. 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, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom. 1445. A clump of youiifi Mush (XM). error. They often grow well in an unscreened green-house. Pastures are not dark. Spawn may be plantedin a lawn, and Mushrooms will sometimes come; but itis seldom that the conditions are right for a crop. Mushrooms are in edible condition at any 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, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom. 1445. A clump of youiifi Mush (XM). error. They often grow well in an unscreened green-house. Pastures are not dark. Spawn may be plantedin a lawn, and Mushrooms will sometimes come; but itis seldom that the conditions are right for a crop. Mushrooms are in edible condition at any time fromtheir first appearing above the ground to the time whenthe rim of the cap begins to turn up and the tlf^sh tolose its softness. See Figs. 1440, 1441. For j-ickling,^buttons are usually preferred; these are the young Mushrooms (Fig. 1445) taken before the cap has ex-panded. Mushrooms are propagated by spores and the latter. Spawn is the mycelivim. It may bedried, and will resume growth when congenial condi-tions are given. It will keep for a number of years in acool, dry place. Dryness is essential. This spawn maybe secured from any place iu which Mushrooms aregrowing. The soil or manure containing the mycelium. 1446. Mushroom spawn. English spawn, or the left; French or flake spawn on the right. is broken into large lumps or flakes, and is planted inthe desired place; the mycelium spreads through thebed and in time bears the fruiting stage or the spawn was gathered as needed, but sinceabout it has been made or produced as a com-mercial product. For this purpose the spawn is grownis some prepared material, which may be dried andtransported. The making of spawn is a business ofitself. The English make and use the spawn mostly inbrick-like masses of earth and manure (Fig. 1440).The French use also a spawn borne in a loose litter-likematerial (Fig. 1446}, although not all of the Frenchspawn is made in Prance. The English or b
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