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WEE BE II 4k BON. VEGETABLE SEEDS. 
MUSHROOMS IN GREENHOUSE. 
MUSTARD. 
German, Senf. — French, Moutarde. — Spanish, 
Mostaza. 
One ounce will sow 75 feet of drill. 
As an ingredient, the green Mustard imparts a 
delightfully pungent flavor to the various forms of 
prepared salads. For early crops the seed may he 
sown in a hot-bed in March, and for general crop at 
frequent intervals through the spring, in drills from 
eight to twelve inches apart. 
White London, The best variety for salads ; 
the seed is also used medicinally, and as a 
seasoning for pickles. Per oz., 5 cts. ; %Va., 15 
ets. ; lb. , 40 cts. o 
Black or Brown. An esteemed sort for culinary 
use. Per oz., 5 cts. ; J4 lb., 15 cts. ; lb,, 40 cts. 
NEW CHINESE. Leaves twice the size of the ordinary white Mustard; 
stems more succulent, of deeper green ; flavor pleasantly sweet and pungent. 
Per pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; J4 lb., 30 cts. ; lb., $1.00. 
MUSHROOM 
SPAWN. 
German, Champignon. — French, 
Champignon. — Spanish, Seta. 
Ten pounds will spawn 10 
feet square. 
The Mushroom is one of the most 
profitable crops grown, especially in 
the vicinity of large cities, where the 
demand, at all seasons, is far in excess 
of the supply. Ita cultivation may be 
carried on successfully in a cellar or 
shed during winter, or in the open air 
in summer. 
Cultural Directions : — Collect 
sufficient freshhorse droppings to form 
the desired size of bed, spreading, 
them out in an airy shed to dry, and, 
turning them frequently. When in a 
proper state as- to dryness, which will 
soon be learnt by experience, make 
these into a bed. from nine inches to 
one foot thick, beating them firmly 
t ' igether. If the droppings have been 
properly prepared, gentle fermentation 
will soon commence, and when the 
temperature of the bed is from 75° to 
80°, with no danger of its rising higher, 
put in the spawn. This is done by makinsr shallow holes about nine inches apart, inserting 
pieces of spawn about the size of a hen's egg and covering with the dung, pressing this 
closely about the spawn. It is of the greatest importance that the temperature of the bed 
should not decline below 75°, nor rise above 80° for a month after spawning. Within a 
fortnight after putting in the spawn, cover the bed about two inches thick with good mellow 
moist soil, making this firm ; and if under this a covering one or two inches thick of cow- 
dung, in about the same state as to moisture as the soil, can be afforded, this will cause the 
bed to last longer, and also to produce a larger crop than if covered with soil only. The 
most suitable temperature for beds in bearing is 50° to 55° and as a high temperature cause© 
the mushrooms to come small, this should be avoided. Watering beds in bearing often 
causes the small mushrooms to damp off ; therefore, water only when the bed ceases to be 
productive, and then use the water about the same temperature as the bed. 
ENGLISH SPAWN. (In Bricks.} Superior quality. Per lb., 15 cts.; 8 lbs., $1.00. 
French Spawn. More bulky than the English, being packed loosely in boxes. InS-lb* 
boxes, 75 cts. each. In bulk, 35 cts. per lb. 
MUSHROOMS ON SHELVES. 
MUSHR00M_CULTURE. 
BY WILLIAM FALCONER. 
How to grow them in " Cellars," 
" Mushroo?n Houses" " Green 
Houses" and Shedfr,™ "-Prepar- 
ing the Beds," " Watering " and 
" Cooking,' 1 '' &c. 
ClotSi, Illustrated, $1.50 ea. 
NASTURTIUM, or 
German, Nasturtium. — French, Capucine. — Span- 
ish, Moranuella. 
One ounce will sow 30 feet of drill. 
The Nasturtium is both ornamental and useful,, 
the tall variety forming a showy and graceful 
climber, and the dwarf an exceedingly beautiful and? 
attractive border flower, while the young seeds of 
either, when pickled, furnish an excellent substitute 
for capers. Sow the seeds in drills one inch deep ; 
the tall should be grown by the side of a fence or 
supported by a trellis. 
Tall Mixed. Per pkt., 5 cts. ; oz., 15 cts. ; M lb., 
35 cts.; lb , $1.25. 
Dwarf Mixed. Per pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; J£ 
lb„ 40 cts.; lb., $1.25. ' 
OKRA, or Ci 
German, Safran. —French, Combo. — Spanish, 
Quimbombo. 
One ounce will plant 10 O hills. 
This plant is extensively cultivated for its green 
pods, which are used in soups and stews, and are very 
wholesome and nutritious. Sow about the middle of 
May, in drills three feet apart, and thin out the plants 
to one foot apart. 
Improved Dwarf Green. Very early ; smooth 
pods. Per pkt., 5 cts. ; oz., 10 cts. ; Ib-i 20 cts. ; 
lb., 60 cts. 
Long Green, Long ribbed pods ; very productive. 
Per pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; M lb., 20 cts.; lb., 
60 cts. 
WHITE VELVET. This Okra takes its name 
from the smoothness of its pods, which are 
round, differing in this respect from the old sort. 
Perpkfc., 5cts.; oz., lOcts.; lb., 25cts. ; lb.,75cts. 
