Excerpt from Mushroom Growing in the United States The practice of cultivating the common mushroom originated in France in the latter part of the seventeenth century, but it was not until toward the end of the nineteenth century that it began to gain a foothold in the United States. At first mushrooms were grown as a side line to market gardening, but as the market devel oped specialization began. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Mushroom Growing In general, I shall use the word mush room in its broader significance, apply ing it alike to the thousands of species which in form, texture, and habitat may be most diverse, varying in size from the huge giant puff ball to the almost micro scopic Marasmius, and in texture exhibiting such a variety of qualities as gelatinous, fleshy, cartilaginous, leathery, corky, and woody. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Common Mushrooms of the United States Since the establishment of mushroom or mycological clubs in some of our large cities, considerable interest has been aroused, with the result that members and their friends have learned to recog nize many of the lesser known, yet equally safe and good species. The war, too, has had its effect. Food is scarce and high-priced, and people, following suggestions Offered in the public prints. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Mushroom Culture: And Pure Culture Spawn Numerous inquiries for reliable information on the best method of growing mushrooms are constantly received, and we have taken this method of answering them collectively. While many failures in mushroom growing are attributable to poor spawn, it is also true that good spawn will give poor or negative results. Where the essen tial principles of cultivation have been disregarded. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Excerpt from Mushrooms, How to Grow Them Preparing out of Doors - Warm Sun shine - Fire-fang - Guard Against Over Moistening - The Proper Condition of the Manure - Loam and Manure Mixed. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.