. 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. of young Mushrooms (X K) error. They often grow well m an unscreened green- house. Pastures are not dark. Spawn may be planted in a lawn, and Mushrooms will sometimes come; but it is seldom that the conditions are right for a crop. Mushrooms are in edible condition at any time from their first appearing above t
. 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. of young Mushrooms (X K) error. They often grow well m an unscreened green- house. Pastures are not dark. Spawn may be planted in a lawn, and Mushrooms will sometimes come; but it is seldom that the conditions are right for a crop. Mushrooms are in edible condition at any time from their first appearing above the ground to the time when the rim of the cap begins to turn up and the flesh to lose its softness. See Figs. 1440, 1441. For pickling, "buttons" are usually preferred; these are the young Mushro pandeil. Mushrooms s usually the latt< dried, and will tions are given. growing. The soil ⢠(Fig. 141.')) taken before the cap has ex-. 'flake" spawn riglit. is broken into large lumps or flakes, and is planted in the desired place; the mycelium spreads through the bed and in time bears the fruiting stage or Mushroom. Formerly the spawn was gathered as needed, but since about 1830 it has been made or produced as a com- product. For this purpose the spawn is grown i< .-tnr M-. i,.r,,I matorial. wliirl, inav lio driod and tr- â â¢. I r!,i. iiKikin- of ^pawii is a ~iii,-s ,,f ulso -like material iFig. 1440), although not all of the French spawn is made in France. The English or brick spawn comprises nine-tenths of the spawn used in America. The brick is made of a mixture in about equal parts of horse manure, cow manure and loam. Those- are wet and mixed until the material has the consistom-y of mortar. The material is then spread on a floor and is allowed to dry until it can be out into ]), or "; While the bricks are still , a !i tlm size of a walnut is made in the brick i i ' â . - i n is inserted. The bricks are th
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