Lie THE FORCING GARDEN. 
plants that are intended for forcing, they must be pre- 
pared for some time previously, and perhaps upon the 
whole, Pinks and Carnations require more of this 
preliminary preparation than any other class. A failure 
can scarcely arise if proper steps are taken to fit the 
plants to the work, nor is there anything that will better 
repay the trouble; for a strong and well developed 
Pink or Carnation will give an abundance of fine flowers 
which may fetch from 2s. to 4s. per dozen, in the 
months of March and April. 
Now I will suppose a house capable of holding 2,000 
plants, and that each of these will give, say only 10 
good flowers; this, however, is a low calculation, nume- 
rically speaking ; but to make sure, we will say 10 good 
flowers to each plant, these at 3d. each (the lowest 
price): 20,000 flowers at 11. 5s. per 100=1251. per 
10,000 ; double this sum and we have the net sum of 
2501. for Pink and Carnation flowers from this house. 
Now some will say, ‘ It is easy to calculate, but can you 
doit?’ Well, I will see presently, but I beg to remind 
the reader that this, like making 620/. from one acre 
of land, is not to be done by putting down figures, nor 
by talking about it, and glorying over the results by 
anticipation, nor without some trouble, good judgment 
and expense too. Those who dream of getting 20,000 
flowers, and 250/. cash, must not deviate one step from 
the royal road to such success ; and I would advise no 
one to calculate upon such results, except they first 
count the cost, or rather make up their mind whether 
they can or will do as I should do; men frequently 
reckon upon great results without lawfully striving to 
obtain them; others censure an idea which is to all 
intents and purposes quite practicable, and condemn 
