"S NORIHBRN GROWN SBHDS. BEST VOH AUU CLIMUS. 
MUSHROOM SPAWN. 
French— Blanc cle Champignon. 
Spanish— Seta 
Obrman — Chain pi gnonbrut. 
i.wKD.SH-Champinjo„. ^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^ «n-ler benches orgreenhouses. or 
Muahrooiiis niav lii 
wherever tlieumpeVature of 50 or CO degrees can be kept up Vi'^V^'jJ' tt,^ m';!?h;,,n, 
bed should be made tVom November to February, according to the time the n>"fh™o 
The 
bed should be made tVom November to February, accoraing to tne i.....e L.ie j>,..^...ooins 
arc wanted, and it requires about two months for them to begin bearing, becure fresh 
horse manure, free from straw and litter, and mix an equal bulk ot loam from an old 
pasture with it. Keep this under cover, taking four feet 
bed : these 
ake a bed of the re<|uired size. Three 
o or three inches in diameter, fill 
week or ten days the spawn 
apart each way, into which pift pieces of the spawn two o 
up the holes with the compost, and at the expiration ot a . 
I'm have thoroughly diffused itself through the bed. Sjiread a layer of fresh soil over the 
,eap to a depth Jf two inches, and cover with three or four inches ol hay. siraw or htter. 
!xamine tlie bed often to sec that it does not get dry. When water is given it should be 
French — Moutarde. 
Sp,\nish — Mostaza. 
White or Yellow. 
Ilea, 
Examine the 1 
at a tempcrjiture of about 100 degrees. , . 
English Tbebest. Per lb. 2Sc. Write for pncc on large quantities 
GEBMAN-Scnf. MUSTARD. 
T'smalt pungent salad used with cress; the seed is also used for flavoring pickles, pep- 
per sauce, etc. For salads sow thickly in shallow drills (. inches apart, or in frames or 
bo.xes during the winter, where frost can be partially excluded. Successive sowings may 
be'made eve?y week or two. To grow seed sow in April in rows 1 foot apart, and thm 
out CO ;! inches apart, when 2 inches high. 
Black or Brown. ^ * 
_ ^ and flavorin 
Pktisc, oz. IOC, lb. 40. 
ii^^tt^hi^ft-, r««flp.rl This variety is very highly esteemed 
oOUmern C'UrieU. in the south. PUmts grow to a height 
of about two feet and lorui immense bunches. Pkt. 5c, 02. loc, 
1-4 lb. 20c, lb. soc 
j^^r^;^;:=Kr;r- nasturtium. 
Cultivated both for use and ornament. The seed pods, wlmh re- 
semble capers, are gathered while green and tender for pickling and 
the leaves are used for mixing with salads. Sow <=ariy t"^ f; 
in drills about 1 inch deep, in light rich soil, ^vhtm any dangirot frost 
is over; train the Tall on brush, trellises, or fences, and gro« the 
Dwarf in bed:'. 
Dwarf Mixed, f^^'^^t- 
Tall Mixed, p"*- 
OEBJIAN— Safran. ftKPA I'KE^JCH— Gombaurt. 
Spanish— Quiboinbo. ^ ^ 
A vegetable that is extensively grown for its green 
pods, which are used in soups, stews, etc., to which 
thev impart a rich flavor and are considered iiutritious. 
Sow the seed thickly in rich ground about the midaie 
ofMav. or when the ground has become warm, lii 
drills 3 feet apart and 1 inch deep; thin out to 10 inches 
apart in the drills. 
A verv desirable sort, as it is 
vcrv productive and free from 
hard ridges. Pkt. sc oz. IOC," 1-4 Ifc. 30C, lb. 50c. 
To II rifoi^n I-ong, slender pods, light colored. 
1 dll VJICCll. keep edible a long time and are 
very tender. Pkt 5c. oz. 10c, 1-4 lb. 20c, lb. 50c. 
It is distinct in appearance, and 
the pods arc perfectly round, 
smooth of an attractive white velvet appearance, 
and of superior flavor ajid tenderness. Pkt. sc. oz. loc, 
1-4 lb. 20c, lb 60c. 
MUSHROOMS. 
, lb. 60c. 
Dwarf Green. 
Velvet Pod. 
HOW TO RAISE ONIONS SUCCESSFULLY. 
OKRA. 
The onion is universally grown in the family garden, and is one 
of the most profitable market garden crops, rejiaying many fold any 
extra care in preparing and fertilizing the ground and subsequent 
cultivation. No feature of this crop, however is more important than 
the planting of a strictly high gr.ide strain of seed, as the proper 
preiiaration of the soil and 
cultivation of the crop in- 
volve considerable outlay. 
