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GEO. COOLING & SONS, BATH. 
TOMATO- continued. 
ref packet — s. a. 
MONEYMAKER, evenly formed perfectly globular fruit of bright sc.arlet colour and thin skin, solid 
flesh and tine flavour, of robust constitution 0 f> 
PERFECTION, very large fruit and heavy cropper 3d. and 0 & 
SUNRISE, an early heavy cropping robust variety of bright scarlet colour, equally valuable for 
inside or outside cultivation 0 (i 
VICTOR (Dickson, Broivn, cfc Tait), fruit of medium sine, rich colour, and very superior in flavour, 
described as one of the best varieties yet introduced 0 6 
WINTER BEAUTY (Sutfon), fruit of good size, fairly smooth, deep in colour, heavy cropper .and 
strong constitution, valuable for winter fruiting 0 6 
RED CASCADE, a very ornamental variety for decoration, with long racemes of Currant-like fruit of 
finest quality 3d. and 0 6 
yellow cherry, a companion to above, with abundance of Cherry-like fruit in clusters, of bright 
yellow colour 3d. and 0 (i 
SELECTED MUSHROOM SPAWN. 
Ofir Improved Spawn 2>rodnces lavf/e crops of thick fleshy Mushrooms. 
CuLTiVATiOM, — In making a Mushroom bed so much fresh horse-manure as will be required to make the bed 12 to i8 inches 
deep should be thrown into a heap to ferment; turn and mix it well together every three or four days. After it has been turned 
several times, say for a fortnight or three weeks, it will be fit to make the bed. Beat the manure well down to the depth mentioned 
above, and allow it to remain a day or two until sufficiently cooled for spawning. When the temperature of the bed is about 65® 
break the spawn into pieces about the thickness of a walnut, and place it into the bed 2 inches deep and 9 inches apart ; cover wdth 
2 inches of good soil, and again beat down. The Mushrooms should appear in about 5 or 6 weeks after spawning. Should the bed 
get very dry (but on no account otherwise) a slight watering with tepid water is beneficial ; when the Mushrooms begin to appear 
tepid water may be given more frequently. Much disappointment often occurs in growing Mushrooms. To prevent this as much 
JIS possible, we have made arrangements for a supply of spawn from one of the best makers in the country ; we can especially 
recommend it as being of the finest quality procurable, and feel convinced that when once tried no other make will afterwards be used. 
Fresh English-made Spawn 4d. per brick. ; bush. 5s. Trial Packet of 3 Bricks free by Parcel Post for Is. 6d. 
drench mushroom spawn. — This imported Spawn is gaining favour on account of the 
excellence of the Mushrooms it produces and its invariable good quality. Alany amateurs who fail with 
the ordinary Spawn succeed with this.— Per hox 3/. 
From Mr G. H. How, St Ives. — “ I took ist Prize this year and 2nd Prize last year with your Prizewinner Onion at our Show.’^ 
