92 VECETABLE SEEDS— (Continued). 
STATE NURSERY CO. 
MUSHROOMS 
MUSHROOM SPAWN— (Lambert's Pure Cultui c.) I'er Brick 
(Postpaid) 30c; By Express or Freighl al Purchaser's 
Expense, Brick 20c: 10 Bricks $1.75 
Practically no capital is required in the 
mushroom business, and (lie profits arc- 
most satisfactory. All that is requir- 
ed to grow mushrooms is most any 
building or cellar, some manure, loam, 
and last and above all, good spawn. Our 
Pure Culture Mushroom Spawn is full 
of vigor, (he kind used by the best 
commercial growers in the United 
States. 
Booklet. "How to Grow Mushrooms," free for asking. 
OKRA, OR GUMBO 
The long tender pods of Okra are very delicious when 
sliced and cooked in soups. While this is its chief use, it 
is also boiled and served like other vegetables. The dwarf 
sorts may be planted in hills or in rows about three feet 
apart. Plant in any good soil about May 15. The pods 
should be gathered when very young, as they are then 
very tender. 
OKRA, OR GUMBO— (Dwarf Green.) Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; %-Lb 
20c; Lb 60c 
An early, dwarf and prolific variety with thick, green 
pods. 
OKRA— (White Velvet.) Oz. 10c; %-Lb. 20c; Lb. 60c 
Very tender pods, long, smooth and white. 
Onion (White Portugal.) 
Onion (Yellow Globe.) 
(One ounce for 100 feet of drill; 5 or 
6 pounds in drills for an acre.) 
The best onions are grown on low, 
sandy, or mucky lands, with natural 
moisture and plenty of it. 
The most essential item in grow- 
ing onions for market is good seed — 
seed that will come up and seed 
that will produce the variety you 
wish to grow. 
The crop must always be kept free 
from weeds, and it is usually neces- 
sary to weed out in the row by hand 
once or twice. Hoeing between the 
rows may be done oftener. It is not 
necessary to thin the plants in the 
row, since some thinning is natur- 
ally done during the hand weeding. 
Steady, even growth is neces- 
sary to good onions, and a check in 
growth, whether from disease or drought causes. them to 
run to seed badly. 
Different markets and localities prefer different onions. 
Globe onions are generally most popular and yield better 
than the other sorts. Flat onions are earliest and the large 
sized kinds have the best flavor. The most critical plant- 
ers can rely upon our seed. Every bag of seed is tested as 
to vitality. 
Onion (Red Wetherfield.) 
ONION— (Ailsa Craig.) Pkt. 10c; Oz. 
20c; 14-Lb. 75c; Lb $2.50 
A very large, yellow-fleshed va- 
riety of onion which is popular 
with gardeners. It resembles the 
\ariety, "Prizetaker," but will 
grow much larger and more glob- 
ular in form. The skin is an at- 
Iractive straw-color, flesh is 
mild, and the onions keep remark- 
ably well for such large size. For 
producing the largest and best 
onions, it is best to sow seed in 
the hotbed early in spring and 
transplant when of sufficient size. 
We grew onions of this variety in 
our trial grounds weighing 2% 
lbs G&ch 
ONIONS— (Extra Early Red.) Oz. 15c; 
%-Lb. 35c; Lb. $1.25; By Express at 
Purchaser's Expense, 5 Lbs $5.50 
The first to ripen, and one of the handsomest of the 
red sorts. A medium sized flat variety, an abundant 
producer, and very uniform in shape and size. 
ONION— (Soiithport Red Globe.) Oz. 15c; >4-Lb. 50c: 
Lb. $1.50; By Exp. at Purchaser's Expense, 5 Lbs. $7.00 
Large globe shaped, purplish-red variety, and an ex- 
cellent keeper. 
