YVM. ELLIOTT & SONS’ GENERAL CATALOGUE FOR 1897 
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MUSHROOM SPAWN. 
German, Champignonbrut. —French, Champignon . — 
Spanish, Seta. 
Ten pounds will spawn about 10 square feet. 
Mustard in a green state 
is a refreshing salad, mixed 
with Cress, Lettuce or other 
salad plants. It is neces¬ 
sary to make frequent sow¬ 
ings of it, as it should be 
cut and used in a very 
young state, even before the first rough leaf has appeared. 
For early crops the seed may be sown in a hot-bed in March ; 
and for general crops, at frequent intervals through the 
spring, in drills from 8 to 12 inches apart. 
White or Yellow. The best variety for salads; the seed is 
also used medicinally, and as a seasoning for pickles. 
Per oz., 5 cts.; 34 lb., 10 cts.; lb., 30 cts. 
MARTYNIA. 
A strong growing annual 
plant, bearing curiously 
shaped seed pods, which, 
when young and tender, 
make excellent p i c k 1 e s. 
Sow in the open ground in 
May, and thin out the plants 
to 2 or 3 feet apart,, or a few 
seeds may be sown in a hot¬ 
bed, and* afterwards trans¬ 
planted. Per pkt., 10 cts.; 
oz., 30 cts.; 34 tb.,$1.00; lb., 
$3.00. 
MUSTARD. 
German, Senf. — French, 
Moutarde. — Spanish, 
Mostazce. 
One ounce will sow about 80 
feet of drill. 
Mushroom beds may be made in a warm dry cellar or in 
any building where the~ frost does not penetrate, and in the 
open air during the summer and fall months. Having pro¬ 
cured the Spawn, the next thing to be attended to is to make 
preparation for the beds. About a fortnight or three weeks 
before the beds are to be made, collect a quantity of fresh 
horse manure without the straw; place it in a heap under 
cover, and as it heats, keep turning it over once or twice a 
week, until the fiery heat has been exhausted, which will re¬ 
quire from ten to fourteen days’ time. When the manure is 
in a condition to be made up, lay out your bed according 
to your requirements, say 3 feet wide, 10 feet long and from 
2 to 3 feet deep ; beat it well down with the back of the spade 
as the process of building goes on. When the bed has been 
made some time, say a week or thereabouts, and the heat 
sufficiently declined to a temperature of 65 or 75 degrees, the 
Spawn may be put into it. Break the Spawn in pieces 2 
inches square, and put them 6 inches apart all over the bed, 
then cover the bed with 2 inches of rich soil, the stronger the 
better, but of a loamy quality, beating it down firmly with a 
spade. The soil used for this purpose should be in a pliable 
condition, and not too wet or over dry. Cover the bed with 
a foot of dried straw or hay ; examine once a week to see if 
the manure is not heated while in this condition ; if so, it 
will destroy the Spawn, which will require spawning a second 
time. If everything goes on well, you may expect Mush¬ 
rooms in about five or six weeks. When the soil looks dry, 
give a gentle watering with tepid water, using a rose on the 
watering pot. If the beds are made out of doors, protect 
them from rain by covering them with shutters or sashes. 
Good crops of Mushrooms can be obtained by spawning the 
liot-beds in spring. They can also be raised in pots, boxes, 
or in fact in anything capable of keeping the materials to¬ 
gether, and placed in a cellar, closet, greenhouse or grapery. 
We have just received a choice lot of English and French 
Spawn. 
English Spawn. Per lb., 15 cts.; 8 lbs. for $1.00. 
French - in boxes of 3 lbs., $1.25 each. 
NASTURTIUM, 
One ounce will sow about 20 feet of drill. 
Cultivated both for use and ornament; the green seed pods 
preserved in vinegar make an excellent pickle. The young 
leaves are also useful in salads. Its beautiful scarlet and 
orange colored flowers, which bloom freely all summer, add 
a charm to the garden. 
'Fall Nasturtium. Mixed. Per pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; 34 
lb., 50 cts.; lb., $1.50. 
Dwarf Nasturtium. Mixed. Per pkt., 5 cts.; oz.,15cts.; 34 
lb., 50 cts.; lb., $1.50. 
OKRA, OR GOMBO. 
German, Essbarer. —French, Gombo. —Spanish, Quibombo. 
One ounce will plant about 75 hills. 
This plant is extensively cultivated for its green pods, 
which are used in soups and 
stews, and are very wholesome 
and nutritious. Sow about the 
middle of May, in hills 2 feet 
apart, and thin out to three 
plants in a hill. 
White Velvet. The pods are 
round and smooth ; much lar¬ 
ger than those of other Okras; 
never prickly to the touch; 
very prolific. Per pkt., 5 cts.; 
oz., 10 cts.; 34 lb., 20 cts.; lb., 
60 cts. 
Dwarf Green. Very early; 
smooth pods. Per pkt., 5c.; oz., 
10c.; ^ lb., 20c.; lb., 60c 
Long Green. Long ribbed pods; 
very productive. Per pkt., 5 
cts.; oz., 10 cts.; 34 lb-> 20 
cts.; lb., 60 cts. 
