hay, to prevent it becoming quite dry. Mushroom beds seldom require water; after they have been some time in bearing, the beds sometimes get dry, and in such cases, if they have a moderate soaking of _tepid_ water, and the surface is covered as before, a new crop will spring up. The covering is best removed when the beds are in bearing. It is seldom advisable to apply water when the beds are coming into bearing. Water should never be used in any other than a tepid state. Mushrooms are most prized in the summer, though the atmosphere of a cucumber-house would not then be suitable for them, unless the space about them could be closed in, so as to retain a close, somewhat humid atmosphere. They would succeed very well without being enclosed, during the season for forcing cucumbers. Under the treatment which has been detailed, the beds would usually come into bearing in about six weeks from the time of spawning; and, under favourable circumstances, would continue in bearing for two or three months. Footnotes: [1] The Journal of the Horticultural Society of London, vol. I. p. 114. [2] Ib. vol. II. p. 29. [3] Gardener's Journal, 1847, p. 339. [4] Gardener's Chronicle 1847. Transcriber's Notes: Passages in italics are indicated by _underscore_. The following misprints have been corrected: "influenee" corrected to "influence" (page 21) "circumstauces" corrected to "circumstances" (page 32) "analagous" corrected to "analogous" (page 36) "shonld" corrected to "should" (page 36) "distributiug" corrected to "distributing" (page 40) "appropaiated" corrected to "appropriated" (page 55) "conditious" corrected to "conditions" (page 72) Other than the corrections listed above, printer's inconsistencies in spelling and hyphenation usage have been retained. Punctuation has been corrected without note.