CARTERS MUSHROOM SPAWN 
(SPECIAL a MILLTRACK” BRAND.) 
63 
Cultural Hints. 
To grow Mushrooms success- 
fully, the following requirements are 
essential : — Procure fresh stable 
manure (straw litter manure, not 
peat litter), shake out well, leaving 
as little straw as possible; the better 
the manure the better the bed will 
bear. After shaking out stack your 
short manure closely like as for the 
preparation of a hot-bed, and there 
let it remain for a week to have a 
good heating, then turn it over and 
place what has been outside the 
heap into the centre ; repeat this 
turning at intervals of three days, 
four turnings should be sufficient, 
and if dry. use water enough to 
moisten it gradually at each turning, 
this will get the material into right 
condition for the beds, as moisture 
is one of the most important points 
to study and the right texture of the 
material depends almost entirely 
upon this proper state of moisture. 
If you get your material right in this respect, whatever shape you make your beds, whether flat beds or ridges, 
you will not be likely to experience any trouble afterwards. It should be remarked here that the ideal 
temperature is 55' to 6o°, but Mushrooms do come at a much lower temperature but very slowly; but a higher 
temperature than 6o° should be avoided if possible. 
CARTERS SPECIAL MUSHROOM SPAWN. 
1 Brick ... 6d., post free, 9d. | 4 Bricks Is. 6d., post free, 2s. 
16 Bricks (1 bushel) ... 5s., carriage free, 6s. 
Special prices for quantities. 
Mushroom Culture (Illustrated) enclosed with all orders. 
Russian Mats for Plant Protection. 
Best Archangel 
„ Siberian size, 8 ft. x 4 
„ Heavy St. Petersburgh 
„ Close Woven 
Rough Cargo Mats, for covering mushroom beds, packing, &c. 
2 S. 
od. ; 
per 
doz. 
2 IS. 
od. 
IS. 
qd. ; 
per 
doz. 
1 8s. 
6d. 
IS. 
9 d. ; 
per 
doz. 
1 6s. 
od. 
IS. 
od. ; 
per 
doz. 
IOS. 
6d. 
per 
doz. 
7 s - 
6d. 
^Correspondent t RAYNES PARK, LONDON, S. IV . — 1912. 
