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MUSHROOM SPAWN. 



Sold in the form of Bricks. 50 cts. each. 

 Chamjngnon, Fe. Seta, Span. Champignon brut, Gee. 

 Culture. — Mushroom beds are best made undercover. A. dry cellar 

 or shed will do. Collect fresh horse-droppings without straw, turn them 

 over three or four times, to get rid of the heat, dig out afoot deep 

 of the space to contain the bed, lay some long manure at the bottom, 

 and then the prepared dung, a little at a time, evenly and well beaten 

 down until it is a foot above the ground, put a layer of light earth on 

 this, two inches thick ; after a few days when the rank heat has passed 

 oflF, place the spawn in the bed in lumps about two inches square and 

 six inches^apart, then cover with light earth an inch thick ; beat it 

 gently down all over. Cover the bed thickly with straw, and if out of 

 doors, keep off rain and protect from the cold with mat or boards. In 

 about five weeks the mushrooms should make their appearance. 



MUSK-MELON. 



Melon Muscade, Fr. 3Ielon Muscatel, Span. Kantalupen, Gek. 



Jenny Lind, 10 cts. per oz. Large Nutmeg, 20 cts. per oz. 



Netted Citron, 10 cts. per oz. Persian, (very fine,) 25 cts. per oz. 



Pine Apple, 20 cts. per oz. Bechwood, 25 cts per oz, 



All the above varieties can be recommended. The Jenny Lind is a 

 small early variety, the Citron and Nutmeg have long been the leading 

 varieties in our market, and are of exquisite flavor ; the Persian is a 

 late variety of large size and superior quality. Plant early in May, 

 in hills of rich light soil, six feet apart each way ; allow three plants to 

 each hill. When about a foot long, pinch off the tips, to make them 

 branch. Observe not to plant pumpkins or squash near them. 



WATEE-MELON. 



10 cts. per oz. 

 Melen d' Eau, Fr. Zandia, Span. Wasser Melonen, Gbr. 

 Mountain Sweet. $1.00 per lb. Bradford, 20 cts. per oz. 

 Early Mountain Sprout. Pomaria, " " 



Black Spanish. Orange, " " 



Citron, (for preserving,) Apple Pie, " •' 



The Mountain Sweet is cultivated extensively for the Philadelphia 

 Market, and stands deservedly the first on our list; when well-grown 

 from pure seed, it cannot be surpassed for size and quality. The 

 Bradford and Pomaria are varieties received from South Carolina, and 

 highly recommended ; the Apple Pie is also of recent introduction, and 

 is prepared like apples for pies and sauces; the Orange is of small 

 size, the flesh seperates from the rind like an orange. The AVater- 

 melon thrives best in a sandy soil, and should be planted in hills eight 

 feet apart each way. 



MUSTARD. 



10 cts. per oz. 60 cts. per lb. 

 Mouiard, Fr. 31osta^^o, Span. Sen/, Ger. 

 White, (English,) Brown. 



Sown like cress, and used as a small salad. The White Mustard 

 seed is also used for medicinal purposes. 



