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hall is 7x15 ; to the right is a library, also 15x14, which is like- 

 wise entered from the kitchen, which is 12x16 ; from the kitchen 

 you descend to the cellar ; through an entrance under main stair- 

 way, there is also conveniently accessible a family bed-room, 14x 

 10, large pantry and store closet. 



The second floor is 

 arrived at from lower 

 hall by a rather steep 

 stairway. This floor 

 contains prospect-room, 

 hall, 1x15, a large bed- 

 room, 15x14, a smaller 

 one, 10x14, and clothes 

 closet, 5x14 : all of 

 which are well lighted 

 from outside windows. 



A cottage after this model, plan and dimensions, can be built 

 from durable material, and in a permanent and plain manner, for 

 $1,500. Where lumber is cheap, $1,000 will be the maximum of 

 expense. 



^HE.MUSHEOOM, USES AND CULTURE. 



BY EVELYN. 



A DISH of mushrooms, all smoking and hot, reek'ng a savory 

 odor, is a delightful garuisher for one's table, especially if he or 

 she be of the epicurean school. Very few people seem to have 

 any idea of the mushroom as a culinary luxuiy, and a smaller 

 number are skilled in its propagation. 



The mushroom belongs to the genus ogarims, {agariais campes- 

 tris.) It is most frequenty found in old pastui-es, and may be 

 readily recognized by its pink colored gills. There are several 

 species of fungi which bear a close resemblance to the true mush- 

 room, some of which are supposed to possess deleterious quali- 

 ties ; but the spurious sorts are darker colored, and are mostly 



