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MUSHROOM CULTURE. 



They may even be made on the bottoms of casks, which 

 should be at least two feet six in diameter; and they 



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tfig. 16. Pyramidal mushroom-bed on floor of cellar. 



are built up in the shape of a sugarloaf, about three feet 

 in height, and the pieces of spawn are placed an inch 



Fig. 17. Mushrooms grown in bottom of old cask. 



and a quarter deep, and sixteen inches apart. A barrel 

 is sawn cross ways into two pieces, each forming a tub. 



