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In Very cold wet feafons it is both bad and 
fcarcc ; and dear in proportion. 
Good f])awn may alfb be purchafed occafi* 
onally of the kitchen-gardeners in the neigh-» 
boiirhood of London* many of whom have 
extenfive Mufliroom-beds, as well as com- 
mon hot-beds. Thcle beds when old, being 
pulled to pieces, often afford more fpawn 
than the gardener has occafion for, which 
they lay up dry, and difpofe of by the bufliel 
when wanted. 
Let it be obferved again of the fpawn in 
general, that it mull be kept dry till wanted; 
and if any lumps at firfl: gathering appear 
w'et, fpread them in a fhady covered place 
before they are laid up in a houfe ; for it is of 
much importance to have the fpawn perfedfily 
dry when planted. 
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