. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. MrSTlKoOM .mi;:lon 1049 the price, accorditig: to demaiul and j-npi-lv. Tlio Ws\ si-asou for the cousuinptiou vt M is lair full and winter months, as thrv kcu|. in the cool, drv weather for several days, antl'sniall havt- in< trouble with them spoilini^ on their hands. The priv.
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. MrSTlKoOM .mi;:lon 1049 the price, accorditig: to demaiul and j-npi-lv. Tlio Ws\ si-asou for the cousuinptiou vt M is lair full and winter months, as thrv kcu|. in the cool, drv weather for several days, antl'sniall havt- in< trouble with them spoilini^ on their hands. The during: these months varies aoeurdiny; to supply and demand. In the summer mouths a few will do well, hnt they spoil so n-adily in the heat that dealers <lo not care to handle any stock; therefore, if there were a lari^^e supply from June until October they would surely go to waste. The i^rowers trenerally take advantau:^ of'this and renew their beds in summer. ;ind prepare for the comins: season. One trrrat mistake is that the small grower is too anxious to reach the consumer. He wants to save the little which tlie middleman or distributer jtjets. and he gives them to the retailer, to restaurants, or tn others, and these persons often take advantage of him. He is sometimes compelled to take from 2o to ~ii) \u_-r cent less than nuirket price, and he injures tlip nmrker as well. All classes now buy Mushrooms. If the sup- ply is scarce and price hijjh, they go only to the better class of hotels and restaurants; but as the price gradu- ally decreases the consumption increases and the poorer grade of hotels and restaurants and families consunn' tliem. The consumption of canned and dried Mush- rooms is not increasing as rapidly as that of the fresli- growm, and we are led to believe that in the near futnn- our home-grown Mushrooms will be canned ami dried as the foreign are; in fact, some of the canners are now- making ketchup of the seconds and poorer tcrades. We believe that
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