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leaves, under rotten logs, and on those porous fungi 
which project, shelf-like, from the trunks of trees. At 
present there is no way known for destroying the “flock,” 
except to take up and destroy every clump of mushrooms 
attacked by it. Fortunately the disease is not very 
serious if proper precautions are observed; for, in oui 
own cellars, where mushrooms have been grown year 
after year for the past eleven years, we get but few flocky 
mushrooms in any bed’s bearing. The disease is not 
more common to-day than it was in any former year. 
But we give our cellars a thorough cleaning every 
summer. 
Cleaning the Mushroom Houses.—After the sea, 
son’s cropping is finished the mushroom houses and cel¬ 
lars should be thoroughly cleaned. Clear out the old 
beds, and bring outside all the movable floor and shelf 
boards, scrape up every bit of loose litter or dirt in the 
place and throw it out, broom down the walls and what¬ 
ever boarding is left. Whitewash the walls with hot 
lime wash, and paint every bit of woodwork liberally 
with crude oil or kerosene. This is to destroy anguil- 
lutse and other insect and fungus parasites. If you wish 
to use again the boards brought outside, broom them 
over and paint them copiously with kerosene. And if 
your cellar or house has a dirt floor, a heavy sprinkling 
of very caustic lime water all over it will do good in rid¬ 
ding it of vermin. 
