. Descriptive catalogue of vegetable, flower, and farm seeds. Nurseries (Horticulture); Nursery stock; Seeds; Bulbs (Plants); Gardening; Equipment and supplies; Bedding plants; Weeber & Don. MUSHROOMS IN GREENHOUSE. MUSTARD. German, Senf. — French, Moutarde. — Spanish, Mostaza. One ounce will sow 75 feet of drill. As an ingredient, the green Mustard imparts a delightfully pungent flavor to the various forms of prepared salads. For early crops the seed may he sown in a hot-bed in March, and for general crop at frequent intervals through the spring, in drills from eight to twelve inches apar
. Descriptive catalogue of vegetable, flower, and farm seeds. Nurseries (Horticulture); Nursery stock; Seeds; Bulbs (Plants); Gardening; Equipment and supplies; Bedding plants; Weeber & Don. MUSHROOMS IN GREENHOUSE. MUSTARD. German, Senf. — French, Moutarde. — Spanish, Mostaza. One ounce will sow 75 feet of drill. As an ingredient, the green Mustard imparts a delightfully pungent flavor to the various forms of prepared salads. For early crops the seed may he sown in a hot-bed 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 salads ; the seed is also used medicinally, and as a seasoning for pickles. Per oz., 5 cts.; %Va., 15 ets.; lb., 40 cts. o Black or Brown. An esteemed sort for culinary use. Per oz., 5 cts.; J4 lb., 15 cts.; lb,, 40 cts. NEW CHINESE. Leaves twice the size of the ordinary white Mustard; stems more succulent, of deeper green ; flavor pleasantly sweet and pungent. Per pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; J4 lb., 30 cts.; lb., $ MUSHROOM SPAWN. German, Champignon. — French, Champignon.—Spanish, Seta. Ten pounds will spawn 10 feet square. The Mushroom is one of the most profitable crops grown, especially in the vicinity of large cities, where the demand, at all seasons, is far in excess of the supply. Ita cultivation may be carried on successfully in a cellar or shed during winter, or in the open air in summer. Cultural Directions :—Collect sufficient freshhorse droppings to form the desired size of bed, spreading, them out in an airy shed to dry, and, turning themfrequently. When in a proper state as- to dryness, which will soon be learnt by experience, make these into a bed. from nine inches to one foot thick, beating them firmly t ' igether. If the droppings have been properly prepared, gentle fermentation will soon commence, and when the temperature of the bed is from 75° to 80°, with no danger of its rising higher, put in the spawn.
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