LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. 



Section of Frames for Forcing Asparagus 

 Preparation for Forcing Asparagus 

 Argenteuil Asparagus Buncher (closed) 

 Asparagus Bunrhor most commonly 

 used in France .... 

 Argentouii lUmcher (open) 

 Sartrouville Buncher (filled) 

 Cloches over Lettuce in Spring . 

 Plants of the Lettuce Petite Noire under 



the Cloche in October . 

 Diagram showing the several stages of 

 Lettuce-culture under the Cloche . 

 Some Lettuces of the Paris Market — 

 Lettuce — Grosse Brune Paresseuse 

 (Summer) .... 

 Lettuce — Crepe (Spring) . 

 Palatine (Autumn) . 

 Lettuce — Batavia blonde (Summer) 

 Lettuce — Komaine verte d'hiver . 

 Lettuce — Romaiue blonde marai- 

 chere ..... 

 Lettuce Gotte .... 



Barbe de Capucin .... 

 Early French Forcing Carrot of the 

 Paris Market .... 

 Carrot — Scarlet Horn 



„ Intermediate Scarlet 



„ Intermediate Scarlet Stumj)- 



rooted .... 

 „ Intermediate Nantes Scarlet . 



Turnip-rooted Celery 



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Mode of Tying-up the Cardoon for 

 Blanching ..... 



Blanched Cardoon .... 



De Laon Artichoke .... 



Some Navets of the Paris Market — 

 Navet gris de Morigny 

 N. des Vertus rond . 

 N. des Vertus Marteau 

 N. de Meau.\ .... 

 N. Jaune de Montmagny 



Cantaloup Melon of the Paris Markets. 



Mouth of Mushroom-cave at Montrouge 



Passages in Mushroom-cave 



View in Mushroom cave at Montrouge. 



Plan of large Subterranean Quariy at 

 Fortes Terres, Frepillon 



Section following the line C, D, in 

 preceding figure .... 



Sectional View : Operations as carried on 

 in the Mushroom-caves at Montrouge 



Section. — Slushrooms attacked by the 

 "moUe" ..... 



View in old Subterranean Quarries 

 devoted to Mushroom-culture 



Mushroom-bed in Open-air (.January) . 



Cave-mushrooms as gathered 



The Pansy-basket of the Paris Market. 



A Flower-market and City-square in 

 one. The new Central Flower-market, 

 with Plantation of Paulownias for 

 shade (early morning view) . 



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