. 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. 1046 MUSHROOM and contain the spores inside of the rounded mass within sacs. Few have been found in this country, be- cause they have not been diligently searched for. Geo. F. Atkinson. Mushroom Culture. There is no science of Mushroom niltiire. That is to say, one does not know why he f:iiN. 'riii< i- irpii
. 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. 1046 MUSHROOM and contain the spores inside of the rounded mass within sacs. Few have been found in this country, be- cause they have not been diligently searched for. Geo. F. Atkinson. Mushroom Culture. There is no science of Mushroom niltiire. That is to say, one does not know why he f:iiN. 'riii< i- irpiiv-iient to saying that he does not kn' \vh Im ,., ,1^. By practice and experimenting "II' III 11 < I'lps a method, and if he persists li iiii; -kilful, but it is next to impossible liir liiiii I" iiiiiiM I iii^ kiiDwledge. If he writes an article, ho descrilK's liis im-thod in detail and deprecates other methods; but the learner will be as lilcely to succeed by some other method, and neither man will know why. There are few people, if uniformly with Mushrooms. nunli- tin- saiin ,l;iy :iii(l of the same material, plaiilnl Iimmi iln -um -| ivii, and similarly cared for, may ;;n . mi \ iliih 11 m r- uli-. One bed may fail outright, ami .ninilHr may |iiiHiii,c a good crop". Persons who nuike uuiluim tajjiiiiu-iL-ial success of Mushroom-growing accomplish it by having many beds or by proceeding on a rather large base: it is infrequent that all the beds fail. The biological problems con- cerned in tlie prDiiaL'ation, growth and appropriation of food of till- .â \lii-<,in must be understood before one can Iayi|i'\\ii |iriiMi[ik'S for the culture of Mushrooms. Decav ill:,' v.;;rtali|r matter, a uniform and rather low tempei-atiirc. a unifnrai supply of moisture,âthese are the general requisites for Mushroom-growing. The de- caying matter is supplied by horse manure. The manure is allowed to heat and is turned several times before it
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