DUPUY & FERGUSON, 38 JACQUES CARTIER SQUARE, MONTREAL 
D. & F's. Reliable Mushroom Spawn 
CULTURE. — Mushrooms may be grown in cellars, 
under benches of greenhouses or in sheds, wherever 
the temperature of 50 degrees can be Isept 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 foiu- feet 
wide, 8 in. deep, 
and any length 
lesired, are the 
proper propor- 
lions for a bed; 
l)ut this may be 
laried. Prepare 
I he mixture of 
loam and manure, 
(iiaUing the bed in 
layers : and pound- 
ing down each 
with the back of 
the spade. Leave 
this to heat 
through for a few 
lays and as soon 
IS the heat sub- 
lides to 70 de- 
D. & F's. Specially Imported English Spawn. 
PARSNIP 
rees, make holes in thS bed about a foot apart each way, into which put pieces of the spawn 2 to 
i inches in diameter; flu up the holes with the compost and at the expiration of a week or 10 
lavs the spawn will have thoroughly diffused itself through the bed. Spread a layer of fresh 
ioA over the heap to the depth of 2 inches, and cover with 3 or 4 inches of hay, straw or 
itter. Examine the bed often to see that it does not get dry. 
.Per brick, 25 cts. (post 
paid, 45 cts.); per doz., 
S3. 00. A trial solicited. 
D A- F'<s American Pure Culture Snawn. — '^^^ '^P^ produces larger 
U. oc r S. rtmerican rure \^uiLure opawn. mushrooms than the English, 
■oming into bearing somewhat earlier, and continuing to crop for a long time. This spawn is 
jroduced by selecting spores from individual specimen mushrooms and is propagated and trans- 
erred to the bricks of manure, which, when planted, produce mushrooms all of one type. In 
IH lb. brick. 40 cts. each (post paid, 60 cts.); per doz., $4.00. 
See page 10 for Bottle Spawn. 
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 
lie rows. Parsnip grows best when the soil is deeply cultivated and enriched with old and 
veil-rotted stable manure; without this preparation the roots will be tough, stringy and small. 
rir»ViK{*»'e ^nlor-f orl The seed has been saved with the greatest care from roots of the 
L^uuuie b .jctcvtcu. (jnest form and quality. From its large size, it is well fitted for 
competition purposes and is generally recognized as the best for exhibition. Per plct., 15 cts.; 
'i oz., 35 cts.: oz., 60 cts. 
Cooper's Champion Hollow Crown.--Jhf b^te^TJo1r TntTSii?" 'le^^^^^^ 
niiite. smooth, sugary: excellent flavor, easily harvested. Per pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; !4 lb.. 
50 cts.; lb., $1.75. 
Guernsey, or Student. — Slightly shorter than the Hollow Crown variety with a somewhat 
liioader top or shoulder; it can also be sown a trifle later if necessary. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; 
'/i lb.. 60 cts.: lb., $1.75. 
.»-«^-| — > — ^ One ounce vrill produce about 200 plants. CULTURE. — Sow 
1/ l_i I J I J I— I I -f in hot bed in March or April ; transplant in open ground when 
_l_>_Ir Jr I J IX. all danger from frost is over in rows tliree feet apart and two 
feet apart in row. 
Tiixf(i^r'*-lr\r\ Pimiantn The mildest flavored of all peppers. Must be started early 
rerrection rimienio. to mature. Pkt., io cts.; oz„ $i.oo. 
p_„_i Vina It * cross between Chinese Giant and Ruby King, having the shape of 
ivoydi rwiiig. jjjg jjuby King, except that it is broader at the pointed end and almost 
the size of the Chinese Giant. It is far more prolific than Chinese Giant, some plants producing 
as high as twenty-four marketable peppers, and it is fully as early as Ruby King. It is exceed- 
ingly mild and can be sliced and eaten raw without any fear of biu-uing. Color of fruit green 
at first, turning to a beautiful shade of scarlet. The flesh is thick, which enables it to hold up 
a long time and makes it an excellent shipper. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., $1.25. 
Pa>'>Tiic#\n'c IMaur OimHtv It has a beautiful, attractive shape, while its superior 
rergus>on i. i-^ew v^uanuy. quaUty (almost as sweet as an apple) makes 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., $1.00. 
rViinf>«5p Ciant The largest and 
^-nmese Vjiani. finest mild red vari- 
ety. Per pkt., 10 cts.; oz., $1.25. 
Large Bell, or Bull Nose. — A favorite pick- 
ling sort; is early, large, mild and thick- 
skinned; color red. Per pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 
$1.00. 
Long Red Cayenne. — A small, long, bright 
iikJ sort; very productive: extremely strong 
and pungent. Per pkt., 10 cts.; oz., $1.00. 
Neapolitan (New). — The earliest and most 
productive large variety. Bright red, sweet 
and mild. Per pkt., 10 cts.: oz., $1.25. 
18 
Ruby King. — The best and most profitable 
mild rod pepper for market or family use; 
sweet and mild; large size. Pkt., 10 cts,: oz.- 
$1.00. 
Sweet Golden Dawn. — Very handsome and 
distinct mild flavor; very popular. Per pkt., 
10 cts.; oz., $1.00. 
Sweet Spanish Monstrous. — A very largo 
variety and mild-flavored. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 
$1.00. 
