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 deg. Suitable, 23
Fluctuations of, 15
From 50 deg. to 60 deg., 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 deg. 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

Wood Lice, 129
Abundant in Mushroom Houses, 129
Eating Potato, 129
How to Trap, 129

Work, Clean, 14

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