CONTENTS, 



BOOK FIRST. 



INTRODUCTION, - I 



CHAP. I. Afparagus, 9 



II. Cucumbers, 24 



III. Cherries, 46 

 Seft. i. On the Conftruftion of the Cherry-houfe, ib* 



2. On Preparing the Border, and Planting 



the Trees, 47 



3. On Training the Dwarfs, 50 



4. On the Temperature of the Cherry- 



houfe, 54 



5. On the Admiffion of Air to, the Cher- 



ry-houfe, 5^ 



. On Watering, Warning, and Steaming 



the Cherry-houfe, - 58 



7. On the Infeds that infeft the Cherry- 



houfe, and how to deftroy them, 60 



8. On the Cultivation of Cherries in the 



Confervatory and Peach houfe, 64 



CHAP. IV.' Figs, 67 



Se&. i. On the Conftru&ion of the Fig-houfe, il. 



2. On preparing the Border, and planting 



the Trees, 68 



3. On Training and Pruning, 69 



4. On the Temperature of the Fig-houfe, 70 



5. On the Admiffion of Air to the Fig 



houfe, 72 



6. On Watering and Steaming the Fig- 



houfe, 73 



CHAP. V. 



