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Show Japanese Mushrooms. Many varieties of mushrooms, little known In this country or In Europe, .rc to' be found n Japan. The most i esteemed of these It the shiitake, which is principally grown oncthe evergreen ev-ergreen oak. Trees about six Inches In diameter are felled nnd cut Into lengths of six feet. The logijare scarred on the back, and aro laid on the ground for about three years. Then they are stacked in rows In' a shady place, and soon become covered with the mushrooms. mush-rooms. After yleldlug one crop the Io are soaked In water, beaten with mooden mallet end again set up. 0' , ew days new mushrooms begin to sprout on them. The shiitake Is a great favorite In Japan, being used In many 4Uhes, but roost frequently In PUP. Harper's Weekly. |