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A small insect called * springtail”” appears at times where 
mushrooms are grown in caves, but this condition is due mainly 
: carelessness an cleaning out. The larvae of a species of small 
y is also injurious on occasions but both of these latter may 
easily be destroyed by fumigating with carbon bisulphide 
Mushroom subj iseas ae 
oomis are subject to some diseases, hut as these are chiefly 
the result of improper conditions and lack of care they may be 
avoided by securing the right conditions and exercising care in 
handling the growing crop. 
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MUSHROOMS AS CATCIE CROP 
In addition to the bed method, mushrooms are often grown in 
cool greenhouses such as are used for carnations and vegetables. 
In such cases the pieces of spawn are buried directly in the rows, 
between the plants, and are given no special care, being put in 
simply as a catch crop. The expense of planting is not great and 
the results are often surprisingly good. 
They have also been grown in the same way in kitchen gardens 
amone coarse-leaved plants such as beans, which furnish a max- 
imum amount of shade. 
A measure of success too has been attained from plantings 
made in lawns and pastures during the summer time, the crop 
