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leaves, under rotten logs, and on those porous fungi 

 which project, shelf-like, from the trunks of trees. At 

 present there is no way known for destroying the "flock," 

 except to take up and destroy every clump of mushrooms 

 attacked by it. Fortunately the disease is not very 

 serious if proper precautions are observed ; for, in oui 

 own cellars, where mushrooms have been grown year 

 after year for the past eleven years, we get biit few flocky 

 mushrooms in any bed's bearing. The disease is not 

 more common to-day than it was in any former year. 

 But we give our cellars a thorough cleaning every 

 summer. 



Cleaning the Mushroom Houses. — After the sea 

 son's cropping is finished the mushroom houses and cel- 

 lars, should be thoroughly cleaned. Clear out the old 

 beds, and .bring joutside all the movable floor and shelf 

 boards,. scrape lip every bit of loose litter or dirt in the 

 placeand throw it out, broom down the walls and what- 

 ever boarding is left. Whitewash the walls with hot 

 lime wash, and paint every bit of woodwork liberally 

 with crude oil or kerosene. This is to destroy anguil- 

 lutse and other insect and f ungns parasites. If you wish 

 to use again the boards brought outside, broom them 

 over and paint them copiously with kerosene. And if 

 your cellar or house has a dirt floor, a heavy sprinkling 

 of very caustic lime water all over it will do good in rid- 

 ding it of vermin. 



