MarshaWs Matchless Seeds 
W. E. Marshall 8C Co., New York 
Lettuce 
^ne ounce will sow 200 feet of drill. 
Sow in the open ground as early as possible, barely covering the 
seed. If the hotbed is used let it be started quite early. Give but 
little heat and plenty of water and air on fine days. Let plants in 
the beds be about 4 inches apart. As they increase in size thin 
them out or they will become weak. Plant for late use in a cool, 
partially shaded place in rich soil. 
CURLED, or LOOSE-LEAVED VARIETIES 
Pkt. 
Early Curled Simpson. One of the earliest and 
best for market .$ 0.10 
Oz. 
$0.30 
1/4 lb. 
$ 1.00 
Grand Rapids. This is regarded as the best forc¬ 
ing loose-leaved variety . 
.10 
.30 
1.00 
CABBAGE, or HEADING VARIETIES 
All Seasons. Large, handsome, extremely solid 
head; color a light grayish green. 10 
.30 
1.00 
Big Boston. Fine for forcing in cold frames or 
for open ground . 
.10 
.30 
1.00 
Crisp as Ice. Medium size, compact head, outer 
leaves tinged dark brown . 
.10 
.35 
1.00 
Deacon. A splendid variety for standing the 
summer heat; large, solid head . 
.10 
.30 
1.00 
Giant Crystal Head, or Iceberg. Large, solid 
outside leaves bright green, inside white. . . . 
.10 
.30 
1.00 
Golden Queen. A good forcing variety of a 
golden yellow color; heads solid. 
.10 
.50 
1.50 
Hanson Improved. Heads large, hearts quickly 
and stands the summer well . 
.10 
.35 
1.00 
Marshall's Royal Summer. A large butter head, 
with thick leaves, dark green tinged and 
spotted brown. The inside of head is a rich 
yellow .-. 
.10 
.60 
2.00 
Marshall's Matchless. This lettuce is now conceded by connoisseurs 
to be the finest lettuce introduced in many years. It is a cross 
between a head variety and the Cos type. It forms a loose 
leaved head and its delicacy and flavor put it in a class of 
its own. If you have room for only one kind of lettuce we 
strongly recommend our Matchless. Per pkt. 25c, per oz. $1.00. 
May King. Extra large, solid heads; light green 
outside, with clear yellow heart; very tender 
and of fine fiavor; splendid forcer. 
Mignonette. Distinct russet colored; very solid 
and compact . 
New York, or Wonderful. Large, solid heads 
inside very white . 
Tennis Ball. (Black-Seeded or Salamander). A 
very distinct head with few outer leaves. .. . 
Wheeler's Tom Thumb. A splendid forcing va¬ 
riety . 
White Boston. Similar to Big Boston, differing 
in being a lighter green without the brown¬ 
ish tinge on the borders . 
ROMAINE, or COS VARIETIES 
These are distinct from the ordinary Lettuce, and much liked on 
account of their crisp, tender quality. They produce long, norrow 
leaves, blanched by drawing in the outer leaves and tying. 
Pkt. Oz. 
Eclipse Cos. A perfectly distinct variety. It is 
the dwarfest Cos Lettuce.$0.10 $0.60 
Paris White, or Trionon Cos, Romaine. One of 
the finest varieties for summer use. 
Pkt. 
1 
Oz. 
1/4 lb. 
$ 0.10 
$0.30 
$ 1.00 
1 
.10 
.35 
1.00 
.10 
.40 
l.OC 
.10 
.30 
1.00 
.10 
.75 
2.00 
.10 
.35 
1.00 
.10 
.35 
V4 lb. 
$2.00 
1.00 
Marshall's Matchless Lettuce 
New York or Wonderful Lettuce 
MUSHROOM SPAWN 
Ten pounds will spawn about 10 feet square. 
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 procured the spawn, 
the next thing to be attended to is to make preparation for the 
beds. About two 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 become exhausted, which 
wili require from ten to fourteen days' time. When the manure is in 
a condition to be made up lay out your bed, according to your re¬ 
quirements, say 3 feet wide, 10 feet long and from 2 to 3 feet deep; 
beat it down well 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 tem¬ 
perature 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. If 
everything goes well, you may expect Mushroams 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. Good crops of 
Mushrooms con be obtained by spawning the hotbeds in spring. 
Pure Culture Prolific Direct Bricks. An American-made spawn which 
produces large crops of large size, deep cream and excellent 
quality Mushrooms. Per brick 45c, 10 bricks for $3.50, 50 bricks 
$15.00. 
Bottle Spawn. This spawn is very perishable and can only be kept 
in cold storage. Orders filled from the factory. One quart will 
spawn 50 sq. ft. Per quart bottle $1.25, 12 quarts for $12.00. 
FREE DELIVERY. We deliver vegetable and flower seeds when 
cash accompanies your order. 
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