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Dupuy & Ferguson, 38 Jacques Cartier Square, Montreal. 
D. & Fs. Reliable Mushroom Spawn 
CULTURE. — Mushrooms may be grown in cellars, un- 
der benches of greenhouses, or in sheds, wherever the 
temperature of 50 degrees can be kept up through the 
winter. Secure fresh horse dung, free from straw and 
litter, and mix 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, 8 in. deep, and 
any length desired, 
are the proper pro- 
portions for a bed; 
but this may be va- 
ried. 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 70 deg- 
rees, make holes in the bed about a foot apart each way, into which put pieces of the spawn 2 
to 3 in, in diameter; fill up the holes with the compost and at the expiration of a week or 10 
days the spawn will have thoroughly diffused itself through the bed. Spread a layer of fresh 
soil over the heap to the depth of 2 inches, and cover with 3 or 4 inches of hay, straw or litter. 
Examine the bed often to see that it does not get dry. 
Per brick, 20 cts. (post paid, 
40 cts.); per doz., $1.50. A 
D. & F's. Specially Im ported English Spawn. 
trial sollicited. 
D. & F's. American Pure Culture Spawn. - 
_This type produces larger mush 
rooms than the English, coming 
nto bearing somewhat earlier, and continuing to crop for a long time. This spawn is produe ed 
by selecting spores from individual specimen mushrooms and is propagated and transferred to 
the bricks of manure, which, when planted, produce mushrooms all of one type. In lb. brick, 
25 cts. each (post paid, 45 cts.) ; per doz., $2.50. 
PARSNIP 
Dobbie's Selected. 
Cooper's Champion Hollow Crown. 
One ounce will sow about 200 feet of drill.— CULTURE — 
-Sow as early in the spring as the weather will permit, in 
drills 15 inches apart, covering the seed one-half of an inch 
deep. When well up, thin out to 4 inches apart, in the rows. Parsnip grows best when the 
soil is deeply cultivated and enriched with old and well rotted stable manure; without this pre- 
paration the roots will be tough, stringy and small. 
_The seed has been saved with the greatest care from roots of the 
finest form and quality. Fiom its large size, it is well fitted for 
competition purposes and is generally recognized as the best for exhibition. Per pkt., 15 cts ; 
Yi oz., 35 cts.; oz., 60 cts. 
_The best variety in cultivation for general 
"use; roots intermediate length white, 
smooth, sugary; excellent flavor, easily harvested. Per pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; i lb., 35 cts.; 
lb., $1.00. 
Gurnsey or Student. — Slightly shorter than the Hollow Crown variety with a somewhat 
broader top or shoulder; it can also be sown a trifle later if necessary. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.- 
i lb., 35 cts.; lb., $1.00. 
PEPPER 
One ounce will produce about 200 plants. — Culture. — Sow in hot bed 
-in March or April ; transplant in open ground when all dangei from 
frost is over, in rows three feet apart and two feet apart in row. 
Foransnn's N«»w Oualitv A vigorous and upright growing plant with large fruits, 
rerguson s new v^uainy — ^ . g more productive than any other pcppe r on the 
market. It is without question one of the most valuable new varieties ever offered the market- 
gardener. It is tremendously prolific, averaging thirty eight perfect peppers to a plant. It has 
a beautiful, attractive shape which makes it sell on sight, while its superior quality (almost 
as sweet as an apple) backs up its attractive appearance. As to size, it averages five inches in 
length, three and one half inches wide at the stem end and two and three-fourth inches at the 
other. Pkt., 15 cts.; oz., 80 cts. 
Chinese Giant. 
Dobbie's Selected 
Parsnip. 
_The largest and 
finest mild red va- 
riety. Per pkt., 10 ctsJ oz., 90 cts. 
Large Bell or Bull Nose.- — A favorite pick- 
ling sort, is early, large, mild and thick-skin- 
ned; color red. Per pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 60 cts. 
Long Red Cayenne. — A small, long, b.ight 
red sort; very productive; extremely strong 
and pungent. Per pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 60 cts. 
Neapolitan (New).— The earliest and most 
productive large variety. Bright red, sweet 
and mild. Per pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 90 cts. 
Procopp's Giant. — One of the best; flesh 
thick and pleasant. Per pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 60 
Ruby King. — The best and most profitable 
mild red pepper for market or family use; 
sweet and mild; large size. Pkt., 5 cts., oz., 
60 cts. 
Sweet Golden Dawn. — Very handsome 
and distinct mild flavor; very popular. Per 
pkt 5 cts ; oz., 60 cts. 
Sweet Spanish Monstrous. — A very large 
vaiiety and mild flavored. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 
60 cts. 
