20 



English Mill Track Mushroom Spawn. 



L,b. 12c. By 3Iail 20c. lb. 10 lbs. $1.00. lOO lbs. $8.00. 



TTpTHE cultivation of the Mushroom is 

 J I !i very simple matter, and re- 



I quires only ordinary intelligence 

 JL 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 

 accessary qualities. Long, strawy litter, 

 plentifully mixed with short manure, 

 makes 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 permit the escape of noxious 

 gases and prevent burning. When ready 

 tor 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 de- 

 cline and under 90 degrees. Have a 

 ground thermometer, and keep it plunged 

 in the bed; by pulling it out and looking 

 at it you can ascertain exactly the tem- 

 perature of the bed. Should the temper- 

 ature 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 ma- 

 nure with the hand and inserting 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 a closed cellar or mushroom 



house, wait about ten days, but if in open 

 shed live 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 arj ready for use. 



Two pounds of spawn are snffl- 

 cient for a bed 3 feet by 6 feet. 



Mushrooms can be readily grown in cel- 

 lars, stables, sheds or pits. Many are 

 successfully grown on a shelf in an ordi- 

 nary cellar, and yield sutficient crops to 

 compensate the grower for his effort. The 

 space under greenhouse benches or stag- 

 ings will suit them exactly, using mate- 

 rials in same manner as described. 



Mushroom on Pasture Land or Lawn. 

 —About the first of June take pieces of 

 spawn an inch square, and lift the sod 

 with a trowel or spade just sutficient to 

 get a spawn under it, and then press the 

 soil down hard. Set the spawn one to 

 two feet apart. In a favorable season a 

 crop may be expected in three or four 

 months from the time of planting. 



MUSTARD. 



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 two 

 feet high and of greater breadth, forming 

 enormous bunches. 



Pkt.Sc. Oz.lOc. 1-4 lb. 15c. Lb. 40c. 



WHITE 



X-4 lb. 



MUSTARD. 



lOc. L,b. 35c. 



Plant in May, the climbing varieties to cover arbor or fence, and the dwarf for beds or hanging baskets. The leaves are used for 

 salad, and the seeds, when soft enough to be pentrated by the nail, for pickles. 



TALL^Pkt. 5c. Oz. lOc. 1-4 lb. 25c." L,b. 75c. DWARF— Plct. 5c. Ox. 15c. 1-4 lb. 30c. Lb. $1.00 



PARSNIP. 



The Parsnip will flourish 

 best and give the longest, 

 largest and smoothest roots 

 in a very deep, rich soil — 

 one that has been made rich 

 from manure the previous 

 year. Fresh manure makes 

 the roots somewhat ill-shaped. 

 Sow as early in the spring as 

 the ground can be made 

 ready, pretty thickly in drills 

 from 12 to 18 inches apart, 

 and about an inch deep. Thin 

 the plants to 5 or 6 inches 

 apart. 



Hollow Crown 

 or Sugar. 



The Hollow Crown is su- 

 perior in quality to all other 

 varieties, and the preferred 

 kind with Baltimore garden- 

 ers. The roots are smooth, 

 tender, handsome shape and 

 early. We have the finest 

 stock of Hollow Crown Par- 

 snips that we know of in this 

 CO untry. 



Pkts. 5e. and 10c. 1-4 lb. 

 15c. Lb. 40c. 



PARSLEY 



Select rich soil; sow the seed in 

 drills one foot apart, covering half 

 an inch deep. It would be well to 

 firm the soil with the foot after 

 sowing the seed. As the seed is 

 usually from 15 to 

 25 days in vegetat- 

 ing, it will be nec- 

 essary to sow early. 

 Thin plants to four 

 inches apart when 

 two inches high. 

 The beauty of the 

 plant may be in- 

 creased by several 

 successive trans- 

 plantings. It is 

 used principally 

 for flavoring soups, 

 etc., and for gar- 

 nishing in its nat- 

 ural state. 



DWAKF EXTRA CURLED — The most beautiful and valuable 

 variety in use. Of a handsome bright green color, finelv crimped 

 and beautifully curled. Pkt. 5c. Ox. 10c. 1-4 "lb. 30c. 

 Lb. 50c. 



MOSS CURLED A very select crimped variety. Pkt. 5c. Oz. 



10c. 1-4 lb. 30c. Lb. 60c. 



or CAPSICUM is cultivated mainly for Pickles. It is used as a 

 seasoning in many ways, and sometimes medicinally. Sow the seed 

 early in a hot-bed, if possible; if not, select a warm place in the 

 garden for the seed bed, and sow as soon as the soil is warm. Trans- 

 plant when three or four inches high, in rows eighteen inches apart. 

 CAYENNE. — Small, long and tapering, very hot; best for seasoning 



Pickles. Pkts. 5c. and lOe. Ox. 20c. 1-4 lb. 65c. 

 LARGE SWEET — Very large and excellent for Mangoes or Stuffed 



Pickles. Pkts. 5c. and lOc. Ox. 30e. 1-4 lb. 50c. 

 BULL NOSE, or BELL.— Good for Pickling; very hot. Pkts. 5c. 



and 10c. Oz. 20c. 1-4 lb. 50c. 

 Rl^BY KING.— An excellent sort of large size and mild flavor. 



Pkts. 5c. and 10c. Oz. 30c. 1-4 lb. 60e. 

 GOLDEN QUEEN.— In shape and size similar to Bull Nose, and of 



mild flavor; color, yellow. Pkts. 5e. and lOc. Oz. 25c. 

 RED CHERRY.— Pkts. 5c. and 10c. Oz. 30c. 

 RED CHILI Pkts. 5c. and 10c. Oz. 30c. 



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