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Market Gardeners-- Florists-- Private Gardeners-- Village People and Suburban Residents-- Farmers.

Underground Cellars-- In Dwelling House-- Mr. Gardner's Method-- Mr. Denton's Method-- Mr. Van Siclen's Method-- The Dosoris Mushroom Cellar.

Building the House-- Mrs. Osborne's Mushroom House-- Interior Arrangement of Mushroom Houses-- Mr. Samuel Henshaw's Mushroom House.

The Temperature of Interior of the Bed-- Shelf Beds-- The Use of the Term Shed.

Cool Greenhouses-- On Greenhouse Benches-- In Frames in the Greenhouses-- Orchard Houses-- Under Greenhouse Benches-- Among Other Plants on Greenhouse Benches-- Growing Mushrooms in Rose Houses-- Drip from the Benches-- Ammonia Arising.

Mushrooms often appear Spontaneously-- Wild Mushrooms-- Mr. Henshaw's Plan-- Brick Spawn in Pastures.

Horse Manure-- Fresher the Better-- Manure of Mules-- Cellar Manure-- City Stable Manure-- Baled Manure-- Cow Manure-- German Peat Moss Stable Manure for Mushroom Beds-- Sawdust Stable Manure for Mushroom Beds-- Tree Leaves-- Spent Hops.

Preparing out of Doors-- Warm Sunshine-- Fire-fang-- Guard Against Over Moistening-- The Proper Condition of the Manure-- Loam and Manure Mixed.

The Thickness of the Beds-- Shape of the Beds-- Bottom-heat Thermometers-- The Proper Temperature-- Too High Temperature-- Keep the House at 55?.

What is Mushroom Spawn?-- The Mushroom Plant-- Spawn Obtained at any Seed Store-- Imported from Europe-- The Great Mushroom-growing Center of the Country-- English Spawn-- Mill-track Mushroom Spawn-- Flake or French Spawn-- Virgin Spawn-- How to Keep Spawn-- New Versus Old Spawn-- How to Distinguish Good from Poor Spawn-- American-made Spawn-- How to make Brick Spawn-- How to make French Spawn-- Making French Virgin Spawn-- A Second Method-- Third Method-- Relative Merits of Flake and Brick Spawn.

Preparing the Spawn-- Steeped Spawn-- Flake Spawn-- Transplanting Working Spawn.

Cavities in the Surface of Beds-- The Best Kind of Loam-- Common Loam-- Ordinary Garden Soil-- Roadside Dirt-- Sandy Soil-- Peat Soil or Swamp Muck-- Heavy, Clayey Loam-- Loam Containing Old Manure.

Loam is Indispensable-- The Best Soil-- Proper Time to Case Beds-- Inserting the Spawn-- Sifting the Soil-- Firming the Soil-- Green Sods.

Beds that are in Full Bearing-- Filling up the Holes-- Firming the Dressing to the Bed-- Beds in which Black Spot has Appeared.

Covering the Beds with Hay-- A High Temperature-- In a Temperature of 50?-- In a Temperature of 55?-- Boxing Over the Bed.

Artificially Heated Mushroom Houses-- Sprinkling Water over Mulching-- Watering Pots-- Manure Water-- Preparing Manure Water-- Common Salt-- Sprinkling the Floors-- Houses Heated by Smoke Flues-- Manure Steam for Moistening the Atmosphere.

When Mushrooms are Fit to Pick-- Picking-- The Advantages of Pulling over Cutting-- Pulled Mushrooms-- Gathering Field or Wild Mushrooms-- Marketing Mushrooms.

Worn Out Beds-- Spurts of Increased Fertility-- A Spent Mushroom Bed-- Living Spawn.

Maggots-- Black Spot-- Manure Flies-- Slugs-- "Bullet" or "Shot" Holes-- Wood Lice-- Mites-- Mice and Rats-- Toads-- Fogging Off-- Flock-- Cleaning the Mushroom Houses.

Ridges in the Open Field-- Bed Making-- Manure Obtained from City Stables-- The Site for Beds-- Planting the Spawn-- Drenching Rains-- Russia Mats-- The First Beds-- The First Cutting-- Watering.

Caves and Subterranean Passages-- The Manure Used-- Preparation of the Manure-- Making the Beds-- The Spawn-- Stratifying the Spawn-- Chips and Powder of Stone-- Earthing Over the Beds-- Temperature in High-roofed Caves-- When the Mushrooms are Gathered-- Proper Ventilation.

Baked Mushrooms-- Stewed Mushrooms-- Soyer's Breakfast Mushrooms-- Mushrooms ? la Cr?me-- Curried Mushrooms-- Broiled Mushrooms-- Mushroom Soup-- Mushroom Stews-- Potted Mushrooms-- Gilbert's Breakfast Mushrooms-- Baked Mushrooms-- Mushrooms ? la Casse, Tout-- Broiled Beefsteak and Mushrooms-- To Preserve Mushrooms-- Mushroom Powder-- To Dry Mushrooms-- Dried Mushrooms-- Mushroom Ketchup-- Pickled Mushrooms.

Mushroom Cellar under a Barn, 16 Boxed-up Frame with Straw Covering, 19 Cross Section of the Dosoris Mushroom Cellar, 27 Ground Plan of the Dosoris Cellar, 28 Base-burning Water Heater, 32 Vertical Section of Base-burning Water Heater, 32 Mushroom House Built Against a North-facing Wall, 34 Section of Mrs. Osborne's Mushroom House, 35 Ground Plan of Mrs. Osborne's Mushroom House, 36 Interior View of Mr. S. Henshaw's Mushroom House, 38 Boxed Mushroom Bed under Greenhouse Bench, 41 Mushrooms Grown on Greenhouse Benches, 43 Wide Bed with Pathway Above, 44 Mushrooms on Greenhouse Benches under Tomatoes, 45 Mr. Wm. Wilson's Mushroom Beds, 51 Mushroom Bed Built Flat upon the Ground, 52 Ridged Mushroom Bed, 53 Banked Bed against a Wall, 53 Perspective View of the Dosoris Mushroom Cellar, 58 Bale of German Peat Moss, 66 Brick Spawn, 80 Flake, or French Spawn, 82 Brick Spawn Cut in Pieces for Planting, 97 A Perfect Mushroom, 116 Mushrooms Affected with Black Spot, 125 A Flock-Diseased Mushroom, 133 The Covered Ridges, 140 In the Mushroom Caves of Paris, 147 Gathering Mushrooms in the Paris Caves for Market, 149

MUSHROOMS, HOW TO GROW THEM.

THOSE WHO SHOULD GROW MUSHROOMS.

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