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J. M. Thorburn & Co.'s Catalogue of Seeds 



Leek 



PoiREAU. 



Culture ---Sow very early in the spring 



Puerro. porro. 



drills six inches apart and one inch deep. Thin out to one 

 inch. When about seven inches high, transplant them 

 in rows twelve inches apart, and as deep as possible, but 

 do not cover the young center leaves. Water thoroughly, 

 if dry when planted out. Draw earth up to them as they 

 grow; rich soil is required. Take up and store in earth 

 in a cool cellar before winter weather. The seed may 

 also be sown in September, and the young plants trans- 

 planted in spring to where they are to remain. 



Peroz. Per 'X lb. Per lb. 

 S09 Best Large Flag Winter. 



Hardy and productive .... $0 25 $0 75 %2 50 

 872 Large Rouen Winter. A stand- 

 ard sort ; remains long in good 



condition 25 75 2 50 



S73 Large Carentan. A superior 

 variety, with distinct and 

 dark-colored leaves; stout in 

 habit, and hardy 25 75 2 50 



Martynia. 



{For Pickles.) (Semfcnborn. 



Culture. — Sow in May in the open ground, three feet apart in each direction, where the plants are to 

 remain; or, the seed may be sown in a hotbed, and the seedlings afterward trans- 

 planted. Both varieties are productive, and fine for pickles. Pick when small and 

 tender, and preserve the same as cucumbers. 



Peroz. Per V lb. Per lb. 



875 Craniolaria 10 30 fu 75 $3 00 



870 Proboscidea 30 75 3 00 



877 Lutea 30 75 3 00 



Mushroom Spawn. 



Blanc de Champignon. Seta. £bampiqnonbrut. 



MARTYNIA. 



Cultuke. — Mushrooms may be grown in cellars, under benches of greenhouses or 

 in sheds, wherever the temperature of 50 degrees can be kept up through the winter. The beds should be 

 made from November to February, according to the time the Mushrooms are wanted, and it requires about 

 two months for them to begin bearing. Secure fresh horse-dung, free from straw and litter, and mix in an 

 equal bulk of loam from an old pasture with it. Keep this under cover, taking care to turn it every day to 

 prevent heating, until the pile is large enough to make a bed of the required size. Three or four feet wide, 

 eight inches deep, and any length desired, are the proper proportions for a bed; but these may be varied. 

 Prepare the mixture of loam and manure, making the bed in layers, and pounding down each with the back of 

 the spade. Leave this to heat through for a few days, and as soon as the heat subsides to 90 degrees, make 

 holes in the bed about a foot apart each way, into which put pieces of the spawn two to three inches in 

 diameter; fill up the holes with the compost, and at the expiration of a week or ten days the spawn will 

 have thoroughly diffused itself through the bed. Spread a layer of fresh soil over the heap to the depth of 

 two inches, and cover with three or four inches of hay, straw or litter. Examine the bed often to see that it 



does not get dry. Take special care, how- 



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ever, when water is given, that it be at 

 a temperature of about 100 degrees. 



From experience with French and 

 English Spawn, we find there is an im- 

 portant difference between them. If the 

 manure in the bed is in proper condition, 

 the French Spawn will take hold and 

 grow fully as well as the English; but if 

 the bed is not in the right state, it will 

 often rot. The English Spawn, on the 

 contrary, after starting a little will re- 

 main in a comparatively dormant state 

 for a long time without losing vitality. 

 It is well to keep these points in mind in 

 ordering spawn. 



English Spawn. 12 cts. per lb., 10 lbs. 



for $1, 100 lbs. for $9. 

 French Spawn. Per 3-lb. box, $1 ; in 



bulk, per lb., 30 cts. 



MUSHROOM. 



