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House Garden 
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Harvesting lime in the mushroom bed is the simplest 
phase of mushroom cxdtivation: it is impossible not to 
recognize a well-developed fungus, and it picks very easily 
MUSHROOMS in the CELLAR 
{Continuedfrom page 116) 
The life of a mushroom bed is from 
two to three months. At the end of this 
time the e.xhausted manure is removed 
and the beds thoroughly cleaned and 
aired before a second crop is started. 
For smaller and tinier tj-pes of beds 
barrels can be taken which have been 
sawed in half and placed in a cellar. 
These receptacles keep both moisture 
and heat of the manure to the best ad¬ 
vantage. 
Mushrooms do not develop properly 
in cellars which are too dry' and too warm. 
In such locations it is often observed that 
the young fruiting bodies begin to wilt 
and refuse to grow. Then the place must 
be kept thoroughly ventilated and the 
walls and the floor must be occasionally 
moistened. On the other hand, cellars 
perpetually moist with rising ground 
waters are not suitable for mushroom 
cultivation, for clean, and not a muggy 
atmosphere is demanded for their vigor¬ 
ous growth. Then, too, the cellar should 
not have been used for the storage of 
fruit or vegetable of an 3 ^ kind, since it 
often happens that other injurious fungi 
may have been introduced by them. 
Such places must first be thoroughly 
white washed, for lime influences the 
development of the mushrooms very 
favorably. But above all, mushroom 
beds must be protected against sudden 
changes of temperature as well as draft, 
for both are fatal to their wel¬ 
fare. 
NOTES OF THE GARDEN CLUBS 
ELLEN PAINTER CUNNINGHAM 
T he Garden Club of Douglaston,L.I., 
N.Y., was developed from a commit¬ 
tee of the Woman’s Civic Club in March, 
i 92 r, and has 8 o members active and 
associate, all doing personal work in their 
gardens. Mrs. Henry Sampson is the 
president of the club, which meets 
monthly, in the afternoon. Plant ex¬ 
changes and sales are conducted and 
also seasonal flower shows, in which 
flower arrangement is introduced, are 
held. Spring and Fall. The most impor¬ 
tant work accomplished by the club was 
the rebuilding of part of a sea-wall, in 
order to protect some fine trees, fifty 
years old, and, in addition, the members 
have planted a number of trees around 
the railroad station. The Garden Club of 
Douglaston is a member of the federa¬ 
tion of twelve Long Island Garden Clubs 
and Committees, which was organized at 
the suggestion of Mrs. John Paris, Presi¬ 
dent of the Flushing Garden Club. The 
inaugural meeting was held at the 
Brooklyn Botanic Garden, whose direc¬ 
tor, Dr. C. Stuart Gager, delivered an ad¬ 
dress and Mrs. Paris was elected president 
of the federation. The chief aim of the 
Douglaston Garden Club is to protect the 
natural beauty of its locality and to de¬ 
velop an appreciation of civic beauty. 
T he Four Counties Garden Club of 
Pennsylvania, was organized in De¬ 
cember, 1921 , with Mrs. Frank G. Thom¬ 
son as president, who still fills that office. 
There are 25-30 members paying $ 5.00 
dues and who represent Delaware, IMont- 
gomery, Philadelphia and Chester Coun¬ 
ties. During May, June, September, and 
October, meetings are held weekly, and 
bi-monthly the remainder of the year. 
Among those who have addressed the 
club was Miss Emily Exley, who demon¬ 
strated spring pruning on shrubs out¬ 
doors after her talk, and who brought 
samples of leaf mold, composts, etc., to 
illustrate another “Talk on Soils”. Other 
lecturers were Mr. Otto Thielow who 
spoke on House Plants, and hlrs. Ver- 
planck who told “How to put the Garden 
away for the Winter”. 
The Garden Club is experimenting, 
sj'stematically, with seeds from American 
and foreign dealers to determine the rela¬ 
tive merits of the seeds sold, and also is 
trying out unusual annuals to test their 
value in the American climate and under 
local conditions. Another experiment is to 
be made in planting, under the direction 
of a professional, a perennial border, the 
plan for which is to be selected after a 
“Competition in Design for a Club 
Border” has been held among the mem¬ 
bers of the Garden Club. All after care 
of the planting is to be given by members 
without assistance from any gardener. 
A flower show was held in October, 
1922 , at the residence of Mrs. T. Wms. 
Roberts, at Bala, and a “Tulip Show” in 
May, 1923 , at the home of Mrs. T. Trux- 
ton Hare, in Strafford. In June, 1923 , an 
“Inter-Club Flower Show” was held on 
the estate of Mrs. Robert W. Lessley, at 
Haverford. The inspiration to employ 
“an entire decorative scheme, providing 
suitable, artistic backgrounds and arrang¬ 
ing e.xhibits in relation to each other” 
originated with Mrs. Thomson and Mrs. 
Lesslejx Class I called for arrangements 
of any plant material, including grasses, 
growing plants, berries, etc., as well as 
flowers, with which might be combined 
draperies, furniture, or other suitable 
accessories. The scale of points allowed 
30 each for “Relation to Background” 
and “.Artistic Effect”, with 20 points each 
{Continued on page 122) 
