X CONTENTS. 



Preparing the pit for the plants, soil, &e., . f . . 258 



Management after planting in the fruiting-pit, . . . 259 



"Watering and stopping, &c., . . . . . , . . 261 



Winter cucumbers .... . .263 



Cucumber-houses, . . . . . . . . .264 



Soil, &c., 265 



Planting, temperature, &c., ....... 266 



Insects, 268 



Diseases, 268 



Varieties, . 269 



THE CALENDAR, 270 



January, 270 



February, 274 



March, 277 



April, 281 



May, 285 



June, 289 



July, 292 



August, 296 



September, 299 



October, 303 



November, 306 



December, .......... 309 



A FEW OBSERVATIONS ON HEATING BY HOT WATER, . .313 



INDEX, 319 



