CONTENTS 



PAGE 



PREFACE V 



INTRODUCTION, BY MR. W. ROBINSON . . . XVii 



PART I 

 GENERAL 



THE MEANING OF " INTENSIVE " CULTIVATION . I 



THE HISTORY OF INTENSIVE CULTIVATION IN 



FRANCE 4 



WORK IN A FRENCH GARDEN .... 6 



THE SITE FOR A FRENCH GARDEN ... 7 



THE SOIL AND ITS TREATMENT ... . . IO 



WATER SUPPLY 13 



MANURES . 17 



MAKING THE HOT-BEDS 2O 



COST AND MAINTENANCE OF A FRENCH GARDEN . 24 



MARKETING 28 



A WORD TO AMATEUR GARDENERS . . -3 



IMPLEMENTS AND ACCESSORIES . . . 32 



