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BUTZER’S SEED STORE, PORTLAND, OREGON 
MUSTARD 
Mustard is not only used as a condiment, but the 
green leaves are used as a salad or cut and boiled like 
spinach. Sow as early in the spring as the ground 
will permit, in drills about eighteen inches apart, cov¬ 
ering one-half inch deep. For succession, sow every few 
weeks until Autumn. Water freely. 
Chinese—The leaves are twice the size of the ordi¬ 
nary white mustard, and the flavor is sweet and 
pungent. 
Per pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; Y& lb. 35c; lb. $1.00 
White English—Leaves comparatively smooth and 
deeply cut; color medium dark green. The plant is 
upright in growth, inclined to branch as it approaches 
early maturity and soon bolts to seed. 
Per pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; % lb. 25c; lb. 75c 
Yellow Seeded—The seed is used extensively for 
spicing, pickling and other culinary and medicinal 
purposes. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; Y\ lb. 20c; lb. 60c. 
Fordhook Fancy (Ostrich Plume)—Plants are of vig¬ 
orous growth, and have beautiful dark green leaves 
which curve outward like fine ostrich plumes. It stands 
well, even during the hot summer months. 
Per pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; % lb. 25c; lb. 75c. 
Southern Giant Curled—Leaves light green, frilled 
and much crimped at edge. Highly esteemed in the 
South for its vigorous growth and good quality. 
Per pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 2 oz. 15c; *4 lb. 25c; lb. 75c 
MUSHROOM 
Mushrooms are easily grown in the cellar or in dark 
rooms where a temperature of from 50 to 65 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 Yz 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 
^ , nrL.. J ..... Per pkt - 5c • oz - 15c 1 2 oz. 25c; % 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; Y*. lb 35c- lb $1 00 
BOTTOM ONION SETS 
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 
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 drv bulbs, they are most excellent. 
We cannot supply these sets after March 1st. 
Per lb. 25c, postpaid 
SHALLOTS 
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. 
We cannot supply these sets after March 1st. 
Per lb. 25c, postpaid 
For large quantities, write for prices, stating quan¬ 
tity wanted. 
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 
PEANUT CULTURE 
As the Peanut is a tender, warmth-loving plant the geed should not be planted until the soil has become warm 
and the Maple trees are out in full leaf. They succeed best in light, easily worked soil but can be grown in heavy, 
well-drained ground if kept well cultivated. When planting remove the shells, planting the kernels in a place 
fifteen to twenty inches apart in the row. The cultivation is the same as for Bush Beans and the soil should be 
frequently hoed or cultivated to promote strong, rapid growth until the plants commence to flower. The flowers 
appear at the base of the stalk and when they appear loose earth should be hilled up around the stalks so that 
the nuts may bury themselves in the soil. When the foliage is touched by frost, lift or pull up the plants with 
the nuts attached and hang up to dry in a cool, airy room or shed. 
PEANUTS 
Jumbo—The plants produce a large quantity of nuts, adapted for culture in our northern climate, especially 
in light or sandy soils. Pkt. (10 pods) 10c; Yz. lb. 40c; lb. 75c. 
Spanish—This is an excellent forage plant for light land in hot, dry seasons. The tops are cut and cured for 
hay just before frost. The plants also set a large crop of the small nuts, which make an excellent fattening 
food for hogs. Oz. pkt. 10c; Yz lb. 40c; lb. 75c. 
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