. The Geo. A. Weaver Co's seed catalogue 1902. Nursery stock Rhode Island Newport Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Agricultural implements Catalogs. MUSHROOM. Mush-rooms may be grown'in cel- lars, houses; sheds, or under green- hotise benches. The arhateni". how- ever, is more likely to meet with suc- cess in cellars than elsewhere, as the cool moisture of the atmosphere and the uniform temperature are more congenial to the growth of this veg- etable than in the structures above ground. The temperature should range between fifty-fiv
. The Geo. A. Weaver Co's seed catalogue 1902. Nursery stock Rhode Island Newport Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Agricultural implements Catalogs. MUSHROOM. Mush-rooms may be grown'in cel- lars, houses; sheds, or under green- hotise benches. The arhateni". how- ever, is more likely to meet with suc- cess in cellars than elsewhere, as the cool moisture of the atmosphere and the uniform temperature are more congenial to the growth of this veg- etable than in the structures above ground. The temperature should range between fifty-five and sixty degrees. Use a mixture of equal lueights, fresh horse droppings and loam that has no manure in it Before placing this mixture in the bed turn it over every day for a week so that it does not heat violently, and be careful to keep it under cover so that it cannot get wet. Then begin to make the bed by spreading thin layers of the mixture, and pound each firm, until you have in all a depth of eight to ten inches; leave it thus for a few days until the heat runs up to 100 degrees or over and then declines to 90 degrees; when this point is reached it is ready for spawning, which is done by making holes, three or four inches deep and 12 inches apart each way; into each hole put a piece of spawn about as large as a hen's egg and fill in the hole with compost. At the end of 10 or 12 days the spawn will have run through the whole bed. There should then be spread over the entire surface about two inches of fresh loam. Over all place a few inches of straw. All that re- mains to be done is to keep the temperature as near 60 degrees as possible; it should never be allowed to fall below 50 degrees, or the crops will be both reduced and delayed. Ordinarily, if the conditions are right, mushrooms will appear in about six weeks and continue to come for about a month. In the event of the surface of the bed becoming very dry sprinkle it freely with water at a temperature of about 100
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