24 THE FORCING GARDENER. [B. T. 



CHAPTER II. 



CUCUMBERS. 



THIS fruit is in fuch eftimation, parti- 

 cularly about London, that the early 

 production of it has become an objed of 

 contention amongft gardeners ; which has 

 given rife to many experiments for the at- 

 tainment of their objed, viz. to have cu- 

 cumbers on the table in the months of Ja- 

 nuary and February. 



Various are the methods that have been 

 pradifed in other parts of the country, for 

 attainment of this matter ; and a few have 

 been fuccefsful, in one or two inftances : 

 but, the trouble and expence attending the 

 operation, has generally been found inade- 

 quate to the fatisfadion of the purfiiers of 

 this truly trivial objed. 



The objedions to the old-fajhioned me- 

 thod of forcing Cucumbers and melons on 

 hot-beds compofed entirely of dung, are, 



that 



