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MARSHALL'S VEGETABLE SEEDS. 
MUSHROOM SPAWN 
10 pomids will spawn about 10 feet square. 
Mushroom l)ods luay be made in a warm, dvj cellar, or in any buldiiig where the frost does not 
pcjietrate, and in the open air during tlie Summer and Eali months. Having procured the spawn, 
the next thing to be attended to is to make preparation for the beds. About a fortniglit or three 
weeks before the beds are to made collect a quantity of fresh horse manure witliout tlie straw; 
place it in a heap under cover, and as it heats keep turning 
it over once or twice a week, until the Jiery heat has become 
exhausted, Avhich will require from ten to fourteen days time. 
AYhen the manure is in a condition to be made up, lay out 
3 ^our bed according to 3 ^our requirements', 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 
Aveek 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 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 fhe 
manure is not heated Avhile 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 Avater, 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 spaAvning the hot-beds in spring. They 
can also be rased in pots, boxes or anything capable of keeqAing the materials together, and placed 
in a cellar, closet or green-house. 
Marshall’s English Spawn. Per brick, 18 cts.; 10 bricks, $1.50; per 100 lbs., $11.00. 
Pure Culture SpaAAai (American). Per brick, 20 cts.; 10 bricks, $1.75; 50 bricks, $7.00. 
If by mail, add 10 cts. per brick for lAostage. 
Mushrooms. 
MUSTARD. 
One ounce will sow 75 feet of drill. 
For early crops the seed may be soAvn in a hot-bed in March, and for general crop at frequent 
intervals through the Spring, in drills from 8 to 12 inches apart. 
White London. Tlie best Auariety for salad. Per ounce, 5 cts.; % lb., 10 cts.; lln, 30 cts. 
Giant Southern Curled. Verj'' large leaves. Per ounce, 10 cts.; 14 15 cts.; lb., 50 cts. 
N A S T U R T III :M . 
SoAv as soon as-all danger of frost is past in drills about 1 inch deep. The tall kinds require 
fences or poles on which to climb. The seeds are used in flavoring pickles, or as a substitute 
for capers. 
Dwarf. Finest mixed colors. Per pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; 14 60 cts.; lb., $1.00. 
Tall or Climbing. Finest mixed colors. Per pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.;i 14 30 cts.; 11)., $1.00. 
OKRA, OR GUj^IRO. 
One ounce will plant 100 hills. 
This plant is extensiA^cly cultivated for its green 
pods, which aTe used in soups and stews, and are 
very wholesome and nutritious. Sow about the 
middle of May in drills 3 feet apart, and thin out 
the plants to 1 foot apart. 
Per Pkt. Oz. t4 Ph. 
Dwarf Green. Very early; 
smooth pods . $0.05 $0.10 $0.25 
Long Green. Imng ribl)ed ])ods; 
very productiAm .05 .10 .25 
Perkin’^ Improved. Pods very 
tender, long, and deep green. .05 .10 .25 
White Velvet. Tender Avliitc 
pods; smooth and velvety in 
appearance .05 . .10 .25 
