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WEEBEB & DON. VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



MUSHROOM 

 SPAWN. 



German, Champignon.— French, 

 Champignon.—ST^SLmeh, 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. Its cultivation may be 

 carried on successfully in a cellar or 

 shed during winter, or in the open air 

 in summer. 

 Cultural Directions : — Collect 

 . - Vil sufficient fresh horse 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 together. 

 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 



MUSHROOMS ON SHELVES. 



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MUSHROOM CULTURE. 



BY WILLIAM FALCONER. 



How to grow them in " Cellars,'''' 

 " Mushroom Houses,'''' " Green 

 Houses" and Sheds," '■'•Prepar- 

 ing the Beds," " Watering '''' and 

 Cooking,'''' &c. 



Cloth, Illustrated, $1.50 

 each. 



MUSHROOMS IN QREBNHOrSB, 



mUSTARD. 



. German, French, JlfowifaMe.— 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 be 

 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 r.01Vi>0IV. The best variety for 

 salads ; the seed is also used medicinally, and as 

 a seasoning for pickles. Per oz.. Sets.; M lb., 

 15 cts.; lb., 40cts. 



BliACK 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.; % lb., 30 cts.; lb., $1.00. 



OKRA, or Gumbo. 



German, yS'a/mra.— French, Gombo. -Spanish, Quimbombo. 



One ounce will plant 100 hills. 



This plant is extensively cultivated for its green pods, which 

 are used in soups and stews, and are very wholesome and nutri- 

 tious. Sow about the middle of May, in drills three feet apart, 

 and thin out the plants to one foot apart. 



WHITE VEI.VET. This Okra takes its name from the 

 smoothness of its pods, which are round, differing in this 

 respect from the old sort. Per pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; M 

 lb., 25 cts.; lb., 75 cts. 



IMPROVED DWARF OREEN. Very early ; smooth 

 pods. Per pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts. ; J4 lb., 20 cts. ; lb., 60 cts. 



IjONG green. Long ribbed pods ; very proauctive. 

 Per pkt., 6 cts.; oz., 10 cts.: H 'b., 20 cts., lb., 60 cts. 



danger of it rismg higher, put in the spawn. This is done by making 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 tempera- 

 ture 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 

 pea 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 causes 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 quaUty. Per lb., 15 cts.; 8 lbs., $1.00. 

 FRENCH SPAWN. More bulky than the English, being packed loosely in boxes. In 

 2-lb. boxes, 75 cts. each. In bulk, 35 cts. per lb. 



NASTURTIUM, or 



Indian Cress. 



German, Nasturtium.— "FTench, Oapucine. — 

 Spanish, Moranuella. 

 One ounce will sow 20 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 boi'der flower, while the young seeds of 

 either, when pickled, furnish an excellent substitute 

 for capers. Sow the seeds in drills one inch deep; 

 the tail should be grown by the side of a fence or 

 supported by a trellis. 



DWARF ITIIXED. Per pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 



cts.; ^ lb., 40 cts.; lb., $1.25. 

 TAI^Ii MIXED. Per pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; 



M lb., 35 cts.; lb., $1.25. 



DWARF T^TASTURTTUM. 



