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tuations, tlietlirips often attacks French beans; and 

 therefore the plants should be fumigated with tobac- 

 co, \tiiich destroys tliat insect. This will be more 

 particularly noticed in the Forcing Garden. 



French beans, raised in this manner from the 

 seed, maybe successfully planted out in the borders 

 of an early cherry-house or peach-house, so as that 

 they may not be overmuch shaded by the trees j 

 but they seldom do much good in a vinery, where 

 they are shaded by the whole fohagc of the vines. 

 They may be planted in lines fifteen or eighteen 

 inches apart, and three inches in line. 



Or they may be planted in deep frames, placed ou 

 slight hot-beds, at that distance, and in such mould, 

 about a foot in depth, as specified above; where they 

 should have large portions of air admitted to them 

 in good weather; be defended Irom severe frosts, by 

 careililly matting at night ; and be plentifully sup- 

 plied with w^atcr. 



But perhaps the best conrfiartment in which to 

 raise early French beans, is a fined pit ; such as is 

 described for nursing young pine-apple plants, in 

 fScct. I. of the Forcing Garden. In sucli, their cul- 

 ture is attended with less trouble than in common 

 hot-beds ; and a very small quantity of fuel will suf- 

 fice, as the degree of heat to be kept u]) by fire 

 need not exceed 5Cf in the niglit. The pit may be 

 managed in every respect as directed in the Forcing 

 Garden for February, under the head, Forch?^' Aspa- 

 ragus in a Flui'd Fit. 



