Descriptive Catalogue of Garden and Flower Seeds. 
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watermelon-continued. 
Delaware. Skin beautifully striped dark and light green ; bright 
red flesh, sweet and luscious 
Pordhook Early. The best extra-early melon ; of large size 
and good quality 
Mountain Sweet. The popular old variety 
Colorado Citron. Handsome, round ; for preserving 
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MUSHROOMS. 
German, Sfyampignonfirut. French, Champignon, io lbs. will spawn io feet of space. 
Mushrooms may be grown in cellars, under benches in greenhouses, or in sheds, wherever 
the temperature of 50 or 60 degrees can be 
kept up through the winter. The bed should 
be made from November to February, accord- 
ing to the time the Mushrooms are wanted, 
as it requires about 2 months for them to 
begin bearing. 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 over 
every day to prevent heating, until the pile is 
large enough to make a bed of the required 
size ; 3 or 4 feet wide. 8 inches deep, and 
any length desired, are the proper proportions 
for a bed ; these may be varied. Prepare the 
mixture of loam and manure, making the bed 
in layers, and pounding down each with the 
back of a spade. Leave this to heat through 
for a few days, and as soon as the heat sub- 
sides to 90 degrees, make holes in the bed about 
a foot apart each way, in which put pieces of 
the spawn 2 or 3 inches in diameter; fill up 
the holes with the compost, and at the expira- 
tion of a week or 10 days the spawn will have 
thoroughly diffused itself through the bed. 
Spread a layer of fresh soil over the heap to mushrooms. 
the depth of 2 inches, and cover with 3 or 4 
inches or hay, straw or litter. Examine the bed often to see that it does not get dry. When 
water is given, it should be at a temperature of about 100 degrees. 
English Spawn. Lb. 12 cts., 10 lbs. $1 | French Spawn. Three-pound box, fi. 25. 
NASTURTIUM , OR INDIAN CRESS. 
German, 9 ia 3 turtium. French, Capucine. i oz. to 20 ft. of drill. 
The Nasturtium is both ornamental and useful, the tall variety forming a showy and grace- 
ful climber, and the dwarf an exceedingly beautiful and attractive border flower, while the 
young seeds of either, when pickled, furnish an excellent substitute for capers. Sow the seeds 
in drills 1 inch deep ; the tall should be grown by the side of a fence or supported by a trellis. 
Pkt. Oz. 
Tall and Dwarf. Each . $0 05 $0 15 
ONION. 
German, 3 tlMebcl. French, Oignon. i oz. to 100 ft. of drill. 
For Onion culture the ground should be prepared the previous autumn by plowing or 
spading deeply, incorporating a heavy dressing of well-rotted barnyard manure. A. rather 
strong deep, rich, loamy soil is considered most suitable, although we have seen splendid crops 
raised upon a stiff clay soil, which was well under-drained. Sow the seed as early in spring as 
practicable in shallow drills 1 foot apart, covering with fine soil, which should be pressed down 
by the use of a light roller or the back of a spade. When the young plants are strong enough, 
thin out to 4 inches apart. Keep the surface of the ground open and free from weeds by 
hoeing frequently. Pkt 0z . # lb . Lb . 
Yellow Globe Danvers. The best yellow Onion $0 05 $0 to $0 30 $1 00 
Southport Yellow Globe. Similar to the preceding. More 
globular in shape, but not quite as early , , . , 05 1° 3 ° ' « 
