INDEX.

Ammonia Arising, 54

Anguillulæ, 124 In Decaying Vegetation, 126 Scalding Water to Kill, 126 To Destroy, 114

Apparatus, Hot Water, 33

Atmosphere, Manure Steam for Moistening, 114 Remedying a too Dry, 114

Barn Cellars, 10

Bedding, Wetted with Urine, 58

Beds, 16 Alongside of Wall, 18 Banked Against a Wall, 53 Bearing in November, 25 Black Spot in the, 108 Boring Holes in, to Reduce Temperature, 76 Bottom of, 17 Box, 17 Casing, after Spawning, 100 Casing the, 104 Earthing Over the, 103 Experiments as to Proper Time to Case, 104 Fifteen Inches Thick, 22 Firmly Built, 76 Flat, 50 Flat, Sods fit only for, 107 Floor, 19 Flooring for the, 28 Green Sods, Method of Casing, 106 Killing the Mycelium in, 96 Loam for, 100 Manure, 20 Maximum Heat of Best, 75 Midwinter, 39 Mulching, 23 Mushroom, 12 Never Spawn, when Heat is Rising, 96 Odorless, in Dwelling House Cellars, 21 Of Low Temperature, 77 On the Floor, 13 Outside, 12 Parching Effect Visible on, 26 Picking "Fogged-off" Mushrooms from, 108 Rack, 13 Re-Invigorating Old, 120 Renovating Old, in England, 142 Ridge, 17 Second Crop from, 120 Shelf, 16, 29 Spawned at 66° to 70°, 97 Spawning and Molding, 14 Spawning the, 96 Spent Mushroom, 121 Stale, 76 Tamping Surface of, 23 Temperature of a Twelve Inch Thick Bed, 96 Ten or Twelve Inches Deep, 19 Tending the, 17 Three Feet Deep, 25 To Keep, Warm, 109 Topdressed, 23 Under Greenhouse Benches, To make, 53 Watering, 24 Watering the, 108 Watering Mushroom, 111 When Dry to be Watered, 111 Wide, With Pathway Above,* 44 Worn Out, 120

Beetles, Larvæ of Two, Destroying Mycelium, 132

Benches Covered, 40

Black Spot, 124 A Disease, 125 In Beds in Vigorous Bearing, 125 In New Beds, 125 Is Unwholesome, 126 To Prevent, 125

Boards, Stepping, 17

Boiler and Pipes, 32

Boilers, Hitching's Base-burner, 31

Boxing, 19 Lid for, 19 Old Carpet or Matting Over, 19

"Bullet" or "Shot" Holes in Mushrooms, 128

Bugs, Mealy, 12

Calico, 18

Caves, 17

Caves of Paris, In the,* 147 Paris, Description of, 143 French Spawn Used in, 146 Gathering Mushrooms for Market in the, 149 Making Beds in the, 145 Manure Used in the, 144 Material Used for and Method of Earthing Over in, 146 Methods of Regulating Draughts in the, 150 Preparation of Manure for the, 144 Paris, Spawn Used in the, and How Obtained, 145 Stratifying Spawn Before Using in the, 146 Temperature in Spacious, High Roofed, 147 Ventilation in the, 148 When and How Mushrooms are Gathered in the, 148

Ceiling, Flat, 37 Sloping, 36 Wet, 18

Cellar, Barn, 13 Cleanliness in the Mushroom, 26 Cool, 19 Cross-section of the Dosoris Mushroom,* 27 Dosoris Mushroom, 27 Divided, 30 Ground Plan of the Dosoris,* 28 Height of, 17 House, 13 Interior Arrangements of, 16 Mushroom, Under a Barn,* 16 Of Dwelling House, 18 Ordinary, 21 Outhouse, 18 Pent-up, 17 Unheated, 17 Vegetable, 12 Warm, 19 Wholly Devoted to Mushroom Growing, 15

Cellars, 10 Artificial Heating, 17 Cool, Airy, 20 Flat Roofed Mushroom, 18 Mushrooms in, 25 Potato, 18 Underground, 15, 27

