OF MUSHROOMS. 



the bed mould then be refreshed with 

 water often, but not much at a time ; for 

 if there is much given at once it will kill 

 all the mnmrooms that are above ground, 

 and greatly damage the bed. 



A BED thus made will continue to bear 

 very plentifully for half a year, fometimes 

 a whole year, and produce much finer and 

 larger mumrooms than any of thofe that 

 are produced in the fields. 



THE mould proper to lay on the bed is 

 two parts of very rotten dung fifted, two 

 parts of fine light loam, and one part of 

 rich black kitchen-garden mould broken 

 fine, and all well mixed. 



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IF a winter-bed, it mufl be conftantly 

 kept covered with dry litter three inches 

 thick ; firft making all the dung out of 

 it ; and then three inches of clean white 

 flraw, and a gentle fire kept when froiry 

 and cold weather, or when there has 

 been long dull rainy weather, which is 



very 



