6'6 PETHR HESDER30N & CO.'S CATALOGUE OP SEEDS. 



MUSHROOM SPAWN, 



Mushrooms may be grown in a warm cellar or shed in winter, or in the open air in 

 summer. Take partially dry, fresh horse manure, and lay it in a heap to ferment; turn 

 and mix it well every few days, and when well and equally fermented, which will he in 

 from ten to fifteen days, it may he made into a hed four feet wide and about two feet 

 deep, mixing it well together, and beating or treading it firmly. As soon as the tem- 

 perature of the bed falls from 75 to 50 degrees, the Spawn may be inserted in pieces 

 about the size of a walnut, about two inches deep, and six inches apart. Cover with 

 loamy soil about two inches deep, and beat it down evenly and firmly. Finish off with 

 a covering of clean straw or hay about a foot thick, and protect from heavy rains. 

 Water when necessary with luke-warm water, and expect Mushrooms in from four to 

 six weeks. 



Per pound, 15 cents ; 8 pounds, $1. By mail, 25 cents per pound. 



OKRA, or GUMBO. 



German, Essbarer.— French, Gombo. Spanish, Quibombo. 

 , This vegetable is extensively grown in the Southern States ; its long pods, when 

 young, are used in soups, stews, etc., and are believed to be very nutritious. It is of 

 the easiest culture, and grows freely, bearing abundantly on any ordinary garden soil. 

 It is sown at the usual time of all tender vegetables, in drills two inches deep, setting 

 the plants from two to three feet apart. 



Per oz. \i lb. Lb. 



Improved Dwarf Green. Early and productive 10c. 30c. 75c. 



Long* Green. Long ribbed pods 10c. 30c. 75c. 



ONION. 



German, Zwiebel. — French, Ognon. — Spanish, Cebolla. 

 The Onion thrives best in a rather strong, deep, rich, loamy soil, and unlike most 

 vegetables, succeeds well when cultivated on the same ground for successive years. 

 The ground should be deeply trenched and manured the previous autumn, and laid up 

 in ridges during the winter, to soften. As early in spring as the ground is in working- 

 order commence operations by levelling the ground with a rake, and tread it firmly; 

 sow thinly in drills about a quarter of an inch deep and one foot apart ; cover with fine 

 soil, and press down with the back of a spade or a light roller. When the young plants 

 are strong enough, thin gradually, so that they stand finally three or four inches apart. 

 Keep the surface of the ground open and free from weeds by frequent hoeing, taking- 

 care not to stir the soil too deeply, or to collect it about the growing bulbs. 



(Onion seed is very scarce this year owing to a partial failure of the crop, and ibices 

 are consequently higher than last year.) 



Per oz. 141b. Lb. 

 Early Large Red. This variety ripens about a fortnight earlier 

 than the Large Wetherstiehl, and is rather smaller in 

 size, but close-grained and heavy. It is mild in flavor, a 



good keeper, and in all respects, an excellent variety 40c. $1 25 $4 00 



"Wethersfield Large Red. The staple variety of the Eastern 

 Onion-growers, of large size, deep in color, and an excel- 

 lent keeper 30c. 100 3 50 



Yellow Dutch, or Strasburg. One of the oldest varieties, the 

 "Silver Skin" of the Eastern States, a good keeper, and 



well flavored 40c. 125 4 



Yellow Danvers. An excellent variety, mild-flavored, and very 

 productive ; ripens earlv, and a good keeper. (Home grown 



seed) 50c. 150 5 00 



Yellow Danvers. (Imported Seed.) Very excellent 30c. 100 3 00 



White Portugal, or Silver-Skin. A handsome Onion, of mild 

 flavor, but not a good keeper ; extensively grown for 



pickling 40c. 125 4 00 



Giant Rocca. A splendid large variety from Naples, of globular 



shape, bright brown skin and delicate flavor 30c. 1 00 3 50 



Large Red Oval, or Globe. Similar to the Large Red in color 

 and flavor, but quite distinct in form, being nearly globu- 

 lar 50c. 150 5 00 



New Neapolitan Marzajola Onion. This is said to be the ear- 

 liest onion in cultivation; it is a white skinned variety, 

 and an excellent keeper. If sown as soon as the frost 

 is out of the ground, its rapid growth will produce a crop 



early in the year 40c. 1 25 4 00 



Few Queen Onion. A new and excellent variety, as remarkable 

 for its keeping qualities as for the rapidity of its growth. 

 If sown in March, ib will produce onions from one to two 

 inches in diameter early in the summer, which will keep 

 sound until the summer of the following year 50c. 1 75 5 00 



