. Dreer's garden calendar for 1888. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. Ml'ShkuOms on a Shelf limited they can be grown on a shelf by taking enough short manure to make a bed of the desired size, turn it a few times, and then place it on the bed a foot thick. If on a shelf, nail a piece of hoard on the front to form a sort of box, four inches deepâthis prevents the droppings from falling out; fill this up in the front, even to the top of the board, and slope to form a bank ; let it be beaten as firm as possible with a fork, and in about
. Dreer's garden calendar for 1888. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. Ml'ShkuOms on a Shelf limited they can be grown on a shelf by taking enough short manure to make a bed of the desired size, turn it a few times, and then place it on the bed a foot thick. If on a shelf, nail a piece of hoard on the front to form a sort of box, four inches deepâthis prevents the droppings from falling out; fill this up in the front, even to the top of the board, and slope to form a bank ; let it be beaten as firm as possible with a fork, and in about a week or ten days it will be ready for spawning. This is done by breaking the bricks in small pieces, and inserting them an inch below the surface; after pressing the surface firmly, cover with an inch of soil, beat it gently down, water thoroughly and cover with loose hay or straw. Examine the bed occasionally, and water if it appears dry. In due season the mushrooms will appear plentifully. The spawn we offer is from leading English and continental growers, and can be relied upon as fresh and genuine. English Spawn. In bricks. Each 20 cts.; per doz. §; by mail, prepaid, 40 cts. each. French Spawn. Per lb. 45 cts., postpaid 60 cts.; in 3 lb. boxes, per box, $ MUSTARD. Senf, Gee. Ilcntarde, Fe. Ilostaza, Sp. A small pungent salad used with Cress; the seed is also â used for flavoring pickles, pepper sauce, etc. For salads sow thickly, in shallow drills 6' inches apart, or in frames or boxes during the winter, where frost can be partially excluded; cut when about 2 inches high. For a crop of seed sow in April, in drills 1 foot apart, and thin out when 3 inches high. M U ST A R &âContinued. White, or Yellow. For salads and flavoring pur- poses. Oz. 10 cts., lb. 50 cts. Black, or Brown. More pungent than the white. Oz. 10 cts., lb. 50 cts. Chinese. Leaves twice the size of the white, more suc- culent, deeper green, flavor sweet and pungent, and preferable as a
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