. The American farmer's hand-book ... Agriculture. Mushroom. — This plant grows spontaneously and very luxuriantly, and numbers several varieties, some of which, however, are very poisonous. Fiff. Culture.—It is now largely cultivated in this country. It needs great care to raise it artificially, and to do so successfully requires a special training. It is raised in hot beds and otherwise. None but those famil- iar with the different species should collect the article at all, on account of the great resemblance between the good and the poisonous kinds. The crown or hat is at first hemisp
. The American farmer's hand-book ... Agriculture. Mushroom. — This plant grows spontaneously and very luxuriantly, and numbers several varieties, some of which, however, are very poisonous. Fiff. Culture.—It is now largely cultivated in this country. It needs great care to raise it artificially, and to do so successfully requires a special training. It is raised in hot beds and otherwise. None but those famil- iar with the different species should collect the article at all, on account of the great resemblance between the good and the poisonous kinds. The crown or hat is at first hemispherical, then convex, and at last flat, fleshy ; about two to five inches broad ; white, or very light brown, slightly scaly, the scales soft and fibrous ; gills pink, changing to brown- ish black ; the flesh, when divided, changes generally to a reddish hue. Mustard. — There are two species of this plant in cultivation, the Black (a) and the White {b). They are annuals. Culture, <5fc. — In cultivating white mustard, for spring and summer consumption, .sow once a week or fortnight, in dry, warm situations, in February and March, and, afterwards, in any other compartment. In sum-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original O'Neill, F. W. , ed; Williams, H. L. , ed. New York, R. Worthington
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