Cistern, Large Underground, 18

Coal, Nut and Stove, 33

Cold and Vermin, 19

Cooking Mushrooms, 150

Crop, Common Average, 30 Gathering the, 17 Marketing the, 14 Yielding, 31

Crops, Capital, 17

Cut Flower Season, 11

Dirt, Roadside, 101

Doors, Double, 16 Outside, 35 Single, 16

Drip, Cold, Falling upon Beds, 36 Crop Suffering From, 51 From Benches, the Effects of, 51 In Commercial Greenhouses, 52 Plan for Warding off, 52

Dust and Noxious Gas, 17

Entrance, 16

Entrance Pits, 30

Economy, False, 37

Families, Private, 18

Farmers, 13

Flies, Manure, 126 Manure, Ill-favor of, 126 Manure Perfectly Harmless, 127

Fire, Danger of, 33

Flock, 132 How General is, 134 The Cause of, 133 The Habits and Manner of Growth of, 133 The Worst Mushroom Disease, 132 What it Looks Like, 134 What is, 133

Floor, A Dry, Necessary, 47 Common Earth, 47 Dry, 35, 39 Earthen, 21

Flooring, 29

Fogging Off, 106, 131 Favorable Conditions for, 132 The Cause of, 131

Florists, 11

Florists' Greenhouses, 10

Frame, Boxed-up with Straw Covering,* 19 Covered with Calico, 20 Covered with Oiled Paper, 20 Common Hotbed Box, 45 Preparing Beds in the, 46 Shading the, 47 Spawning in, 46

Frost, Hoar, 35 To Exclude, 40

Fruit Room, 12

Furnace, Boxed off, 17

Gardens, Private, 37

Grapery, Beds and Frames Inside the, 13

Greenhouse Bench, Boxed Mushroom Bed Under,* 41

Greenhouse Benches, Among Other Plants on, 48

Greenhouse Benches, On, 42

Greenhouse Benches, Under, 47

Greenhouses, Beds in Open, Airy, 53 Cool, 41 Growing Mushrooms in, 41 In Frames in, 44 Steam-heated, 48

Growers, Parisian, 60

Heat, Artificial not Absolutely Necessary, 17 Fire, 17 Parching, 17

Heater, Base-burning Water,* 32 Vertical Section,* 32

Heating Apparatus, 28

Hoe, Angular-pointed, 23

Hops, Spent, 68 Spent, Cost Nothing, 69

Horses, Those who Keep, 13

Hotbed Frames, 44

House, A Mushroom, 34 Cow, 13 Ground Plan of Mrs. Osborne's Mushroom,* 36 In Dwelling, 18 Interior Arrangement of Mushroom, 37 Interior View of Mr. Henshaw's Mushroom,* 38 Mr. Samuel Henshaw's, 37 Mushroom, Built Against North-facing Wall,* 34 Section of Mrs. Osborne's,* 35

Houses, Fruit-forcing, 12 Growing Mushrooms in Rose, 49 Lettuce, Mushrooms in, 50 Tomato-forcing, Mushrooms in, 49 Well-sheltered in Winter, 34

Insecticide, Common Salt as an, 113

Leaves, Condition of, to Heat, 68 Fermenting, Beds Composed of, 68 Oak, the Best, 67 Quick-rotting, 67 Tree, 67

Lettuce House, Moisture of, 10

Lice, Wood, 129

Loam and Manure, 11 Mixed, 72 Mixed, Temperature of, 77 Mixed, To Prepare, 73

Loam, Coating, 20 Common, for Casing, 100 Containing Old Manure, 101 Fibrous, Mellow, Best for Earthing Over, 103 Fresh Sod, 100 Heavy, Clayey, 101 Ordinary Field Soil, 26 Sod, Reasons for Use of, 73 Topdressing with, 107

Lot, Village or Suburban, 13

Manure, 13 Baled, 64 Cellar, 62 City Stable, 63 Common Horse, 21 Cow, 65 Cow, Necessary in Manufacture of Spawn, 66 Drying by Exposure, 71 Fermenting Fresh Horse, 24 "Fire-fanged," 62 Firmly Packed, 70 Flies, 124, 126 Fresh, 12 Fresher the Better, 58 From City Stables, 26 German Peat Moss Stable, 66 Handling, 35 Homemade, 60 Horse, 57 Hog, Mycelium Evades, 63 Liquid, 113 Liquid, Cow and Sheep, 113 Of Entire Horses, 60 Of Horses fed with Carrots, 61 Of Mules, 62 Preparation of the, 69 Preserve the Wet and Strawy Part, 60 Proper Condition of, 72 Sawdust Stable, 66 Selected, 63 Steaming Hot, 24 The Best, 57 To Prevent "fire-fang" in, 70 Turning the, 14, 71 Warm, 13 Well-rotted, 14 Without Preparatory Treatment, 22

