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ers, one prepared by the English in shapes like "bricks", the 

 other by the French in loose pieces called "flakes" . The En- 

 glish "brick" is put up with the mycelium in dry dust manure 

 and compressed, and the more spawn to the brick the better it is. 

 These bricks are then broken up into about a dozen pieces, and 

 these pieces planted. The French "flake" consists of dry my- 

 celium mixed in with dry unrotted horse manure, generally in 3 

 pound boxes. The flakes are broken up and planted like the 

 pieces of brick. This is generally in cellars, barns, sheds, green- 

 houses or other buildings where moisture and temperature can be 

 maintained equable. In these places beds can be made, about 14 

 inches deep, out of common lumber, and filled with the "host" or 

 material upon which the mycelium is to feed. The best material 

 for this purpose is horse manure, or YZ cow manure and 2 /2, horse, 

 mixed wtth from ^ to ^2 rotted sod loam, and allowed to get 

 through heating by wetting and turning. First fill in the beds 

 with a 6- inch layer of well-moistened, even hot manure, and 

 tramp it down firm. When this has cooled somewhat, put on 

 layer after layer of the prepared manure, raising the under manure 

 with the fork. When the bed is made, throw over it some loose 

 hay or straw to arrest the steam, leaving it on till you wish to plant. 

 Spawn the bed when the heat has fallen below 100 F., about 90 

 being considered best. Plant in rows, i foot apart and 9 inches 

 between pieces. Raise the manure with the hand, insert the 

 piece 2 or 3 inches below the surface, and then press down manure. 

 When the entire bed is spawned, pack the whole tightly, and re- 

 cover the surface with hay, straw, or mats to keep the surface 

 moist. At the end of 8 or 9 days remove the mulching and cover 

 the beds with good loam 2 inches thick, leaving the surface fine 

 and mellow 7 . The temperature should be about 55 F., not low- 

 er than 50 nor higher than 65. Water the beds from time to 

 time, keeping them covered with a mulching till the "buttons" 

 begin to rise. Mr. Falconer says, "Mushrooms are easy to grow 

 and beginners are often as successful with them as are those hav- 

 ing an extensive experience. Success depends upon general con- 



