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with the spawn, and their surface levelled, and left 

 in this state until the spawn is beginning to vege- 

 tate, when they should be covered all over with light 

 dry sandy loam, to the depth of two inches ; should 

 the surface of the beds appear to get rather too dry for 

 the running of the spawn freely in, a sprinkling of 

 water should be given occasionally ; but observe not 

 to give much at a time, in case of saturating or rotting 

 the spawn. The Mushrooms will generally begin 

 to make their appearance in the course of seven or 

 eight weeks after the spawn is deposited in the beds, 

 and will continue to produce good crops for several 

 weeks; the successions must be kept up by the 

 making of fresh beds as they appear to be required, 

 which will prolong the season of this vegetable from 

 November, until they can be procured in the open 

 air. 



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