MUSTARD 
Culture. — Green mustard imparts a 
delightfully pungent flavor to the 
various forms of prepared salads. 
For early crops sow thickly on a 
gentle hot bed in February and 
March, and for general crop, at 
intervals during Spring, on very fine 
soil, in rows 5 inches apart. It 
should be cut when about 1 inch 
high. An ounce of seed to 50 feet 
of drill. 
GIANT SOUTHERN CURLED. 
The best known and most popular 
sort for greens. Leaves long and 
wide, light green, tinged with yellow, 
heavily crumpled and curled at the 
edges. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 34 lb. 40c. 
White London. A rapid growing 
upright plant which quickly goes to 
seed. Leaves small, dark green, 
smooth, deeply cut. Light yellow 
seeds largely used for ground mus¬ 
tard. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 34 lb. 40c. 
MUSHROOM SPAWN 
Culture. — Mushrooms are easy to 
grow in any dark place where a 
uniform temperature of 50 to 65 
degrees may be had. A dark shed 
or cellar will do. Plant from Sep¬ 
tember till January in a bed com¬ 
posed of 1 part soil to 3 parts fresh 
horse manure. This compost should 
be thoroughly mixed and allowed to 
ferment well a number of days. Then 
build your bed upon a hard dry 
foundation, packing it layer upon 
Mushrooms 
GOING TO MEETING 
“Good morning. Squire Thimbleberry! So then 
you are carrying out your whole family to meeting 
this morning to hear the new-year’s sermon!" “0 
yes, Mr. Weatherwise, I always intend that my 
family shall attend meeting at all times of the 
year, and on every Sunday unless they have 
special reason for staying at home. There are a 
few fashionable bucks in the neighborhood who 
would persuade my boys to go to the tavern rather 
than the church; but, by my troth, sir, may I see 
my sons borne to their graves sooner than follow 
the practices of these swelling, swearing, swagger¬ 
ing, smoking, soaking, foppish, fuddling fools! 
Zounds, sir, I have no patience, when I think on 
the folly of the times." 
Time—January 181 j. 
Place—Boston, Mass. 
layer of application until bed is a foot 
thick. Thrust a thermometer into the 
center, noting the temperature, until it 
registers around 80 degrees. Then 
make holes in bed 10 inches apart and 
drop in egg sized pieces of spawn cover¬ 
ing about 2 inches deep. Soil then 
should be pressed down thoroughly. 10 
days later cover with moist loam 2 
inches deep and cover with straw. 
Mushrooms will appear from 4 to 6 
weeks time. Five 1 lb. bricks of spawn 
for a bed 12 x 4 feet. 
English Culture Spawn. The very 
best mill rack. This quality can be re¬ 
lied on. 1 lb. bricks 50c; 10 bricks $4.00. 
ONIONS 
Culture. — The onion is supposed to 
have originated somewhere in Central 
Asia in prehistoric times. It was well 
known to the Egyptians as a vegetable 
and was used extensively also by the 
Israelites both in Egypt and Palestine. 
Being about 95% water and 5% solids 
it naturally depends upon ample mois¬ 
ture for proper growth. A light loamy 
moist soil is therefore desirable for best 
results. Seed should be sown as early 
in spring as the ground will permit, in 
drills 14 inches apart and 3d> inch deep. 
Constant weeding from the start must 
be carried on for a full crop. An ounce 
to 100 feet of drill. Five pounds to 
the acre. 
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