalks are large, and the leaves grow from their sides as in the 

 Flag. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts. 

 ROUEN WINTER. The stalks or necks are very large, hardy, 

 late-keeping, and lighter green than in other sorts. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 qz. 20 cts. 



'AIiIAN GIANT. Stalks enormous, hardy, vigorous, mild and 

 agreeable in flavor. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts. 

 GIANT CARENTAN. One of the best sorts. Stalks short, 

 thiol, hardy, mild-flavored. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts. 



MUSHROOM SPAWN. 



((ifiainpicjuDnbrut.) 



Fresh and delicious home-grown Mushrooms may be enjoyed by 

 any gardener who has a cellar, pit, or dark room where the temper- 

 ature can be kept at from 50 to 60 degrees, in which to grow them. 

 On the location of the beds dig out sgil to the depth of a foot, and 

 spread on tlie bottom a layer of coarse manure. For the top soil 

 mi.\ one bushel of soil from an old pasture with two bushels of fresh 

 horse manure, which has been forked over a number of times to 

 spend some of its heat ; this should be spread on in layers, and each 

 one pounded down hard. The bed will become quite warm in a few 

 days, and the temperature should be allowed to cool down until it 

 reaches about 90 degrees ; then holes about a foot apart should be 

 made in the bed, and two or three pieces of spawn the size of wal- 

 nuts pressed into each one, and firmly covered with soil. About 

 ten days later, a coat of fresh loam should be spread over the bed ; 

 the mushrooms will make their appearance in about eight weeks, 

 and will be produced abundantly for a month. When the crop_ is 

 gathered, spread an inch of fresh soil over the bed, moisten it with 

 warm water, and cover with hay or light litter for the second crop. 

 Success with Mushrooms depends largely upon a uniform tempera- 

 ture. 



MUSHR.OOM SPAWN. We import the best English Methack 

 spawn, of which commercial growers use large quantities. Write 

 for special prices. Lb. 15 cts. ; by mail 23 cts. 



MUSHROOM, How to Grow (F.a.lconer). Cloth bound, post- 

 paid, S1.50. 



'-eal Market Mt<sk;)ielon. 

 _psT' For aescnption 01 tnis melon, see opposite page. 



MUSTARD. 



(2enf.) 



The young and tender leaves of the Mustard are greatly relished 

 as salads, or when cooked like Spinach. The seed should be sown 

 in shallow drills as early as the ground can be prepared in spring, 

 and the leaves cut when several inches long. 



BROWN. The leaves are tender and pungent in flavor. Pkt. sets., 



oz. 10 cts. , lb. 50 cts. 

 YELLOW. Generally considered superior to other sorts in. 



quality. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., lb. 50 cts. 



MARTYNIA. 



(©emjenfiorn.) 



The curiously pretty seed-pods of the Martynia are excellent for 

 pickling, if gathered when tender and about half grown ; they grow 

 tough and woody with age. Sow the seed in INIay in rows 3 feet 

 apart, and thity the plants to stand 2 feet apart in the rows. The 

 plant is a strofig-growing, hardy annual. 



FROBOSCzi)^^. The best variety. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 25 cts. 



NASTURTIUM. 



(Sat3u,^iner.) 



The flowers and young leaves of the Nasturtium form a pleasant 

 spicy salad, and the seed-pods are gathered when young and ten- 

 der, for pickling ; the latter have a strong, pungent flavor, much 

 relished by some people. Plant the seeds in hi^ls, 2 feet apart each 



way as soon as the 

 ground betomes 

 warm^ -and treat 

 the plants like 

 c»f!ier hardy an- 

 nuals. 



TALL. Lu.vuri- 

 ant in growth ; 

 plant where the 

 vines wall have 

 some support, 

 as beside a 

 fence ; or sup- 

 ply brush as for 

 peas. Pkt. 5 c, 

 oz. 20 cts. 

 DWARF. Low- 

 growing and 

 bushy, produc- 

 i n g m a n y 

 plump pods. 

 This variety re- 

 quires no sup- 

 port. The (low- 

 ers are beauti- 

 ful and briglnly 

 colored. Pkt 5 

 yfushrooms. cts. .oz. 20 cts. 



