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_ 498 Mushroom Spawn 
Big Profitable Crop Start Your Planting Now 
Free Planting Instructions in Every Shipment 
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 at- 
tended to is to make preparations 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 
heat 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 complete 
easily-understood directions which we send free with each 
order. One brick will spawn a bed 10 feet by 10 feet. 
AMERICAN GROWN SURE CROP SPAWN. Brick, 45 cts.3 
3 bricks, $1.25; 5 bricks, $1.75; 10 bricks, $3.25, postpaid. 





















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554 Fordhook Fancy or Ostrich Plume 
Mustard for Greens 
Mustard, freshly picked, serves the same purpose as Spinach 
and should be planted plentifully. It is of easy culture and 
thrives in rich moist soil. The cool growing season is best suited 
for its development. Sow as early in the spring as the weather 
permits and make successive sowings every ten days up to the 
time the weather gets hot. 
553 Chinese Broad Leaf. This variety has large light green 
leaves that are waved at the edges. Succulent, tender and sweet; 
free from all bitter flavor. Ready six weeks from sowing. Pkt., 
10 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; 14 Ib., 40 cts.; % lb., 70 cts.; Ib., $1.25; 2 Ibs., 
$2.25, postpaid. 
554 Fordhook Fancy or Ostrich Plume. The handsome feathery 
leaves of this sort are densely curled and fringed. Most attrac- 
tive for salads and garnishing, and when served as spinach the 
flavor is deliciously mild and palatable. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; 
1% Ib., 40 cts.; 14 lb., 70 cts.; Ib., $1.25; 2 lbs., $2.25, postpaid. 
555 Southern Giant Curled. These hardy upright plants grow 3 
feet tall. The broad pungent leaves are nicely frilled and 
crimped at the edges. Good market and home garden variety. 
Highest quality. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; 144 Ib., 40 cts.; 14 lb., 70 
cts.; lb., $1.25; 2 Ibs., $2.25, postpaid. 
556 White London. Fine for general use. Leaves dark green, 
small and smooth, very easily and quickly grown. Seeds good 
for flavoring pickles, relishes, etc. Pkt., 10 cts.; 0z., 20 cts.; 14 Ib., 
60 cts., postpaid. 


557 Mustard Spinach or Tendergreen 
A new, delicious, and healthful vegetable “oreens” 
that is practically an all-season plant. It grows very 
quickly and is resistant to drought and extreme cold, 
flourishing in hot weather. The leaves are large, dark 
green and oblong shaped, with a small rib. Ready to use 
in 25 to 30 days from date of sowing seed. It is not a 
“eut and come again.” Should be pulled up. Pkt., 10 cts:; 
—————— = 0z., 20 cts.; % lb., 60 cts., postpaid. 
562 White Velvet — Delicious for Soups Kohl-Rabi -- Should Be in Every Garden 
WA _ Ae A delicious vegetable, highly prized by many who appreciate the sweet, fine- 
ee i ads much in Site for ee stews and sal- 
ads, to which they impart a rich and delicious flavor. Very : > F 
. : grained flesh which has a flavor not unlike that of the 
popular home garden and local market variety, bearing finest Cauliflower. Sweeter and of finer flavor than 
turnips. Cooked in the same way. - 
large, round, velvety-white pods which are perfectly smooth, 
of superior flavor and stay tender until nearly 1 size. 46 
Enormously productive. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; 4 Ib., 35 7 W 1 
cts.; % lb., 60 cts.; lb., $1.10; 2 lbs., $2.10, postpaid. ; Early hite Vienna : 
: The most popular extra-early short-topped variety of 
Kohlrabi with firm white flesh which cooks tender yet re- 
tains a desirable degree of crispness. The swollen stems are 
563 Perkin’s Mammoth Long Pod best when 2 to 3 in. in diameter. Pkt., 20 cts.; 0z. $1.00; 4 Ib., 
: . ; $3.50, postpaid. 
Vigorous grower; producing an abundance of long, straight, ‘ 
slender pods, slightly ribbed, and of a beautiful intense green 468 Early Purple Vienna 
Much like the Early White Vienna but has a purple skin; = 
not quite so early. More heat-resistant. Well adapted for sec- 
tions where turnips turn bitter. The plants are small, and the 
leaves are dark green tinged with purple. Roots of even size and 
form. Pkt., 20 cts.; oz., $1.00, postpaid. Wery scarce. 











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and color longer than any other sorts. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 15 
cts.; %4 lb., 35 cts; 14 Ib., 60 cts.; Ib., $1.10; 2 Ibs., $2.10, 
postpaid. 























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pet Thrive Everywhere R h u b a rb ease Root Ss and Seed 
Should Once Established Grow all You Need as Fresh Fruit and Plenty to Can for Winter. 
Have a Lasts for . A very healthful vegetable. The first © 
Few Hills Years one to appear in the spring. Rhubarb is | 
of Horse very easily grown and a few plants will. 
keep a family supplied with plenty of 
| this delicious vegetable for sauces and > 
pies. 
713 Victoria 
(The Crimson King) 
The Earliest of All—Quality Superb 
This is the most popular variety with broad 
thick tender stalks heavily shaded with red. 
It is a heavy yielder. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz, 
4 25 cts.; %4 lb., 75 cts.; % Ib., $1.25; Ih., 
$2.25; 2 lbs., $4.25, postpaid. 
1906 Rhubarb Roots 
Victoria 
(The Crimson King) 
Young roots of Shumway’s Vic- 
toria planted in good soil early in the 
1 spring will make a strong growth 
i and give a good yield of stalks the 
\ following spring. The plants increase 
| in size every year. The thick stalks 
‘| / are shaded crimson. Each 50 cts.; 
. | 8for $1.00, postpaid. 
Radish 

Horse Radish 
Roots 
Postpaid Prices 
1904 Kiester’s New Bohemian 
This is a hardy plant thriving best in cool moist soil. The 
small sets or roots are planted in the spring to furnish large 
straight smooth roots for use the following season. The roots 
are hardy and are left in the garden until needed in the home 
or for market. Kiester’s New Bohemian is an improved 
Maliner Kren or Bohemian Horse Radish, which is known for 
its vigorous growth and its large-size roots. It makes a strong 
quick growth and produces a heavy crop, particularly on land 
which has been well prepared. A deep, fertile, medium-heavy 
soil and an abundance of moisture are essential to good results. 
We offer roots of the right size for planting. Doz., 50 cts.: 
50 Roots, $1.25: 100 Roots, $2.25; 500 Roots, $9.00: 1000 
Roots, $17.00. In larger quantities, write for special prices. 








1906 Rhubarb Roots 
713 Rhubarb Stalks 
