Garden Work 
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relied upon, as the mycelium has been allowed to run too 
far before being checked. The bricks of spawn should 
be broken up into pieces about 2 in. square. Holes 
should be made in the bed about 6 in. apart each way, 
and the pieces of spawn inserted to a depth of 2 in., after 
which the beds should be covered over with i| to 2 in. of 
loamy soil, and beaten down. In from five to seven weeks 
the young Mushrooms will appear. First, a white mouldy 
appearance will be seen in places, and in a very short 
time little Mushrooms will be sent up from these patches. 
As soon as the beds are spawned, and covered with soil, 
they should be covered with straw or mats, to keep them 
uniformly moist. Mushrooms do best in cool weather, 
therefore the bulk of the crop should be taken in late 
spring, and then again in the autumn, making up the 
beds with that end in view. 
Where there is a Mushroom house they can be grown 
at very little expense all the winter. 
To utilize space, the beds can be made one above the 
other, one on the floor, another 3 ft. above the top of the 
lowest bed, and a third one 3 ft. above the top of the second 
one, if space will allow. The manure should be prepared 
as for the outside beds, and well beaten when put into the 
house. The latter should be kept at a temperature of 55° 
F., and the floor should be moistened two or three times a 
day. 
MUSTARD AND CRESS 
Mustard and Cress may be sown in an odd corner of 
the garden. The soil should be made very fine by raking, 
or even sifting with a fine sieve, to a depth of 1 in., as it is 
