228-230-232 East Fourth St., near Sycamore 
19 
Mush rooms 
Mushrooms can be grown in cellars, sheds, under 
benches in greenhouses, or hotbeds. They are also 
planted outside in pasture or sod. It is a very profit¬ 
able crop both for forcing or a field crop. Our cul¬ 
tural instructions are somewhat limited but we can 
furnish a booklet of more extended information on 
“Success with Mushrooms”. Price, 25c. 
One brick will spawn about 10 feet square. 
Culture —In preparing a Mushroom bed, take three 
parts of fresh stable manure, free from straw, and 
one part of good pasture soil. Mix thoroughly to¬ 
gether and let it stand until the heat has sunk to 
about 90 degrees. Make the bed from this mixture 
about four feet wide, eight inches deep and any desired 
length. As soon as the temperature of the bed is 
about 70 or 80 degrees, the spawn may be inserted 
in pieces about the size of a walnut, and six inches 
apart each way. When the spawn is diffused through 
the whole bed, which will be in about ten days from 
planting, cover with two inches of fine loam and press 
down firmly. Over this place a layer of straw about ^ 
four inches thick. Do not water unless the surface 
gets extremely dry, and then only with water at a 
temperature of 80 degrees. When gathering the crop, 
twist them off at the roots and do not use a knife. 
Cover the hole with soil to keep insects away from 
the root. Mushrooms can be grown in a great variety 
of situations: under the benches in a greenhouse, a 
dark room, cellar, stable, or elsewhere. 
ENGLISH MUSHROOM SPAWN. Well-known and 
popular. Put up in bricks weighing about 1)4 lbs. 
Per Brick, 25c; 5 bricks, $1.00. Postage extra. 
Mustard 
Quite popular in the Southern States for boiling as 
greens. The Southern Giant Curled is becoming pop¬ 
ular for shipping. White Seeded is used for pickles 
and medicinal purposes. 
Culture. Sow broadcast or in drills 12 inches apart 
in March or April or in the fall in September or Octo¬ 
ber. Cut when 3 inches high. One ounce sows about 
80 feet of drill. An acre requires 4 to 6 pounds. 
220 WHITE. Used for greens and the seed largely 
used for pickles and flavoring. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; V4 lb., 25c. 
221 SOUTHERN GIANT CURLER. A large growing 
sort with succulent, pungent leaves of sweet flavor, 
the best variety for use as greens. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; M lTa-, 25c. 
222 MUSTARD SPINACH OR TENDERGREEN. A 
desirable, quick-growing, tender variety with long, 
broad, fairly smooth leaves of dark green; white 
mid-ribs; slow to seed. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; V\ lb., 25c. 
White Velvet Okra. Southern Giant Curled Mustard. 
Okra or Gumbo 
One of the most popular Southern vegetables and 
largely used for flavoring soups, stews, gravies, and 
canned tomatoes. 
Culture —Sow in drills 2% feet apart after the 
weather has become settled and warm. Thin out to 18 
inches apart in rows. To keep for winter, slice the 
pods when young in narrow rings and string or hang 
in the shade to dry. 
One ounce sows about 100 feet. 10 lbs. per acre. 
Plant in April or May. Matures in 60 to 70 days 
from planting. 
224 WHITE VELVET. An early maturing and very 
productive variety growing about 3% feet high. 
Pods white, long, smooth, and very tender. This is 
not so deeply ribbed as the green sorts and is very 
popular in some sections. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; X A lb., 25c. 
325 DWARP PROLIFIC. One of the most popular 
sorts in the South, growing 3 feet high, producing 
large pods, deeply ribbed, tender and of fine flavor. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; M lb., 25c. 
226 PERKINS’ MAMMOTH. Plant dwarf; is very 
attractive. Produces long, slender, deep green pods 
which remain tender a long time. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; ^4 lb., 25c. 
On ion Sets 
There are three distinct classes of these. Potato or 
Hill Onions can be planted in the fall from August to 
November and produce green spring onions, large 
Onions, and sets. Perennial or Egyptian Top Onion 
sets are planted in the fall and produce green spring 
Onions early in the spring. Bottom Sets or regular 
Obion sets of commerce are small onions which were 
previously grown from seed. These set out early in 
the spring or in the South in the fall, produce one 
large Onion from each set, towards the end of June 
or first of July. Pickling Onions (which are a larger 
size bottom set) are used in some localities for fall 
planting to produce early green spring Onions. All 
Onion sets are hardy and can be set in the open 
ground as early as the weather will permit. They are 
usually planted in rows 15 inches apart—4 inches 
apart for small sets and 6 to 8 inches apart for potato 
sets. Potato Onion sets can also be planted in the 
spring. It takes about 16 bushels of bottom Onion sets 
per acre, and 20 to 25 bushels of potato Onion sets, 
according to the size and distance apart. Cultivate 
with hoe until maturity. 
If to be sent by mail, add 7c per qt. for postage. 
Prices of Onion sets are subject to market changes. 
Prices on application. 
YELLOW DANVERS. Probably the most largely 
planted of all Onion sets, producing an early crop of 
fine quality Onions. 
WHITE OR SILVERSKIN. Pure white, of mild flavor 
and usually preferred for private gardens. 
AUSTRALIAN BROWN. A very hardy variety of 
medium size, extremely early and of good quality. 
YELLOW POTATO OR HILL. A mild, yellow variety, 
producing several large Onions and clusters of sets. 
EGYPTIAN OR PERENNIAL TREE (Called Top On¬ 
ion Sets). For spring or summer green Onions. 
