List of Illustrations. xv 



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62. Fig culture and protection ............. 204 



63- ............. 205 



64- ............. 205 



65. ............. 206 



66. ............. 206 



67. ........ .... 207 



68. Coping for concrete wall .............. 216 



69. .............. 216 



70. Mode of forming plantation of asparagus ......... 229 



7 1 - ......... 230 



72. Cloches in position ........... . . . . 239 



73. Mushroom beds ................. 245 



74. The Cloche ................... 250 



75. Iron edging .................. 253 



76. Section of hose for watering lawns, racecourses, &c ...... 255 



77. Attaching wire to garden walls ............ 257 



78. Trellis for fruit nurseries .............. 260 



79. System of employing wire for cordons on walls ....... 261 



80. Frame for protecting espalier trees ........... 262 



81. Coping for walls ................ 264 



82. Frame for making straw mats ............ 265 



83. Narrow frames for forcing ............. 267 



84. Chair for open air use ............... 269 



85. Truck for carrying tubs, &c .............. 270 



86. The numeroteur . . . .............. 271 



87. The secateur .................. 274 



88- .................. 275 



8 9- .................. 275 



90. Raidisseur ................... 276 



91. Key of ditto ..... ............. 276 



92. Raidisseur ................... 276 



93- ........... ....... 277 



94- ................... 277 



95. Front view and section of improved fruit shelves ...... 278 



