DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF SEEDS. 
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MUSHROOM SPAWN. 
Seta — Schwamm — Champignon. 
Culture. — Mushrooms may be grown in cellars, under benches of green houses, or in sheds, 
wherever the temperature of 60 degrees can be kept. Secure fresh horse dung, free from straw and 
litter, and mix in an equal bulk of loam from an old pasture with it. Keep this under cover, taking 
care to turn it 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 the spade. Leave this to heat through for a few days, and as soon as the 
Mushroom. Mushroom Beds. 
heat subsides to 90 degrees, make holes in the bed about 1 foot apart each way; into which put a piece 
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 a 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, Mushrooms will appear in from 4 to 6 weeks, according to the season. 
English Spawn.— 1 lb bricks. Each 15c; doz. $1.70. 
French Spawn. —In 2 lb. boxes, including pamphlet of cultural directions. Each $1.00; 4-lb. 
boxes $2.00. When ordering by mail, add 10c per pound to cover postage. 
MUSTARD. 
Mostaza — Senf — Moutarde. 
New Chinese Mustard. 
Used as a salad early in spring, sometimes with lettuce 
and cress. Sow at intervals throughout the spring, in 
rows 6 inches apart and rather thick in the rows. Cut 
when about 2 inches high. 
Per oz. Per lb. 
Brown ox* Black. — More pungent than 
white. 10c 
New Chinese. — (See cut.) Leaves very 
large, 14 to 16 inches in length, which are 
cooked like Spinach, and have a very agree¬ 
able flavor. One of the best green foods 
for poultry. 10c 60c 
White London. — Best for salads or 
medicinal purposes. 10c 
When ordering by mail, add 10c per lb. to 
cover postage. 
