Descriptive Catalogue of Garden and Flower Seeds. 
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WATERMELON —CONTINUED. 
Fordhook Early. The best extra-early melon ; of large size and Pkt. Oz. f£lb. 
good quality Jo 05 Jo 10 Jo 20 
Mountain Sweet. The popular old variety 05 10 20 
Colorado Citron. Handsome, round ; for preserving 05 10 20 
Lb. 
Jo 50 
50 
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MUSHROOMS. 
German, ©Ijampignonbrut. French, Champignon. 10 lbs. will spawn 10 feet of space. 
Mushrooms may be grown in cellars, under benches in greenhouses, or in sheds, wherever 
the temperature of 50 to 60 degrees can be 
kept up through the winter. The bed should 
be made from November to February, ac- 
cording 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 subsides to 90 de- 
grees, 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 expiration 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 the depth of 2 inches, and cover with 3 or 4 inches of 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, J1.25.Jj 
Mushrooms. 
NASTURTIUMe^or INDIAN CRESS. 
German, 9 la§fut'tium. French, Capucine. oz. to 20 feet of f drill. 
The Nasturtium is both ornamental and useful, and the young seeds of either tall or drawf, 
when pickled, furnish an excellent substitute for capers. Sow the seed in drills 1 inch deep ; 
the tall should be grown by the side of a fence, or supported by a trellis. 
Pkt. 02. Klb. Lb. 
Tall. Mixed colors Jo 05 Jo 10 $030 *100 
•Dwarf. Mixed colors 05 10 30 1 00 
ONION. 
German, ghnebel. French, Oignon. i oz. to 100 feet 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. 
Yellow Globe Danvers. The best yellow Onion. 
Pkt. 5 cts. , oz. 10 cts., %\b. 30 cts., lb. Ji. 
Southport Yellow Globe. Similar to the preceding. 
More globular in shape, but not quite as early. 
Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., }(\b. 30 cts,, lb. Ji. 
Southport White Globe. Similar to Yellow Globe, 
except in color. Pkt. 5c., oz. 20c., X** 5 - bom. lb. $2. 
Yellow Globe Danvers. 
