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CHAPTER IV. 



ON THE GROWTH OF THE CUCUMBER UPON AN IM- 

 PROVED PIT SYSTEM, WHEREBY FRUIT MAY BE 

 PRODUCED EVERY MONTH OF THE YEAR WITH 

 EASE AND CERTAINTY. 



BY this system the earth neither gets too 

 much heated, nor becomes so saturated with 

 water as to produce injurious vapours ; it is sim- 

 ple in its management, economical as to ferment- 

 ing material, and much cheaper, in point of 

 construction and expense of maintenance, than 

 any other method ever yet presented to the 

 public. 



In order to give a correct view of the structure, 

 I will describe a pit in use on the premises from 

 which I write ; which will enable any one desir- 

 ous of adopting the method, to construct one 

 commensurate in extent with the demands upon 

 the grower. And as a simple description will 



