TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER I.— Those who should grow mushrooms i 



Market Gardeners — Florists — Private Gardeners— Village Peo- 

 ple and Suburban Residents — Fanners. 



CHAPTER n.— Gbowing Mushrooms in Cellars 15 



I'nderground Cellars— lu Dwelling House— Mr. Gardner's Meth- 

 od — Mr. Denton's Method — Mr. Van Siulen's Method- The Do- 

 soris Mushroom Cellar. 



CHAPTER HI.— Gbowing mushrooms in mushroom Houses 34 



Building the House— Mrs. Osborne's Mushroom House— Inte- 

 rior Arrangement of Hushroom Houses — Mr. Samuel Uen- 

 shaw's Mushroom House. 



CHAPTER IV.— Growing mushrooms in Sheds 39 



The Temperature ot Interior of the Bed— Shelf Beds— The Use 

 of the Term Shed. 



CHAPTER v.— GBOWING MUSHROOMS IN GREENHOUSES 41 



Cool Greenhouses- On Greenhouse Benches— In Frames In the 

 Greenhouses— Orchard Houses— Under Greenhouse Benches— 

 Among Otlier Plants on Greenhouse Benches— Growing Mush- 

 rooms in Rose Houses — Drip from the Benches — Ammonia 

 Arising. 



CHAPTER VI.— GROWING MUSHROOMS IN THE FIELDS 64 



Mushrooms often appear Spontaneously— Wild Mushrooms- 

 Mr. Henshaw's Plan— Brick Spawn in Pastures. 



CHAPTER VII.— MANURE FOR Mushroom Beds B7 



Horse Manure— Fresher the Better— Manure of Mnles— Cellar 

 Manure— City Stable Manure— Baled Manure— Cow Manure- 

 German Peat Moss Stable Manure for Mushroom Beds — Saw- 

 dust Stable Manure for Mushroom Beds— Tree Leaves — Spent 

 Hops. 



CHAPTER VIII.— Preparation of the Manure 69 



Preparing out of Doors — Warm Sunshine — Fire-fang— Guard 

 Against Over Moistening — The Proper Condition of the Manure 

 — ^Loam and Manure Mixed. 



CHAPTER IX.— MAKING UP THE Mushroom Beds 74 



The Thickness of the Beds— Shape of the Beds— Bottom-heat 

 Thermometers— The Proper Temperature— Too High Tempera- 

 ture—Keep the House at 55". 



