Dreer's garden calendar for 1887 . dreersgardencale1887henr Year: 1887 MUSHHOOMS. MUSHROOMS. Champignonbrot, Ger. Champignon, Fk. Seta 6 Uuevus de Hongos, Sp. Mushrooms can be grown in a dry cellar, under the benches of a greenhouse, or in sheds, where the tempera- ture can be kept from 50 to 60 degrees through the winter. Collect fresh horse-droppings without straw, turn them over three or four times to get rid of the heat, and then mix one-third of fresh soil from an old pasture with the prepared manure. Dig out a foot deep of the space to con- tain the bed, lay some long manure at the bott
Dreer's garden calendar for 1887 . dreersgardencale1887henr Year: 1887 MUSHHOOMS. MUSHROOMS. Champignonbrot, Ger. Champignon, Fk. Seta 6 Uuevus de Hongos, Sp. Mushrooms can be grown in a dry cellar, under the benches of a greenhouse, or in sheds, where the tempera- ture can be kept from 50 to 60 degrees through the winter. Collect fresh horse-droppings without straw, turn them over three or four times to get rid of the heat, and then mix one-third of fresh soil from an old pasture with the prepared manure. Dig out a foot deep of the space to con- tain the bed, lay some long manure at the bottom, and then the prepared manure and soil, a little at a time, evenly and well beaten down until it is a foot above the ground ; put a layer of good light earth on this, 2 inches thick; after a few days, when the rank heat has passed off, say to 90 degrees, place the spawn in the bed in lumps about 2 inches square and 6 inches apart, covering with earth an inch thick ; beat it gently down all over. In about 6 to 8 weeks the Mushrooms should make their ap- pearance, Examine the bed often to see that it does not MUSHROOMS— Continued. get dry, and when water is given it should be at the tem- perature of 100 degrees. Make the bed 3 to 4 feet wide and any length desired. If properly handled the bed will remain in bearing several weeks by the addition of more spawn. Care should be exercised in removing the mush- rooms, that the remaining stools may not be disturbed more than is necessary. The spawn we ofier is from lead- ing 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 $, postpaid, $ MUSTARD. Senf, Ger. Moutarde, Fr. llostazo, Sp. A small pungent salad used with Cress ; the seed is also used for flavoring pickles, pepper sauce, etc. For salads sow thickly, in shallow drills 6 inc
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