Market, A Good, 25 Gardener, 9, 15 Gardening near New York, 9

Markets, Brooklyn, 26 In Winter, 10

Materials, Exhausted, 16 For Beds, Fresh, 16 Waste of, 17

Method, Mr. Denton's, 25 Mr. Gardner's, 21 Mr. Van Siclen's, 27

Methods, Avoiding Complicated, 21

Mice and Rats, 130 Different Kinds of, 130 Fond of Mushrooms, 130

Mice, How they Disfigure Mushrooms, 130

Mites not a Mushroom Pest, 130 The Home of, 130 Two Kinds of, Common, 130

Moisture, Condensation of, 46

Mold on Beds, How Deep to Put, 105

Money, Pin- 14

Mushroom, A Perfect,* 116 Affected with Black Spot,* 125 Bed Built Flat on the Ground,* 52 Bed Five Feet Wide, Profit from, 12 Bed, Rigid,* 53 Beds, 11 Beds in England, How made, 137 Beds, Making up the, 74 Beds, Manure-fatted Loam in, 26 Beds, Manure for, 57 Beds, Mr. Wilson's,* 51 Beds on Greenhouse Benches, Objection to, 42 Beds, Sites for Around London, 137 Cellar, Perspective View of the Dosoris,* 58 Crop, 13 Flock-Diseased,* 133 Food, 24 Growing in the Paris Caves, 143 Growing Out of Doors a Specialty, 136 Growing, Profit of, Around London, 136 Growing, Success in, 12 House, A Regular, 12 House, Best Kind of, 11 House, Cellar Everybody's, 15 House, Damping Floors of, 115 Houses, Cleaning the, 135 Houses, Growing Mushrooms in, 34 Houses, Ideal, 15 Houses, Whitewashing, 135 Season Closed, 31 Spawn, 78 The "Horse," 48 A Winter Crop, 14 Advantages of Pulling over Cutting, 117 After a Dry Summer, 55 And Grapevines, 13 Black Spot in, 124 Cause of Black Spot in, 124 English, 115 Filling Stump Holes with Fresh Loam, 117 Five Inch Diameter before Expanding, 47 For Family Use, 13 For Soups, When to Pick, 116 Fresh, 12 From Natural Spawn, 48 From October Until May, 30 Gathering and Marketing, 115 Gathering Field and Wild, 118 Gathering in Cold Weather, 140 Good, 19 Growing in Cellars, 15 Growing in Fields, 54 Growing, in Narrow Troughs, 59 Growing in Ridges Around London, 136 Growing in Sawdust, 67 Grown on Greenhouse Benches,* 43 Growth of from Spawning under Different Temperatures, 110 Head Room, 19 Importance of Care in Gathering and Packing for Shipment, 119 In August and September, 56 In Crates and Baskets, 118 In the Fields, Plan of Growing, 55 Insect and Other Enemies of, 122 Knack in Pulling, 117 Maggots in, 122, 124 "Maggots" in, appear in April, 123 Maggots, Size of, in, 123 Marketed in Paper Boxes, 118 Marketing, 118 Not a Bulky Crop, 11 On Greenhouse Bench Under Tomatoes, 45 Packed in Punnets for London Market, 119 Picking so as not to Disturb Buttons, 117 "Pin-Head," 107 Profit on, Clear Gain, 51 Proper Manner of Picking, 116 Pulled, Keeping Qualities of, 117 Scooping Out the Stumps, 117 Sold by the Pound, 118 Sorting and Packing for Market, in England, 141 Summer Crops of, 123 Under the Benches, 11 When Fit to Pick, 115 Who Should Grow, 9 Wild, 55

