MILLTRACK MUSHROOM SPAWN. 



Boston MarJiet Lettuce. 



UTCH BUTTER HEAD. The leaves of this variety are 

 dotted with freckles of brown- 

 ish red. The heads are sure- 

 forming, slow seeding, and 

 very superior in quality. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., Klb. 6oc. 

 AeW YORK CABBAGE. 

 A. very deep green Cabbage 

 Lettuce, with unusually large, 

 solid heads of superior flavor 

 and crispness. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz. 20 cts., i4\h. 60 cts. 



BLONDE BLOCKHEAD. 

 Prominent among the newer 

 sorts as one of the best and handsomest. The heads are roundish 

 oblong, golden yellow, crisp, tender and deliciovis. The plants 

 stand summer heat long without seeding, and keep well in market 

 without wilting. Pkt. sets., oz. 20 cts., J^lb. 60 cts. 

 ^ DENVER 3IAIliCET. The leaves of the variety are beautifully 

 "■'Cvnnkled like those of Savoy Cabbage and are easily distinguished 

 by this charaaeristic. The large, solid heads are shaped like 

 those of Hanson, but are more oblong, and of good, light green 

 color; their flavor is remarkably fine and delicate, and they are 

 formed quite early. Good both lor forcing and early open air cul- 

 ture. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., Klb. 60 cts. 



//BOSTON M.VRKET. Among Boston gardeners this is a favor- 

 ite for forcing under glass. The small, compact heads are very 

 crisp and tender. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., Klb. 60 cts. 

 , — -ALIi THE YEAR ROUND. So named because it may be 

 grown with equal success at any season of the year. The heads are 

 of iii^dium size, very firm, close, crisp and very good. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 ozy^octs., KIb.6octs. 



WiANSON. A well-known sort ; the favorite for outdoor bedding. 

 The plants are large and vigorous, and form immense heads, as 

 solid as tn some of the earlier Cabbages, but much flatter ; leaves 

 green without, light yellow within ; sweet, crisp and juicy. One of 

 the best sorts grown. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., lilh. 60 cts. 

 ^WJUTE CABBAGE. Thick-growing and heat enduring ; well 

 adapted far forcing or outdoor crops ; heads very sure in formation, 

 large, greenish white, good. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., H^h. 60 cts. 



LTON'S WHITE STAR. A new sort of the Black-Seeded 

 Simpson style, but seems to grow larger and more rapidly ; the leaf 

 is broader and thicker and top frilled. Pkt. 5c., oz. 20c., J^lb. 6oc. 

 ,,.1— *T. LOUIS BUTTE R. Very popular among market-gardeners ; 

 heads lafge and solid, resisting heat for a long time without seeding 

 or losing their crisp, tender quality. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20c., Klb- 6oc. 



^JSTEW PERPETUAL. This variety is entirely distinct, not 

 ""Tieading, but forming huge compact bushes. The leaf is a yellowisli 

 green and very tender. For private use it is especially adapted, as 

 nlyone sowmg is necessn^rv for the whole season. It remains up 



to the time of seed- 

 ing of just the 

 same quality for 

 eating as at any 

 time before. Pkt. 

 5 cts., oz. 20 Cts., 

 ]{\h. 60 cts. 



OAK-L.EAV- 

 tjD. Quite distinct 

 and odd in the 

 shape of its leaves, 

 which are shaped 

 "ke those of an 

 oak. The heads 

 are small, close and 

 firm, tender and 

 well-flavored, and 

 slow in forming 

 seed. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz. aocts., 5<lb.6oc. 



MARXYNIA. 



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 May in rows 3 feet 

 apart, and thin the plants to stand 2 f^et apart in the rows. The 

 plant is a strong-growing, hardy annual. 



PROBOSCIDEA. The best variety. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts. 

 Ji'lb. 75 cts. 



''Milltrack'' Mushroom 

 Spawn. 



We find it necessary to issue a short pamphlet on the growth of 

 the Mushroom, partly on account of the very numerous applications 

 we have had requesting information, and partly as a guarantee that 

 the spawn is genuine. We shall, therefore, for the future enclose 

 one of these with every order. 



Anyone possessing the convenience of an outhouse, or cellar, 

 with a temperature of from 48 to 55 degrees of heat, has just the 

 temperature and convenience for their growth. The first thing is 

 to produce as much short dung (fresh from the stable — if to be had 

 —but that is not absolutely necessary) as will make a bed 16 inches 

 deep, and any required size ; throw the same in a heap for a few 

 days to heat, and dispel the greater part of the moisture it contains, 

 then spread it out for a day or two to dry and cool down, after which 

 again throw it up together for about five or six days ; it will then be 

 fit to make the bed, which, let the size be what it. may, must not be 

 more than 16 inches deep. 



In making the bed, great care must be taken to tread or beat it 

 firm, that the heat may be more lasting and not so liable to rise too 



1 high at first. As soon as the heat has risen and declined to 75 degrees, 

 it is fit to spawn. Amateurs will do well to observe this, as too high 

 a degree of heat destroys the vitality of the spawn, while a lower 

 temperature is not sufficient to produce the vigor necessary for an 

 abundant crop. Half 



; a bushel is sufficient 

 tospawnabed lofeet 

 square. It should be 

 broken in pieces the 

 size of small apples, 

 and placed in the 

 dung; then cover the 

 whole bed, 2 inches 

 deep, with any good 

 garden soil, and well 

 beat it down the 

 same day the bed is 

 spawned. 



In a cellar, or out- 



I house, in which an 

 even temperature of 

 55 degrees can be 

 secured, no covering 



j of hay or any other 



I material will be re- 



! quired ; but in cases 

 where this conveni- 

 ence is not at com- 

 mand, litter may be 

 used to effect the de- 

 sired temperature. 



If treated as above 

 directed, Mush- 



'Milltrack" Mushrooms. 



rooms will generally appear in about 

 spawning. If the bed should become v 



weeks from the time of 

 spawning. It the bed should become very dry, it may be watered, 

 but water should always be sparingly applied, and never below the 

 temperature of the atmosphere. It should never be given in great 

 abundance at one time ; still. Mushrooms like a moist fixed tempera- 

 ture, which may be produced by occasionally damping the walls, 

 floors, etc. 



This brand of Spawn has been celebrated for many years. It is 

 manufactured under a peculiar process known exclus'ively to the 

 manufacturer, and, whenever once used, no gardener will willingly 

 take to any other kind. One chief feature in its superiority is the 

 extraordinary length of time it continues to produce Mushrooms ; 

 many instances have occurred where beds have continued in full 

 bearing for eight or nine months. The Mushrooms are also of the 

 rich, fleshy kind, so much prized in the kitchen. Lb. 15 cts., by 

 mail, 25 cts. ; 10 lbs. $1. 



MUSTARD. 



(©mf.) 



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 spr-ing 



and the leaves cut when several 

 inches long. Pk. 5 cts. , oz. 10 cts., 

 lb. 50 cts. 



All seeds by weight or 

 packet sent postpaid at 

 prices given, except 

 wliere otherwise noted 



