443 THE FORCING GARDEN* [JDEC. 



HOT-BEDS. 



Of forcing Cucumbers and Melons. 

 Whoever would have these fruits the earliest, 

 particularly cucumbers, should begin to prepare and 

 ferment dung for a seed-bed about the middle of 

 the month, so as that the seeds may be sown about 

 the first of the year. The reader will find full di- 

 rections on this subject, by turning to the article 

 Hot-Beds for January* 



