M USHROOM SPA WN—M USTARD—NASTURTI UM — OKRA— SALADS. ^"^ 
Mushroom Spawn (IMPORTED). 
Agaricus Campe»tris — Champignon comestible — G^om))ignon6rut — Seta — Kampemoclic. 
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the in- 
iTie culture of Mushrooiiia to the initiated is very easy, but it is a subject of much difficulty to 
novice We Ciinnot attempt liere to give at length the necessary directions, but refer the 
iiuirer to some of the various publications upon the subject. 
Plant one pound of spawn to the square foot. Kept on sale in the form of Sricks. The 
.spawn is planted in dark pits, caves, in outdoor hotbeds, or on banks of compost. Per Brick 
NOTfes ON COOKIXG.— No. 151.— Stewed.— Wash thoroughly, peel and cut oir Injured 
iiarls. Place in porcelain stewing pan with salt, pepper and butter, and two tcaspooufuls of 
salt waiev, stew tor eight minutes. Serve on toast. 
No. 152.— B.vKEP. — Clean thoroughly, remove the stems and fill the cavities with stufling 
composed of Onion, Tomato, Parsley, chopped very line. Add salt and pepper, ptit in a sauce- 
pan witli butter, stew for twenty minutes. Add crumbs of bread and thicken, iill the patties 
and spread crumbs upon the top. Bake in a moderate oveu a few minutes and serve with 
bwwn sauce. 
Sinapis alba and S. nigra. — Motttardc — Scnf — Mostaza — Modaard. 
Five Ounces of Seed to loo Yards of Row. 
Four Pounds to the Acre. 
SowC4xrlyinthe Spring in rows one foot apart. To have a succession the sowings should be made 
every two or three weeks till October. Cut young; when old tlie flavor is strong. Once sown 
in the garden it is pretty certain to perpetuate itself. 
Bloomsdale I<arg:e-L,eave«i (uarly).— So name<n>y reason of 
producing leaves when fully developed as long an<l broad as tlio 
largest Tobacco. The leaves when small are vei-y tencler, and 
admirable as a salad. Wlien larger leaved we recommend it 
for boiling like Spinach. A plant which should he in every gar- 
den. Pkts. .Tc. and 10c. j per oz. 10c. 
Creole (eaki.y).- A fine curled sort. It is quite ornamental in appearance, 
Pkts. 5c. and 10c. ; per oz. ICc. 
Wlxite.— Pkts. 5c. and 10c. ; per oz. 10c. 
BSrown. — Pkts. 5c. and 10c. ; per oz. 10c. 
Giant Souttiern Curlecl.— Not so large as the Creole, more curly. 
Pkts. 5c. and 10c. ; per oz. 10c. 
At about Corn-planting season sow in drills at three feet and thin out to ten inches, or plant to 
trellis work. The'dwarl is the best, as it does not require sticks nor training. 
■R" « H A T ^ The flowers and young leaves are used as a salad, '["he seed-pod-*, with foot-stalks 
OR inJillA fSI t< W~* attached, are gathered while green and tender, and pickled as a substitute for Capers. 
^ fi. 1 ^ & i~^L ^ rV-*— • Trail Crimson.— A popular variety for garden culture. Pkts. 5c. and 10c. ; per oz. 15c. 
'lyopiwtavi mnjm-Canncine ffrande-Capuckina grande- Owarf Crimson.-The plant is exceedingly omamentnl. Pkts. 5c. and 10c. ; per oz. 15c. 
jla!)ujiner5 ober gnbifc^eaflrelfe— Capucmc-iTisrs. 
Four Ounces of Seed to loo Yards of Row. 
Plant the seed when the Apple is in bloom, in hills or drills ; if in hills, two feet apart, and two or three 
plants in each ; or in drills three feet apart, and eight or ten inches between the plants. The seeds 
are lial)le to rot in the ground and should be put in thickly to secure the requisite quantity of plants. 
Very rich ground is demanded by this vegetable. It is necessary to make an early and later sowing 
Hibiscus esciUentun—Omnbaud—Oder obev (SomBo— to secure an uninterrupted supply tliroughout the .season. 
Oombo—QuimOombo. NOTES OT« COOECI^NG.— No. l&j.—BoiLEn.— Wash and cook in cold water to a boil, refresh 
Twelve Ounces of Seed to loo Yards of Row. and cook again witli boiling water till tender. Add butter and salt and servo with butter sauce as 
Twenty Pounds to the Acre. described under Kecipc No. 2. 
No. 16(5 — Stewe«.— Wash and 
salt, pepper and .small pieces of butter. Or— 
No. 168.— Soup.— The Okra for 
cut olf ends, place in stewing pan with a little water, boil until soft, drain, season and serve with melted butter. 
2 Okra in small pieces, put in a pan with butter and sweet oil, and let it bimiuer for three minutes, add tomaio sat 
No. IW.— VEGETATii.E.— Cut the C 
hioh condition can only be found when the pods are small. To prepare Okra Soup cut chicken 
into smaTl piecosTboilTrefresliVadd Oiba cut in sn^ Continue boiling till the clncken is quite tender, season witli pep- 
.soup must be tender, which c 
per and salt. 
New Soiitli.— A new dwarf variety, an acquisition. Pods medium 
length, very ,«liin, cylindrical, green, smooth, very choice. Pkts. 5c. and 
10c. ; per oz. 10c. 
i>warf.— Height three feet. Pkts. 5c. and 10c. ; per oz. lOc. 
I"rolinc.— Height four feet. Very prolific in long, smooth and slim pods. 
Pkts. 5c. and lOc. ; per oz. 10c. 
I^andretlis' IL,ong: Green I»o«i.— A variety producing pods of 
unusual length, often ten inelies long when matnre, very slim and of 
intensely green color, 'fhe best of all green sorts, t.'ainied forWinteruse 
in large quantities. No other sort can compare with this. Pkts. 5c. and 
lOc. ; per oz. lOc. 
I,antlretlis' I^onjs -Wliite r»oa.— New. Pods unusually long, 
onen ten iiiclies, very slim. Pkis. 5e. luid lOc. ; per oz. 10c. 
Tall.— Height live feet. Pkts. 5c. and lOc. ; per oz. lOc. 
Very little, beyond Lettuce, Kndive, Corn Salad, Cress and Mustard, is known by American gardeners of the wide variety of folii^'e-bearing plants used 
in Eumpe as Salads, served uncooked and boiled. 
Beet Tops, succeeding Spinach, are a favorite dish in England. ^ , . ^- -c „ „.„ 
Radi.sli seed pods, .succeeding the pithy root-, are, when small, very delicate, and used to a la.rge extent m Irance. „vtP.i.lwl use adds niu<-h 
Cardoon, Ch/cory, Dandelion, Naslurtin.n, Scurvy Grass, Sorrel, Sea-Kale, S^viss Chard, Turnip Tops, are all lavontes, and their extended use udos n.u< n 
'o the profit of a garden and the enjoyment of a family in the country. 
MARSHALL, VA.-I have planted your seeds for twenty-Hve years, and it is a pleasure to know that they never fail in vitality or quaUty, 
except it be the fault of the weather. 
