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CONTENTS. 



PAGE 



The Cherry house . . .52 

 The Gooseberry house . . 57 

 The Gooseberry in Pots . .61 



CHAPTEK III. 

 CUCUMBERS AND MELONS. 



The Cucumber house 

 The Melon house 



64 

 73 



The Melon in pits and frames . 77 

 The Tank for Cucumbers and 

 Melons .... 80 



CHAPTEK IV. 



TlIE LlLY-OF-THE-VALLEY PlT. 



The Cost of Constructing the 

 Pit . . . . .89 



CHAPTEK V. 

 THE KOSB FORCING HOUSE . 91 



CHAPTEK VI. 

 THE CAMELLIA HOUSE . .99 



CHAPTER VII. 

 THE FERN HOUSE . 



. 105 



CHAPTEK VIII. 



PAGE 



THE PINK AND CARNATION 

 FORCING HOUSE . . .111 



CHAPTER IX. 

 THE GERANIUM HOUSE . .120 



CHAPTER X. 

 THE GESNERACEOUS HOUSE . 126 



CHAPTER XI. 



THE CALCEOLARIA AND CINER- 

 ARIA HOUSE . . .132 



CHAPTER XII. 



THE GENERAL PLANT FORCING 

 HOUSE . . . . .138 



CHAPTER XIII. 

 THE BALSAM HOUSE . .145 



CHAPTER XIV. 



THE HEATH HOUSE AND CON- 

 SERVATORY . . . .150 



The Conservatory . 



. 154 



PART III. 



THE EARLY FORCING OF VEGETABLES. 



CHAPTER I. 

 FORCING THE POTATO . .156 



CHAPTER II. 

 FORCING PEA FRAMES . .161 



CHAPTER IIL 

 EARLY RADISHES . . .166 



CHAPTER IV. 



ON FORCING ASPARAGUS, SEA-KALE, 

 ETC. 



Asparagus 



Sea-Kale 



Rhubarb 



. 170 

 . 172 

 . 175 



