INDEX. 



CALENDAR, THE. 

 January, 270. 

 February, 274. 

 March, 277. 

 April, 281. 

 May, 285. 

 Jime, 289. 

 July, 292. 

 August, 296. 

 September, 299. 

 October, 303. 

 November, 306. 

 December, 309. 



CUCUMBER, THE. 



Its natural history, 251. 

 Difficulties of early forcing by 



dung-beds, 252. 

 Preparing the seed-bed, 252. 

 Sowing, and treatment of young 



plants, 253. 



Application of linings, 255. 

 Fruiting-pits, planting-out, &c., 



257. 

 Preparing the pit for the plants, 



soil, &c., 258. 

 Management after planting in the 



fruiting-pit, 259. 

 Watering, stopping, &c., 261. 

 Renewal of linings, 262. 

 Winter forcing, 263. 

 House for it, 264. 

 Soil, &c., 265. 



Planting, temperature, &c., 266. 

 Training, stopping, &c. , 266. 

 Insects to which subject thrip 



and red-spider, 268. 

 Diseases, 268. 

 List of varieties, 269. 



FIG, THE. 



Its natural history, 176. 

 Its introduction into Britain, 177. 



House for its cultivation, 180. 



Soil and formation of border, 181. 



List of varieties, 183. 



Propagation, 184. 



Time and manner of planting, 189. 



Training and general management 

 the first year, 191. 



Pruning and pinching, 193. 



Root-pruning, 196. 



Plants in pots, 197. 



Training, pruning, &c., 197. 



Soil for these, 200. 



Forcing and general management, 

 200. 



Temperature, watering, &c., 201. 



Ripening the fruit, 203. 



The second crop, 204. 



Insects and diseases to which sub- 

 ject, 205. 



Packing the fruit, 206. 



GRAPE VINE, THE. 

 Its natural history, 50. 

 Its native country, 51. 

 Extent of its former culture in 



England, 51. 

 Sites for vineries, 52. 

 Vinery for early forcing, 53. 

 The "lean-to" vinery, 53. 

 Heated borders for this, 55. 

 Ventilation, 53. 

 Vinery for late grapes, 56. 

 Span-roofed vinery, 57. 

 Aerated borders, 57. 

 Drainage, 59. 



Composition of borders, 61. 

 Varieties of grapes, 68. 

 Selection for planting, 70. 

 Preparation of young vines for 



planting, 71. 



Time and manner of planting, 77. 

 Treatment the season they are 



planted, 81. 



