. Seeds, bulbs, shrubs : catalogue 1914. ery good quality. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; VxVq., 20c; 65c. HALBERTS HONEY. A long, dark green melon of recentintroduction. Rind very thin and brittle. Flesh brightscarlet, solid and sweet. Pkt., 5c; oz., lOc; 20c:lb., 70c. HUNGARIAN HONEY. A small, early melon, one of thesweetest. Very productive, and suitable for planting inthe northern states. Pkt., 5c; 10c; VxWi., 25c: lb., 85c. PEERLESS, or ICE CREAM. A hardy and productive melon,oval shape, bright green mottled. Flesh light pink, firm andsweet. 5c; oz., 10c; VxVa., 20c; 65c.
. Seeds, bulbs, shrubs : catalogue 1914. ery good quality. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; VxVq., 20c; 65c. HALBERTS HONEY. A long, dark green melon of recentintroduction. Rind very thin and brittle. Flesh brightscarlet, solid and sweet. Pkt., 5c; oz., lOc; 20c:lb., 70c. HUNGARIAN HONEY. A small, early melon, one of thesweetest. Very productive, and suitable for planting inthe northern states. Pkt., 5c; 10c; VxWi., 25c: lb., 85c. PEERLESS, or ICE CREAM. A hardy and productive melon,oval shape, bright green mottled. Flesh light pink, firm andsweet. 5c; oz., 10c; VxVa., 20c; 65c. Blanc de Champignon. Fr MUSHROOM SPAWN Champignon Brut, Ger. Mushrooms are much enjoyed as a table luxury. They may be grown in a variety of situations—a dark room, cellar,stable, in sheds, under greenhouse benches—where the temperature can be maintained at 50 to 65 degrees. Ten pounds of spawn are required for ten feet square. The mushroom spawn we sell is the product of a notedEngUsh maker. We import stock several times each year. CULTURAL DIRECTIONS.—Two or three weeks beforethe bed is to be made, collect a quantity of horse manure,free from straw, and mix an equal weight of loam from anold pasture with it. Place it under cover, turning it overonce or twice a week until the fiery heat has become ex-hausted. When the manure is in condition to be made up,lay out the bed, say three feet wide, ten feet long, and makethe bed in layers of about one foot deep; press it downfirmly as the process of building goes on. When the bedhas been made some time, say a week or thereabouts, andthe heat is sufficiently declined to a temperature of about 65or 75 degrees, the spawn may be put into it. Baeak thespawn in pieces two inches square, and put them six inchesapart, all over the bed. then cover the bed with two inchesof rich soil, not too wet or overdry. Cover the bed with afoot of dried straw or hay. and the work is done. If every-thing goes on well, you may expect mushrooms in abo
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