Mulching, When to Remove, 42

Mycelium, Liquid to Encourage Spread of, 77

Odor, Bad, 20

Outbuildings, 12

Paper, Building, 52 Oiled, 18

Passage-ways, 18

Pathways, 16

Peat Moss, Bale of German, 66

Pipes, Heating, 17 Hot, Injury from, 48 Hot Water, 23 Sheet Iron, 27 Smoke, 33

Private Gardeners, 12

Rats, More Destructive than Mice, 131

Recipes for Cooking and Preserving Mushrooms, 150 A la Casse, Tout, 157 A la Crême, 154 Baked, 152, 156 Broiled, 154, 156 Broiled Beefsteak and, 158 Cooked, General Directions for Serving, 152 Cooking, 150 Cooking, General Preparation of, for, 151 Curried, 154 Dried, 160 Gilbert's Breakfast, 156 Ketchup, 160, 161, 162 Kind of, to Select for, 150 Pickled, 162 Potted, 155 Powder, 159 Soup, 154 Soyer's Breakfast, 153 Stems, 155 Stewed, 153, 157 To Dry, 159 To Preserve, 158

Ridges, 17 Casing the, 139 Covering the, 140 Covering with Litter, 139 Drenching Rains Injurious to, 139 First made in August, 140 For Growing Mushrooms in Open Field, 138 Method of Gathering Mushrooms from, 141 Smoothing the, 139 The Covered,* 140 Watering the, 139

Roof, 35

Roofs water-tight, 39 Of Tin, 38 With Coating of Salt Hay, 38

Salad Plants, 10

Sashes, 46

Secret, No, 14

Shading on Sunny Days, 42

Shaft, Chimney-like, 16

Shaft, Tall, Wooden, 28

Shed, Open on South Side, 39 Potting, 12 Warm Potting, 40 The Term Applied, 40 Tool, 12 Wood, 12

Sheds, Growing Mushrooms in, 39 Unheated, 40

Shelves, Temporary Structures, 25

Shutters, Light Wooden, 53

Slugs, 127 Attack Mushrooms in all Stages, 127 Biting into Stems of Mushrooms, 127 Fond of Mushrooms, 127 How to Catch and Kill, 128 Salt Distasteful to, 128 The Cause of "Bullet" or "Shot" Holes, 128

Soil, Conditions of for Casing, 105 Firming the, 106 From Slopes and Dry Hollows in Woods, 101 Ordinary Garden, 101 Peat, or Swamp Muck, 101 Sandy, 101 Sifting, for Casing, 105

Southern States, 10

Spawn, 13 American-made, 86 Amount of Imported, 80 Another Method by Lachaume, 94 Black Colored to be Avoided, 86 Breaking, 23 Brick,* 80 Brick, Cut in Pieces for Planting,* 97 Brick, How to Make, 87 Brick, the Best, 95 Depth to Plant, 98 Effect of Heat and Moisture Upon, 83 Effect of Severe Frost Upon, 83 English, 81 English Brick, 23 Flake, 82, 99 Flake, Does Best under Cover, 95 Flake or French,* 82 French, 82 French Flake, 24 Homemade Around London, 137 How to Distinguish Good from Poor, 84 How to Get, 79 How to Keep, 83 How to make French (Flake), 91 Imported from Europe, 79 In Leaf Beds, 68 In Manure, Do not Bury, 10 Inserting French or Flake, 98 Inserting more than Three Inches Deep, 105 Insuring Development of, 49 Lachaume's Method of Making, 93 Making, Distinct Branch, 87 Making French Virgin, 92 Mill-track, 81 Mr. J. Burton's Method of Making, 90 Natural, 81 New Versus Old, 83 Never use Dibber in Planting, 98 Other Recipes for Making, 89 Planting of in Open Fields, 54 Preparing the, 97 Principal American Growers of, 86 Relative Merits of Flake and Brick, 94 Signs of Sterility in, 85 Simplest Way of Making, 88 Steeped, 99 The Way in which it Comes, 81 To tell Quality by Smell of, 85 Transplanting Pieces of Working, 99 "Very Dead," 84 "Very Living," 84 Virgin, 82, 91 What is Mushroom, 78 Where Obtained, 79

