December, 1907 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



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 suggestions about greenhouses 



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A Mushroom Bed 

 Is a Money Maker 



^^^^^^^ Mushrooms give a larger return per dollar invested than any other branch of horticulture. 



^^^^ A very small cash outlay will start a bed. No such possibilities of success are offered 

 the novice in any other field of horticulture. Mushroom culture is not dependent on weather conditions, 

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The Superior merits of Pure Culture Spawn are substantially endorsed by Experiment Stations all over the country. 

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