W. E. MARSHALL & CO. 
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VEGETABLE SEEDS. 
MUSHROOM SPAWN. 
Ten pounds will spawn about ten 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 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 heath has become exhausted, which 
will 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 require¬ 
ments, say three feet wide, ten feet long, and 
from two.to three 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 temperature of 65 
or 75 degrees, the spawn may be put into it. 
Break the spawn in pieces two inches square, and 
put them six inches apart, all over the bed; then 
cover the bed with two 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 pliable con¬ 
dition, 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, and necessitate spawning a second time. If everything goes on well, 
you may expect mushrooms 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 hot-beds in spring. They can also 
be raised in pots, boxes or anything capable of keeping the materials together, and placed 
in a cellar, closet or green-house. 
Marshall’s English Spawn. Lb. 15 cts,, 10 lbs. $1.35. Prices of larger quantities on 
application. 
Pure Culture Spawn (American/ Lb. 15 cts., 10 lbs. $1.25. Prices of larger quantities on 
application. 
If by mail, add 10 cts. per pound for postage. 
MUSHROOMS. 
MUSTARD. 
One ounce will sow 75 feet of drill. 
For early crops the seed may be sown in a hotbed in March, and for general crop at 
frequent intervals through the Spring, in drills from eight to twelve inches apart. 
White London. The best variety for salad.Per oz. 5c., ^ lb. 10c., lb. 30c. 
Slant Southern Curled. Very large leaves. " 5c. “ 10c. “ 30c. 
OKRA, OR GUMBO. 
One ounce will plant 100 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 drills 
three feet apart, and thin out the plants to one foot apart. 
Per Pkt. Oz. 14 Lb. 
Improved Dwarf Green, Very early; smooth pods.$0.05 $0.10 $0.25 
Improved Long Green. Long ribbed pods; very productive.06 .10 .25 
White Velvet. This Okra takes its name from the smoothness of its 
pods, which are round.. 05 .10 .25 
