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INDEX. 



Calendar, the, 269. 



Cucumber, the. 

 Its natural history, 250. 

 Difficulties of early forcing ty 



dung-beds, 251. 

 Preparing the seed-bed, 251. 

 Sowing, and treatment of young 



plants, 252. 

 Application of linings, 254. 

 Fruiting-pits, planting-oiit, &o., 



256. 

 : Preparing the pit for the plants, 



soil, &o., 256. 

 Management after planting in the 



fruiting-pit, 268. 

 Watering, stopping, &o., 260. 

 Renewal of linings, 261. 

 Winter forcing, 262. 

 ; House for it, 262. 

 Soil, &o., 263. 

 Planting, training, temperature, 



&o., 264. 

 Training, stopping, &o., 265. 

 Insects to which subject — thrip 



and red-spider, 266. 

 Diseases, 267. 

 List of varieties, 268. 



Fio, THE. 

 Its natural history, 176. 

 House for its cultivation, 179. 

 Soil and formation of border, 181. 

 List of varieties, 182. 

 Propagation, 184. 

 Time and manner of planting, 188. 

 Training and general management 



the first year, 190. 

 Pruning and pinching, 193. 

 Root-pruning, 195. 

 Plants in pots, 196. 

 Soil for these, 199. 



Forcing and general management, 

 200. 



Temperature, watering, &o., 201. 



Ripening the fruit, 203. 



The second crop, 203. 



Insects and diseases to which sub- 

 ject, 205. 



Packing the fruit, 205. 



Grape Vinb, the. 

 Its natural history, 51. 

 Its native country, 52. 

 Extent of its former culture in 



England, 52. 

 Sites for vineries, 53. 

 Vinery for early forcing, 54. 

 Heated borders for this, 56. 

 Ventilation, S6. 

 Vinery for late grapes, 57. 

 Aerated borders, 68. 

 Drainage, 60. 



Composition of borders, 62. 

 Varieties of grapes, 69. 

 Selection for planting, 71. 

 Preparation of young vines for 



planting, 72. 

 Time and manner of planting, 



78. 

 Treatment the season tbey are 



planted, 82. 

 Their management the second 



season, 87. 

 Their management the third and 



fruiting year, 91. 

 Temperature, 93. 

 Moisture, 94. 

 Ventilation, 96. 

 Form for vinery against garden 



wall, 97. 

 Weight of crop, thinning, disbud- 

 ding, &c., 98. 



