5290 THE FORCING GARDEN. 



with studs of wire, or of iron, made to screw intxj 

 it, and with eyes to take in the wire. 



SECT. IL 



€>F SOILS FOR VARIOUS FRUITS TO BE FORCED' 

 IN IIOT-HOUSES. 



1. Cherries. 

 1 HE border should be from twenty-four to thirty 

 inches deep ; the bottom, if not naturally mild and 

 dry, to be drained and paved, or formed as directed 

 at p. 151. The soil should be a sandy loam, or light, 

 hale garden earth, made moderately rich w'ith stable- 

 yard dung well reduced, or witli*other light compost. 

 If a small portion of lime, or a moderate quantity 

 of marl were mixed Vvith it, so much the better. 



The soil for cherries to be forced in pots or tubs, 

 should be considerably richer than the above. 



2'. Figs. 

 A soil, in every respect as above, v/ill answer , 

 whether for plants in the border, or in pots and tubs. 



3. Grapes. 



The bottom is supposed to be made perfectly 



comfortable, as noticed above for cherries. The 



average depth of the border should not be less than 



a yard Tf four f^^i^t, so much the better. It is no*^ 



