MUSHROOM CULTURE 



WHERE MUSHROOMS MAY BE GROWN. 



THE places in which mushrooms can be grown may be 

 roughly grouped as follows : 1. In the mushroom-house 

 proper. 2. In sheds, cellars, out-houses, stables, rail- 

 way-arches, &c. 3. In deep caves, like those near Paris, 

 described further on. 4. In the open air, in gardens 

 or fields, on prepared beds. 5. In gardens, among various 

 crops, without any preparation beyond inserting the spawn. 

 6. In pastures where the mushroom is not already esta- 

 blished. 



To these I might add another group, illustrated by the 

 case of a Belgian COOK who grew a dish of mushrooms 

 in a pair of old wooden shoes ; but practically we can 

 treat of nearly every possible mode of growing the 

 mushroom under the above headings. 



