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The Profitable Culture of Vegetables. 



manure being in any way objectionable, as it can be prepared 

 outside and the beds carried in ready-made, in boxes, in old 



tubs, or on plain flat 

 boards. Space for 

 beds may not only be 

 found on the floors 

 of stables, sheds, and 

 out-houses, but where 

 this is limited the 

 walls may also be 



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Movable Mushroom Bed on Flat Board. 



utilised, by fitting 

 them up with shelves 

 made of stout -boards. 

 These should not be fixed, but should be arranged on brackets 

 so that they can be readily carried outside for cleansing and 

 renewal of the beds. 

 In all such cases the 

 shelves should have 

 ample space left be- 

 tween them for con- 

 venience in giving 

 necessary attention 

 and gathering, and 

 the details of culture 

 already given fully 

 carried out, the man- 

 ure being made com- 

 pact by being beaten 

 with a mallet. Space 

 may also be econo- 

 mised by making 

 beds in boxes and 

 standing these one 

 above another, with a copyright, V.A.& Co. 

 space between each. 

 Ordinary frames are 

 serviceable for the same purpose, and crops may be obtained 

 in autumn by inserting lumps of spawn during the summer in 

 melon or cucumber beds. 



Movable Mushroom Beds against a Wall. 