Spiders, Red, 12

Spores, Myriads of, 78

Spurious Fungi, 102

Stable, Empty Stall in Horse, 13

Staging, Erecting Temporary, 46

Stairway, 16 In Pit, 32

Standard Crop, 9

Stoke-hole, 12

Stove, Common Iron, 26

Straw, Rye, 47

Sunlight, Protection from, 10

Temperature, 10 At Night, 41 About 57° Suitable, 23 Fluctuations of, 15 From 50° to 60°, 18 High, 19 In Dosoris Cellars, 109 In Midwinter, 33 Low, 15 Proper, 75, 109 Sudden Changes to be Avoided, 47 Too High, Guard Against, 76 Winter, 60° Necessary, 38

Thrips, 12

Toads, 131 Not to be Recommended, 131 Upheaving Clumps of Mushrooms, 131

Toadstools, 102 On Hotbeds, 102 On Manure Piles, 102

Trapping Rats and Mice, 131

Traps for Wood Lice, 129

Tunnel, Subterranean, 27

Ventilation, Assisting, 17

Ventilator, Chimney-like, 22

Ventilators, 16, 28 Side Window, 35 Window and Doors, 21

Village People and Suburban Residents, 13

Wall, Cold, not Injurious, 30

Walls, 35

Warmth, Artificial, 17 Steady, 17

Water, Manure, for Beds in Full Bearing, 112 Space and Double Casing, 32

Watering, Endeavor to Lessen Necessity of, 111 For, use Clean, Soft Water, 111 Over Mulching, 111 Pot, Size to use, 112

Wife, Farmer's, 14

Windows, 16

Winds, Piercing, and Draughts, 39

Women Searching for Remunerative Employment, 14

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A Guide to the Prevention and Treatment of Disease in Domestic Animals. This is one of the best works on this subject, and is especially designed to supply the need of the busy American Farmer, who can rarely avail himself of the advice of a Scientific Veterinarian. It is brought up to date and treats of the Prevention of Disease, as well as of the Remedies. By Prof. Jas. Law. Cloth, Crown 8vo. 3.00

Guenon's Treatise on Milch Cows.

A Treatise on the Bovine Species in General. An entirely new translation of the last edition of this popular and instructive book. By Thos. J. Hand, Secretary of the American Jersey Cattle Club. With over 100 Illustrations, especially engraved for this work. Cloth, 12mo. 1.00

The Cider Maker's Handbook.

A complete guide for making and keeping pure cider. By J. M. Trowbridge. Fully Illustrated. Cloth, 12mo. 1.00

Long's Ornamental Gardening for Americans.

A treatise on Beautifying Homes, Rural Districts, and Cemeteries. A plain and practical work at a moderate price, with numerous illustrations, and instructions so plain that they may be readily followed. By Elias A. Long. Landscape Architect. Illustrated. Cloth, 12mo. 2.00

The Dogs of Great Britain, America and Other Countries.

New, enlarged and revised edition. Their breeding training and management, in health and disease; comprising all the essential parts of the two standard works on the dog, by "Stonehenge," thereby furnishing for $2 what once cost $11.25. Contains Lists of all Premiums given at the last Dog Shows. It Describes the Best Game and Hunting Grounds in America. Contains over One Hundred Beautiful Engravings, embracing most noted Dogs in both Continents, making together, with Chapters by American Writers, the most Complete Dog Book ever published. Cloth, 12mo. 2.00

Stewart's Feeding Animals.

By Elliot W. Stewart. A new and valuable practical work upon the laws of animal growth, specially applied to the rearing and feeding horses, cattle, diary cows, sheep and swine. Illustrated. Cloth, 12mo. 2.00

How to Co-operate.

A Manual for Co-operators. By Herbert Myrick. This book describes the how rather than the wherefore of co-operation. In other words it tells how to manage a co-operative store, farm or factory, and co-operative dairying, banking and fire insurance, and co-operative farmers' and women's exchanges for both buying and selling. The directions given are based on the actual experience of successful co-operative enterprises in all parts of the United States. The character and usefulness of the book commend it to the attention of all men and women who desire to better their condition. 12mo. Cloth. 1.50

Transcriber's Notes:

1. Changed Page 1 to Page 9 in Table of Contents Chapter I.

2. Asterisks are used in the index to refer to illustrations.