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permitting it to remain till the heat had in 
a manner- quite declined, then put on the 
frame and placed the fpawn on the furface 
of the dung, and earthed it two inches with 
light fine loam, covered the whole, half a foot, 
with dry litter, as alfo the outfide of the 
bed and frame, defending it with the lights 
tilted behind , and have fucceeded. 
I have obferved, in the Autumn, in an 
old melon ' hot-bed a large quantity of 
ftrong fpawn overfpreading the furface of 
the dung within the frame, and runninp- 
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confiderably through the mould, which w’as 
loam. Covering the furface of the earth 
with dry hay and litter round the outfide, 
and puting on the lights, I have' fuffered 
the whole to remain undiflurbed till about 
February, when the Mufhrooms began to 
appear in as great a, crop and as fine as 
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