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mote a frefh mdderate heat in the bed, and prove very 

 beneficial. 



But thefe beds, in the fummer Teafon, may fonietimes 

 Have the covering of litter taken oiF during the time of 

 a moderate v/arm Ihov/er, and in very hot weather may 

 now and then have littie fprinklings of water. 



Thefe beds, if properly made, and taken care of as 

 above, will begin to produce ple:ity of good mufhrooms 

 in five or fix v/eeks, or thereabouts; and will continue 

 fometimes bearing for feveral months. 



The fpawn, when it begins to run, fpreads itfelf very 

 fall every way, and the plants will rife all over the bed. 



But fometimes a mulhroom bed will not begin to yield 

 any plants till two, three, or four months after it i?» 

 made; but when that happens, you fRould not defpair, 

 for fuch a bed, after it begins, ofcen produces abun- 

 dance of fine mulhrooms, and continues to do fo a long 

 time. 



You mufl remember, when a mufliroom bed has done 

 producing, and you pull it to pieces, to fave all the 

 fpawn to plant in new beds ; for the fpawn will keep 

 good for feveral months, or more, provided you keep it 

 in a dry warm place, and cover it with dry litter. 



I have fometimes planted mufliroom fpawns on the 

 Jate made cucumber ridges'; that is, in thofe made in April 

 and May, putting the pieces along the edges of the bed, 

 under the earth, where it has fucceeded and produced a 

 great many mufhrooms in September and Odober; ob- 

 ferving when you expeft them to appear, to cover the 

 places with litter. 



Planting and lowing Lettuces, 



The different forts of lettuces which were fown in 

 Auguft for autumn, winter, and fpring ufe, fhould be 

 planted out at different times of this month into the beds 

 and borders, v/here they are to remain. 



Let fome good rich light ground be digged for each 

 of thefe crops; obferving, the crop for the fame autumn 

 and beginning of winter fervice, fhould be planted out 

 the beginning and middle of this month, in any bed or 

 border, in rows ten or twelve inches afunder; but thofe 

 of the late Augufl fcwings, intended to fiand the win- 

 ter for fpring fupply, are to be planted out towards the 

 T 6 ^ iafter 



