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I come now to the forcing of Afparagus 

 in flued pits ; which, in my opinion, is the 

 moft eligible method. I would not wifh 

 to infer from this, that any gentleman ought 

 to be at the expence of erecting a pit fole- 

 ly for the forcing of this article. A pit, 

 fuch as is reprefented by Fig. I. Plate I. 

 will completely anfwer this, and many 

 other purpofes : and the trifling confumpt 

 of fuel, even where that article is moft va- 

 luable, fliould not deter any, who are lovers 

 of gardening, have fine gardens and hot- 

 houfes, and require Afparagus, French 

 beans, fallads, &c. at an early feafon, from 

 building fo ufeful a compartment in the 

 forcing garden. Farther, if a fcrupulous 

 attention is paid to the defign in general, 

 particularly to the conftruction of the fire- 

 place and flues, I can with confidence pre- 

 fume, that it will give more fatisfaction to 

 the gardener than any hot-bed whatever, 

 and in the end will be found a faving to 

 the proprietor *. 



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* In the conftruftion of this pit, as will be feen by 

 the plate, the firft courfe of the flue runs along the front, 

 the bottom of which is about the ground-level ; and, as 



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