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 kept up through 
the winter. Secure fresh horse dung, free from straw 
and litter, and mix an equal bulk of loam from an old 
pastiu-e with it. Keep this under cover, takuag 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 
_Per brick, 25 ets. (post 
paid, 45 cts.): per doz.. 
_This type produces larger 
mushrooms than the English, 
wide, 8 in. deep, 
and any length 
iesired, are the 
proper propor- 
tions for a bed; 
but this may be 
varied. Prepare 
ihe mixture of 
loam and mamu'e, 
making the bed in 
layers ; and pound- 
ing down each 
with the back of 
the spade. Leave 
I his to heat 
through for a few 
lays and as soon 
M the heat sub- 
trees make hote in the bed about a foot apart each way, into which put pieces of the spawn 2 to 
linchesm diameter; fill 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 
soil over the heap to the depth of 2 inches, and cover with 3 or 4 mches of hay. straw or 
itter. Examine the bed often to see that it does not get dry. 
D. & F's. Specially Imported English Spawn. 
■3.00. A trial solicited. 
D. & F's. American Pure Culture Spawn. 
•oming into bearing somewhat earlier, and continuing to crop for a long time. This spawn is 
)roduced by selecting spores from individual specimen mushi-ooms and is propagated and trans- 
erred to the bricks of manure, which, when planted, produce mushrooms all of one type. In 
'A lb. brick. 35 cts. each fpost paid, 55 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, tliin out to 4 inches apart, in 
tie 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. 
r>^UU'..»'<, Qalo^tarl The seed has been saved with the greatest care from roots of th« 
LfODDie S oeieticu. fl„est form and quality. From its large size, it is well fitted for 
ciompetition purposes and is generally recognized as the best for exhibition. Per pkt., 15 cts.; 
1/^ oz., 35 ets.; oz., 60 cts. 
/- r'Uomr^:^^ T4r>11nw Crfnun The best variety in cultivation for gen- 
Looper S Champion noilOW ^...rown. g^^, ^^^^^ intermediate length, 
,vhite. smooth, sugary; excellent flavor, easily harvested. Per pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; H lb.. 
CiuVrnsey, 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. ~ ■ -- • 
(i lb.. 30 cts.; lb,, $1.00. 
One ounce will produce about 200 plants. CULTURE. — Sow 
in hot bed in March or April; transplant in open ground when 
all danger from frost is over in rows three feet apart and two 
feet apart in row. 
D^-Cnn*:^^ Plwilont-rt The mildest llavorerl of all peppers. Must be started early 
Pertection I'lmientO. ^ mature. Pkt.. 10 cts.; oz: so cts. 
p i If;-,™ It is a cross between Chinese Giant and Ruby King, having the shape of 
l\.oydi rving. jjjg Kuby 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 Giatit, 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 bur'ning. Color of fruit green 
at first, turning to a beautifid shade of scarlet. The flesh is thick, which enables it to hold up 
a long time and makes it an excellent shipper. Pkt., 10 ets.; oz,, $1,00. 
Covmicnn'c NoiA7 r>iinHtv It has a beautiful, attractive shape, while its superior 
rerguson s i-<cvv v^uaiiiy. 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. 
and 
PARSNIP 
Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., IS cts. 
PEPPER! 
_The largest 
finest mild red vari- 
oz., $1.00. 
Nose. — A favorite pick- 
large, mild and thdck- 
Per pkt., 10 ets.; oz.. 
Chinese Giant .- 
ety. Per pkt,, 10 ets. 
Large Bell, or Bui 
ling sort; is early, 
skinned; color red. 
80 cts. 
Long Red Cayenne. — A small, long, bright 
red sort; very productive; extremely strong 
and pungent. Per pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 80 cts. 
Neapolitan (New). — The earliest and most 
productive large variety. Bright red, sweet 
and mild. Per pkt., 10 cts.; oz., $1.00. 
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Ruby King. — The best and most profitable 
mild red pepper for market or family use; 
sweet and mild; large size. Pkt., 10 ets.: oz.' 
SO cts. 
Sweet Golden Dawn. — Very handsome and 
distinct mild flavor; very popular. Per pkt., 
10 cts.; oz., $1.00, 
Sweet Spanish Monstrous. — A very large 
variety and mild-flavored. Pkt., 10 ets.: oz., 
80 ets. 
