3 V g o X i^ TABLE OF CONTENTS 



Page 



Preface 3 



1 The cultivated mushroom 4 



2 Market conditions 4 



3 General tSjnsiderations. . 5 ' 



4 Temperature and moisture 6 



5 Caves, cellars, and houses 8 



6 Preparation of the compost 9 



7 Installation of beds. .' 12 



8 Spawning and casing the beds 12 



9 Watering . 14 



10 Picking and preparing for market 14 



11 Old beds _-! 16 



12 Open air culture 16 



13 Mushroom enemies 17 



14 Mushroom spawn j. 19 



15 The vitality of mushroom spawn ■ 20 



16 Storage of spawn ,__! 20 



17 Pure culture spawn : 21 



18 How and when to order spawn 1 ■ -__ 21 



19 Price of pure culture spawn ' 22 



20 Pure culture varieties 23 



21 Trademark _' 24 



22 Special hints on cultivation 25 



23 An easy method for the amateur 25 



24 How to cook mushrooms 26 



25 How to preserve mushrooms , 30 



26 Poisonous and edible mushrooms 31 



27 Our publications ^ _^_, 32 



ILLUSTRATIONS 



Cat. No. 7, Brown opposite page 8 



Cat. No. 8, Cream White " " 9 



Cat. No. 9, White " " 12 



Cat. I<fo. 10, Light Brown " " 13 



Cat. No. 11, Cream " " 20 



Cat. No. 12, Cream " " 21 



A Cluster of Mushrooms " " 24 



Pure Culture Spawn " " 25 



