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prolonfjed and the temperature re- 

 gulated more easil)- than in the open 

 air. Many are successfully grown on 

 a shelf in an ordinary cellar, and 

 yield sufficient crop to compensate 

 the grower for his effort. Spent hot 

 beds also meet the requirements of 



them exactl)-, using materials m same 

 manner as described. They will also 

 grow admirably on top of the bench, 

 using cloth for shading instead of 

 litter. The time required for a bed 

 to come into bearing is three to six 

 weeks. 



the mushroom in a large measure. 

 Bits of mushroom can be inserted 

 before the bed has become cold be- 

 tween the plants. When the plants 

 are removed keep shaded with long 

 litter, and water occasionally if 

 necessary. The space under green- 

 house benches or stagings will suit 



In gathering the crop do not cut 

 with a knife, but pull them up with 

 a twisted motion. The spawn we 

 offer is the best French and English. 

 Amateurs and ordinary cultivators 

 will find the English best suited to 

 their needs. 



HONEYSUCKLES. 



A^^UUR interesting article in the 

 X June number on the Twining 

 Honeysuckles doing well in Ontario 

 is suggestive. 



Of those you name only the L. 

 Scmpcrv'ircns will endure our sum- 

 mer and winter air, and the eastern 

 and southern forms of this species 

 are tender. 



The hardy species we grow were 

 imported from east Europe, and their 

 botanic names show the uselessness 

 of specific names from a horticultural 



standpoint. Some of the best we re- 

 ceived under the names : Loniccra 

 Cicrmamca, L. Media, L. Grata, L. 

 Douirlasi, L. Cocci Ilium, L. Frascri, 

 L. Flava, and L. Qucrcifolium. 



The books say that some of these 

 are natives of the eastern and south- 

 ern U. S., some to our north-west 

 ccast and some to west Europe. But 

 those familiar with the great herbar- 

 iums of this country and Europe 

 know that these species are widely 

 distributed and include hardy and 



