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nothing but the fine portion of it. Mix this with 

 fresh loam, one part loam to two parts manure, 

 arid turn the pile every day to keep it from burning, 

 until the fiery heat is nearly all out of it. Con- 

 struct the bed about four feet wide and as long 

 as required, allowing the prepared material to 

 stand as it is. Let it remain in this condition, 

 until the temperature has become reduced to 90; 

 then make holes two or three inches deep, at a 

 distance of twelve inches each way, into which 

 put the spawn in pieces about as large as a hen's 

 egg. Cover the spawn and let it remain undis- 

 turbed for eight or ten days ; then cover the whole 

 bed with fine loam, to the depth of two inches, 

 making it firm with the back of a shovel or spade. 

 Apply water only when the soil is very dry. 



The bed must be in a covered situation, and in a 

 dark place, with the temperature at about 50, 

 and the prepared soil must be kept dry from the 

 commencement. If everything favours, the mush- 

 rooms will appear in six or eight weeks, and will 

 continue over two months. By careful appli- 

 cations of water at the temperature of about 70 

 the season may be prolonged. 



MUSKMELON (Cucumis Melo) . The muskmelon 

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