18 F. E. MCALLISTER CO., 69 CORTLANDT ST., NEW YORK —HIGH GRADE VEGETABLE SEEDS. 
10 $0 25 $0 75 
75 
75 
75 
pkt. oz. }4 lb. lb. 
Dark Icing. Solid, with thin, 
daik green skin ; superior 
quality $0 05 
Black Spanish. A sweet and 
delicious variety, fruit round, 
of large size ; skin blackish 
green, scarlet flesh 05 10 35 
Ice Cream. Very early, red 
flesh 05 10 25 
Goodwin's Imperial. Crimson 
flesh, fine flavor; small, nearly 
round, very early 05 10 25 
Phinney's Early. Very early 
and sweet, flesh deep red 05 10 25 
Jordon's Grey Monarch. The 
largest melon grown; crimson 
flesh, excellent quality, quite 
iate 05 10 
Van Cluse Red Seeded. Extra 
early, shape elongated, stem 
slightly inclined to point; 
bright crimson flesh ; one of the 
finest sorts grown 05 
Ruby Gold. A seedling of Green 
and Gold; handsome and of 
good quality 05 10 25 
Apple Pie, or Colorado Citron. 
Used for preserves 05 10 25 
Citron, Round and handsome ; 
used for preserves 05 
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10 25 75 
One ounce will plant about 300 hills. 
A strong growing annual plant bearing curiously 
shaped seed pods, which, when young and tender, make 
excellent pickles. Sow in the open ground in May, and 
thin out the plants to two or three feet apart. 
Proboscidea. Per pkt., 5c.; oz , 30c.; J^lb., 75c; lb 
$3.00. 
MUSHROOM SPAWN. 
10 lbs. will spawn 10 feet square. 
Culture.— Mushrooms are easily grown, with a little 
care and attention, under a square shed, portion of a 
cellar, or any dark dry place. Collect a quantity of 
fresh horse droppings; throw tliem into a heap, leaving 
it until it commences to ferment, then turn it over and 
mix it up well, and place it where you intend to make 
the bed; spread it regularly about 18 inches thick, tread 
firmly and level the surface, then apply the soil about 
three inches in thickiiees all over the bed. Leave 
this to heat for a few days, and as soon as the heat drops 
to 90 degrees, make holes in the bed about a foot apart 
each way, into which put pieces of the spawn about 
MUSHROOM SPAWN. 
the size of an egg; fill up the holes with the com- 
post. Beat the surface level, afterwards keep it 
dry, and the mushrooms will make their appearance 
in about five or six weeks. When the first crop ha,s 
been taken give the bed a good watering, leaving it as 
before, when tliey will again make their appearance. 
Beds can be made at any time of the year, and as one 
declines another should be made, to keep a constant 
supply. The spawn should be kept in a cool dry place. 
When gathering, remove the stalks; do not cut them 
or they will rot and breed maggots. 
English Spawn. Per lb., 12c.; 10 lbs., $1.00; 100 lbs. 
$10.00. 
French Spawn. Per 3 lb. box, $1.00. 
ONION SETS. 
Plant Onion Sets and Tops near the surface in drills 
13 inches apart, and 4 inches in the rows. They require 
the highest culture to obtain the best results. 
Per (jt. 
Red Onion Sets $0 25 
White Onion Sets 30 
Yellow Onion Sets 25 
Red Top Onions 25 
White Potato Onions 25 
Yellow Potato Onions 25 
White Multiplier Onions 30 
Shallots 30 
