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Mushroom Culture: Its Extension and Improvement

By W. (William) Robinson

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MUSHROOM CULTURE ITS EXTENSION AND IMPROVEMENT BY W. ROBINSON, F.L.S. AUTHOR OF “The Parks and Gardens of Paris,” “Alpine Flowers,” &c.
PREFACE.
CONTENTS.
MUSHROOM CULTURE.
WHERE MUSHROOMS MAY BE GROWN.
CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER IV.
- Heat and Protection.
- Spawning.
- Soil.
- Watering.
- Vermin in Mushroom Beds.
- Treatment of Old Beds.
- Gathering the Crop.
- Cleansing the House.
CHAPTER V.
CHAPTER VI.
CHAPTER VII.
CHAPTER VIII.
CHAPTER IX.
CHAPTER X.
- Agaricus campestris (True Meadow Mushroom).
- Agaricus arvensis (Horse-Mushroom).
CHAPTER XI.
CHAPTER XII.
- Marasmius oreades (Fairy-ring Champignon).
- Agaricus procerus (the Parasol Agaric).
- Coprinus comatus (the Maned Agaric).
- Agaricus gambosus (the True St. George’s Mushroom).
- Agaricus rubescens (Brown Warty Agaric).
- Agaricus nebularis (Clouded Mushroom).
- Lactarius deliciosus (Orange-milk Mushroom).
- Morchella esculenta (the Morel).
- Hygrophorus pratensis.
- Hygrophorus virgineus (Viscid White Mushroom).
- Cantharellus cibarius (Chantarelle).
- Hydnum repandum (Hedgehog, or Spine-bearing Mushroom).
- Agaricus orcella (Orgelle or Vegetable Sweetbread).
- Agaricus prunulus (Plum Mushroom).
- Why we should not eat Funguses.
INDEX.