GERMAI NS 
gTVEGETABLE SEEDS 
MUSHROOMS 
MUSHROOM SPAWN 
Seta Schwamm Champignon 
One of the most profitable crops for the outlay that can be grown. The market is sure, be¬ 
cause the supply never equals the demand. Mushrooms can be grown in any dark room or cellar 
where the temperature can be kept at 50 to 70 degrees. From some old pasture procure good 
rich soil and store it away. To every bushel of this add two bushels of fresh horse manure. Of 
this mixed compound prepare a bed, say four feet wide. Put down a thin layer and pound it down 
hard, and so on until the bed is 12 to 18 inches thick. It soon becomes pretty hot, but let the 
heat recede until it is only 85 to 90 degrees. Then make holes, say a foot apart, and put in the 
spawn, two or three pieces as large as a walnut to each hole. Cover the holes and press the soil 
solid and smooth. Let the bed remain in this condition about 12 days; then cover the bed with 
2 inches of fresh loam, and over this put 4 or 5 inches of hay or straw, and the work is done. If 
the temperature is right, in six or eight weeks you may expect mushrooms. The beds will con¬ 
tinue bearing from 20 to 30 days. After the first crop is gathered, spread over the bed an inch of 
fresh soil, moisten with warm water and cover with hay as before. The main conditions in 
mushroom growing are proper and uniform temperature and very rich soil. One pound of spawn 
is sufficient for a bed 2x6 feet. We import our spawn from the best makers in England and 
h ranee. To grow mushrooms successfully, write for “Mushroom Culture,“ by W. Robinson. By 
mail, postpaid, 50 cts. 
English. In bricks. Per lb. 20 cts. Postage 
extra, 10 cts. per lb. 
French. In two-pound boxes, including pamph¬ 
let of cultural directions. Each, $1; four- 
pound boxes, $2. Too heavy for the mails; 
sent only by express at the purchaser’s ex¬ 
pense. 
White French. New virgin spawn. This new 
spawn produces the finest mushrooms in cul¬ 
tivation, and one trial will convince all grow¬ 
ers of its wonderful merits. Price, 30 cts. per 
tablet, $3 per doz. 
Cultural instructions for growing mushrooms 
given free to every purchaser of spawn. 
MUSTARD 
Mostaza Cenf Moutarde 
If ordered by ninll, add 10 cts. per pound for 
postage. 
New Chinese. Leaves very large, 14 to 16 inches 
in length, which are cooked like spinach, and 
have a very agreeable flavor. One of the best 
green foods for poultry. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 
cts., lb. 60 cts. 
White London. Best for salads or medicinal 
purposes. Lb. 10 cts. 
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Brown or Black. More pungent than white. Lb. 
10 cts. 
OKRA 
Quimbomo Ocher Gombo 
This vegetable produces long, nutritious pods, 
which, when young, are used in soups and stews, 
to which they impart a rich flavor. Sow after 
the ground has become warm, in drills 2 inches 
deep, 2y 2 feet apart; thin out the plants to 9 
inches in the row; hoe often and draw the earth 
up to the stems. One ounce of seed will sow 
50 feet of row. 
Perkins’ Mammoth. Plant dwarf; very produc¬ 
tive. Produces beautiful, long, slender, deep 
green pods, which remain tender a long time. 
An extra-choice variety. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 
cts., lb. 80 cts. 
Early Dwarf. Productive; pods white, round, 
smooth. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., lb. 60 cts. 
Long Green. Later and more productive; ribbed 
pods. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., lb. 60 cts. 
White Velvet. Pods round, smooth, free from 
seams; exceedingly tender, well flavored and 
very prolific. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., lb. 60 cts 
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