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A small insect called " springtail " appears at times where 

 mushrooms are grown in caves, but this condition is due mainly 

 to carelessness in cleaning out. The larvae of a species of small 

 fly is also injurious on occasions but both of these latter may 

 easily be destroyed by fumigating with carbon bisulphide. 



Mushrooms are subject to some diseases, but 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 CATCH 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 

 among 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 



