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BUTZER’S SEED STORE, PORTLAND, OREGON 
MUSHROOM 
Pare Culture Mushroom Spawn—By a newly dis¬ 
covered process of selection and grafting, the spawn 
is scientifically propagated, so that large, vigorous 
and finely flavored mushrooms are reproduced. Earlier, 
more productive and a marked improvement on wild 
spawn. 
Mushrooms are easily grown in the cellar or in dark 
rooms where a temperature of from 60 to 66 dgerees 
can be maintained. In making the bed, use fresh, 
clean, stable manure, without much straw. Before 
placing it in the bed, the manure-pile should be turned 
over a few times. The bed should have at least 10 
inches of solid manure. Put this in, in two layers, 
and tramp each one down well. Test the heat of the 
manure with the thermometer and when the tempera¬ 
ture is on the decline and between 90 and 100 degrees, 
insert pieces of Spawn. After ten days, spread on a 
layer of fresh, well-manured loam. If the temperature 
is right. Mushrooms should come up freely weeks 
after spawning. 
Cultural directions, to be of any value, would be 
too lengthy to give here, but we will forward full 
directions for the planting and culture of spawn with 
each order. 
TOBACCO STEM SPAWN 
The advantages of tobacco stem spawn are as fol¬ 
lows : 
1. Greater vigor—grows fast—is more resistant to 
adverse conditions. 
2. Medium contains the most desirable food ele¬ 
ments. 
3. Its crumbled nature gives it greater contact with 
the manure, therefore a more thorough inoculation. 
Price, $1.25 per Vz lb. can 
OKRA or GUMBO 
Okra, or Gumbo—Cultivated for its young seed pods which are used in soups, or stewed and served like 
asparagus. It is highly esteemed in the South. Plant in hills about four feet apart, putting six to eight seeds 
in a hill, and after the plants are well started cut out all but two. The dwarf sorts can be planted much closer 
in hills two to three feet apart, or in drills two feet apart, thinning the plants to about one foot apart in the 
row. Gather the pods when quite green and about an inch and one-half long. 
Perkins Mammoth Long Pod—The plant is dwarf growing even in size, and productive, maturing pods 
earlier than most sorts. The pods are long, slender, deep green and remain tender much longer than most sorts. 
Per pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 2 oz. 25c; V* lb. 35c; lb. $1.00 
Dwarf White—The longest podded variety; the plants are two feet high and very productive. Produce pods 
long, greenish white, very thick and fleshy. Per pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 2 oz. 25c; % lb. 35c; lb. $1.00 
BOTTOM ONION SETS SHALLOTS 
Small onions grown from seed that has been sown 
too thickly to attain a large size. The small onions 
(about % inch in diameter) thus obtained are planted 
out and are ready in a short time to pull as green 
onions for the table or bunched for the market. If 
left to stand they make ripe onions of the best quality, 
and come to maturity some six weeks earlier than a 
crop grown directly from the seed. 
Per lb. 20c; 5 lbs. 75c, postpaid 
Valuable for bunching or for an early crop. The 
smallest sets make fine bulbs of good size, while the 
larger ones produce a cluster of small to medium size 
bulbs. Light brown skin, mild, white flesh. 
Lb. 25c, postpaid 
For large quantities, write for prices, stating quan¬ 
tity wanted. 
POTATO ONION 
Valuable for bunching or an early crop. The small¬ 
est sets make fine bulbs of good size, while the larger 
ones produce a cluster of small to medium size bulbs. 
Light brown skin, mild white flesh. It is the earliest, 
most vigorous in growth and easiest to cultivate of 
all onions from sets. For the family garden, whether 
pulled green or as dry bulbs, they are most excellent. 
Lb. 25c. postpaid 
EGYPTIAN or PERENNIAL TREE ONION 
When once set out, without having the slightest 
Winter protection, these come up year after year. The 
bottoms divide, making several irregular shaped onions 
that are sweet and tender. The young sets grow on 
top of the stalks, and can be planted in the Fall. Wt 
cannot supply these sets after March 1st. 
Per lb. 25c, postpaid 
Grow Mushroom in Your Basement. 