I ne son. onions can 
be grown on any soil which 
will produce a 'full crop of 
corn, but on a stiff clay, very 
light sand or gravel, or cer- 
tain varieties of muck or 
swamp lands, neither a large 
nor a very profitable crop can 
be grown. We prefer a rich, 
sandy loam, with a light 
mixture of clay; this is iiiueh 
better if it has"becn cultivated 
with hoed crops, kept clean 
of weeds and well manured for 
two years previous, because 
if a sufficient quantity of 
manure to r;lise an ordfnary 
soil to a projier degree of fer- 
tility is apiihed at once, it is 
likely to make the onions 
soft. The same result will 
follow if we sow on rank, 
mucky .ground or that which 
is too wet. 
Dfe^narai-inn Remove all refu.se of previous crops m time 
r I ^yai <a UlUI I . complete the work before the ground freezes 
up, and spread the composted manure evenly, at the rate of about 
fifty cart-loads to the acre. This should first be cultivated in. and 
then the ground ploughed a moderate depth, taking a narrow fur- 
row, in order to thoroughly mix the nianure with the soil. Carefully 
avoid tramping on the ground during the winter. Cultivate or thor- 
oughly drag the soil with a heavy harrow as early In the spring as it 
can be worked, and then in the ojiposite direction, with a light one, 
after which the entire surface should be raked with steel hand rakes. 
It is impossible to cultivate the crop economically unless the rows 
are jierfectlvstraight; to secure this, stretch a line along one side, 
fourteen feet from the edge, and make a distinct mark 
along it; then, having made a wooden marker, some- 
thing like a giant rake with five teeth about afoot long 
and standing fourteen inches apart, make four more 
marks bv carefully drawing it with the outside tooth 
in, and the head at right angle to the perfectly straight 
m.-irk made bv the line. Continue to work around this 
line until on the third passage of the marker you reach 
the side of the field where vou began; measure fifteen 
feet two inches from the last row, stretch the line again, 
and mark around in the same way. This is better than 
to stretch a line along one side, as it is impossible to 
prevent the rows gradually becoming crooked, and by 
this plan we straighten them after every third pass.agc 
of the marker. 
Sowing the Seed. ™nas°the ground t-an 
be gotten re.-idy, and can best be .lone by n hand seed drill. 
This should be carcfullj- adjusted to sow the desired 
quantity of seed and about one-half inch deep. The 
quantity needed will vary with the soil; the seed used' 
and the kind of onions desired. Thin seeding gives 
much larger onions than thick. Four or five pounds, 
per acre, is the usual quantity needed to grow large 
onions. We use a drill with a roller at 
tached. but if the drill has none, the ground should be well rolled 
with a hand roller inimediatel v after the seed is planted, 
r'lllfii^o+iriri theonions the first hoeing, justskimniing 
^UILI VctLlUIl. the ground between the rows, assoon us they 
can be seen the length of the row. Hoe again in a few 
d.-ivs. this time close up to the plants, after which weeding must be 
continued. This ojieration requires to be carefully and thoroughly 
done. The wecder must work on his knees astride of the row. stir- 
ring the earth around the plants, in order to destroy any weeds that 
have iust started. At this weeding or the next, according to the size 
of the plants, the rows should be thinned, leaving from eight to 
twelve plants to the foot. In ten days or two weeks they will re- 
iiuire another hoeing and weeding similar to the last, and two weeks 
later give them still another hoeing and if necessary another weed- 
ing. If the work has been thoroughly done at the proper time, the 
crop will not reipiire further care until ready to gather. 
M annfinff There is no crop where a liberal use of manure is 
I'ldllUrillg. niore essential than in this. If it is toorank, it is 
iinite sure to make soft onions, with many scullions. It should be of 
the best ipialitv, well fermented and shoveled over at least twice 
during the previous summer to kill w eed seeds. Of the commercial 
manures, wc prefer fine ground bone to any other, but large crops are 
raised by the use of superphosphates. In some cases, particularly 
with iniickv soils, nothing will do so much good as a liberal dressing 
of unleaehed wood ashes or some form of commercial fertilizer rich 
rt^i-Pt^afinn- As soon as the tops die and fall, the bulbs .should 
VJctLIICrillJ^. be gathered into windrows. If the weather is 
fine thev will need no attention while curing, but if it is not, they 
will need to be stirred by simplv moving tliein slightly along therow. 
Cut off the tops when perfeetiv drv, about half an inch from the 
bulb, and then after a few days of bright weather the onions will be 
fit to store for the winter. . 
finirkMC '"avbe kept in fine condition during the winter by 
V711IU1IS spreading straw to the depth of about 18 inches on the 
floor of a bam or shed, and on this spread the onions to a depth of 
about a foot and cover them with about two feet of straw. 
