MUSHROOM GROWING 



no suggestions regarding a satisfactory sub- 

 stratum except to say that it does not grow 

 so readily as Agaricus campestris in freshly 

 prepared compost. It is possible that a well 

 rotted compost mixed with soil, and well 

 compressed, would be a suitable starting 

 point. 



European Truffles 



Truffles are subterranean fungi, the va- 

 rious species constituting a coherent family 

 interesting in structure, almost unique in 

 habitat, unequaled in flavor and aroma. It 

 would appear that terfas and not the now 

 famous truffles of southern Europe were 

 the subterranean fungi known to be so 

 highly prized by the early Greeks and 

 Romans. The European truffles came into 

 use in the courts of France and Italy at 

 some time prior to the 14th century, it is be- 

 lieved. Moreover, it is probable that the 

 earliest references to the use of truffles in 

 France are concerned with the so-called 



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