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tuations, the thrips often attacks Frencli beans, and 

 therefore the plants should be fumigated with tobac- 

 co, which destroys that insect. This will be more 

 particularly noticed in the Forcing Garden. 



French beans, raised in this manner from the seed, 

 may be successfully planted out in the borders of an 

 early cherry-house or peach-house, so as that they 

 may not be overmuch shaded by the trees ; but they 

 seldom do much good in a vinery, where they are 

 shaded by the whole foliage of the vines. They may 

 be planted in lines fifteen or eighteen inches apart, 

 and three inches in line. 



Or they may be planted in deep frames, placed on 

 slight hot-beds, at that distance, and in such mould, 

 about a foot in depth, as specified above ; where they 

 should have large portions of air admitted to them 

 in good weather, be defended from severe frosts, by 

 carefully matting at night, and be plentifully sup- 

 plied with water. 



But perhaps the best compartment in which to 

 raise early French beans, is a flued pit ; such as is 

 described for nursing young pine-apple plants, in 

 Sect. I. of the Forcing Garden. In such, their cul- 

 ture is attended with less trouble than in common 

 hot-beds ; and a very small quantity of fuel will suf- 

 fice, as the degree of heat to be kept up by fire need 

 not exceed 50 in the night. The pit may be 

 managed in every respect as directed in the Forcing 

 Garden for February, under the head, Forcing Aspa- 

 ragus in a Fhied Pit. 



