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GARDENING. 



Dec. I. 



SPAWN AND MANURE FOR MUSHROOM BEDS. 



F. N. C, Ann Arbor, Mich., asks: 

 "Where can I obtain mushroom spawn? 

 I intend to prepare a bed in my cellar, 

 and it is too late, I suppose, to collect the 

 spawn from manure piles. Beside, as 

 a beginner, I would rather be sure of ob- 

 taining an edible kind. Will horse 

 manure that has been mixed with leaves 

 and thoroughly rotted, perhaps a year 

 old, serve for abed, or must the manure 

 be fresh?" 



You can buy mushroom spawn at the 

 seed stores, say Vaughan, Chicago; or 

 Burpee or Dreer of Philadelphia. Don't 

 bother with manure pile spawn except by 

 way of experiment. Once 3'ou get ac- 

 quainted with mushrooms you can never 

 mistake them for non-edible toadstools. 

 Don't use any old rotted manure, the 

 fresher the material for the bed is the 

 surer mushrooms are to grow in it. 



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 my luxuries, and when I was notified 

 recently that my subscription had expired 

 no other thought struck me but that you 

 with other luxuries, would have to be 

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 herewith to continue Gardening right 

 along withoutabreak. With best wishes. 

 Sincerely yours, H. E. Gould. 



Iowa. 



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 is no axe to grind. Mrs. A. Ladson. 



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