GRIFFITH ®, TURNER CO ^ 27 



ENGLISH MILL TRACK MUSHROOM SPAWN 



lib., 20c. By Mail, 25c. lib., Postpaid. 10 Xibs., $1.75. 100 libs., $16.00, by Freigbt or Express. 



CULTIVATION. 



The cultivation of the Mushroom is a very simple matter and requires only ordinary intelligence and care. The mate- 

 rials needed are fresh horse manure, good soil and live spawn. The manure should not be too short, as it does not com- 

 bine the necessary qualities. Long strawy litter, plentifully mixed with short manure, malces 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 for use it should be as 

 hot as can be borne comfortably by the hand, and should also be moist. Make the beds 3 feet wide at the base, 21/2 

 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 covered with long litter. The bed should 

 within a few days warm to a temperature of 110 to 120 degrees. Never ."^pawn a bed when the heat is rising, but always 

 on the decline 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 temperature of the bed. Should the temperature not exceed 100 or 110 degrees, 

 no alarm should be felt, for if the manure was fresh it will likely produce a good crop. When the heat has decreased to 

 90 degrees, the bed is ready to receive the spawn, which is done by raising the manure witla the hand and inserting pieces 

 of spawn 2 inches squkre and 9 inches apart each way. At the expiration of a few days the bed may be covered with soil 

 to the depth of about 2 inches. If in a closed cellar or mushroom house, wait about ten days, but if in open shed five days 

 will do. If the soil is poor, add a liberal quantity of bone meal. It requires a period of 5 to 7 weeks before they are ready 

 for use. 



Two pounds of spawn are sufficient for a bed 3 feet by 6 feet. 



Mushrooms can be readily grown in cellars, stables, sheds or pits. Many are successively grown on a shelf in an ordi- 

 nary cellar, and yield sufficient crops to compensate the grower for his effort. The space under greenhouse benches or stag- 

 ings will suit them exactly, using materials in the same manner as described. 



MUSHROOMS ON PASTURE Z.ANB OR IiAWN. 



About the first of June take pieces of spawn an inch square and lift the sod with a trowel or spade just sufficient to get 

 a spawn under it, and then press the soil down hard. Set the spawn 1 to 2 feet apart. In a favorable season a crop may 

 be expected in 3 or 4 months from the time of planting. ^5^^T^5 



CUIiTIVATION POR SETS. 



Have a clean and very 

 rich soil, whicli should be 

 thoroughly cultivated, or it 

 will not do well enough to 

 pay for the trouble. The 

 most successful grower.s 

 worli their ground sevei'al 

 times in the fall to kill out 

 the weeds and get ground 

 in nice condition. Use well- 

 rotted manure freely, and 

 be sure to get the seeds in 

 as early as possible in the 

 spring, no matter if it is 

 ever so cold or unpleasant, 

 and keep the soil mellow 

 and Clear of weeds, and if 

 seed is good you will have 

 a large crop of onion sets. 

 On no other condition can 

 you hope for success. Dis- 

 turb the roots of the onion 

 as little as possible, either 

 in thinning or hoeing, and 

 never hoe earth toward 

 them to cover or hill, as we 

 _ ., , . , do most other things. 



Sow th? seed m drills about 12 inches apart. It will re- 

 quire from 40 to 60 pounds to sow an acre. 



WHITE — Qt., 20c.; mailed, 30c. YEI^XiOW — Qt., 20c.; 

 mailed, 30c. Write us for quotations by the bushel. 



OKRA, OR GUMBO 



Select warm location and rich 

 soil, and plant when the ground 

 becomes warm, in rows three 

 feet apart, thinning plants a 

 foot apart in the row. As the 

 seeds are liable to rot in cool 

 weather, they should be sown 

 thickly. The pods are used to 

 thicken soup, being gathered 

 when young. It is one of the 

 most wholesome vegetables in 

 use. 



DWARP OKRA. 



This is the preferred kind 

 with the growers; is of dwarf 

 habit and very productive. 



Pkt., 5c. Oz., 10c. Vi lb., 20c. 

 lib., 60c. 

 WHITE VELVET. 



It is very distinct, and the 

 pods are perfectly rpund and smooth, of an attractive white 

 velvet appearance, and of superior flavor and tenderness. The 

 pods are of extra large size, and produced in great abundance. 



Pit., 5c. Oz., 10c. Va., 20c. I.b., 60c. 



Alili PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. 



