CONTENTS. XV 



CHAPTER III. 



PAGE 



THE FORCING DEPARTMENT . ..... 442 



SECT. I. Culture of the Pine-apple, and Management of the Pinery 443 



SUBSECT. I. Natural data on which the Culture of the Pine-apple is 



founded 443 



932. The conclusions to be drawn from these data. 933. Soil. 934. 

 Water. 



SUBSECT. II. Culture of the Pine-apple in British Gardens . . 444 



935. Construction of the pit. 936. Kinds grown. 937. Water- 

 ing and sprinkling. 938. Worms. 939. Heat, air, and moisture. 941. 

 Jamaica pines. 942. Starting pine plants into fruit. 943. Air. 

 944. Propagation. 945. Bottom-heat. 946. As the season declines, the 

 temperature is lowered. 947. Culture of the queen pine, so as to have 

 the fruit ripe in February and March. 948. Sizes of the pots in which 

 the plants are grown. 949. Culture of queen pines for early fruit. 

 950. Growing the pine-apple in beds of soil. 951. Fruiting suckers 

 on the stools. 952. To grow the pine-apple to an extraordinary size. 

 953. Insects. 



SECT. II. Culture of the Grape Vine under Glass and on Walls . 452 



SUBSECT. I. Natural data on which the Culture of the Grape Vine is 



founded 452 



954. The grape vine. 955. With respect to atmospheric moisture. 

 956. Soil. 957. Form of house. 



SUBSECT. II. Propagation, Pruning, and Training the Vine . . 454 



958. Propagation. 959. Pruning. 960. Training. 961. Essential 

 points. 962. The long, or the renewal system of pruning. 963. The 

 spurring-in method of pruning. 964. The fan-system of vine- training. 

 965. The Thomery system. 



SUBSECT. Ill Culture of the Grape Vine under Glass . . . . 457 



966. Vine border. 967. Planting. 968. To raise the plants. 969. 

 When planted in the vinery. 970. The sorts. 971. A diary of the 

 course of culture applied to the grape vines at Oakhill. 972. Growing 

 two or three crops of grapes in one house. 973. Growing three crops 

 of grapes in one house together with pines. 974. Another mode of 

 growing three crops of grapes in one house. 975. Keeping grapes. 



SUBSECT. IV. Growing the Grape on open walls, and on cottages . 464 



976. Fruit-bearing powers of the vine. 977. Aspect. 978. Soil. 

 979. Manure. 980. Walls. 981. Propagation. 982. Pruning. 983. 

 Training. 984. Mr. Hoare's mode of training. 985. Training the 

 vine on the walls of cottages. 986. The appearance of a portion of the 

 front of a house covered with vines in Mr. Hoare's manner. 987. The 

 walls and roof of a cottage of the most irregular architecture. 988. 

 Kinds of grapes most suitable for the open wall or for cottages. 



SUBSECT. V. Insects, Diseases, <|c., of the Grape Vine .... 472 



SECT. III. Culture of the Peach and Nectarine under Glass . . 472 



SUBSECT. I. Natural data on which the Culture of the Peach is founded. 472 



989. The peach. 990. Natural and experimental data. 

 SUBSECT. II. Culture of the Peach under Glass in British Gardens . 474 



991. Construction of the peach-house. 992. Peaches and nectarines 

 best adapted for forcing. 993. Plants and mode of training. 994. 

 Pruning. 995. The summer pruning, 996. The fruit is thinned before 

 and after the stoning season. 997. The peach border. 998. General 

 treatment. 999. Insects and diseases. 1000. Peaches may be forced 

 in pots. 



