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to provide buildings with thicker walls of some non- 

 conducting material, so that an even temperature can be 

 maintained. Double wooden walls packed with sawdust 

 or formed entirely of woven straw, or heather, have 

 proved satisfactory, and excavations in the side of banks 

 (especially in light soils) bricked up inside have also 

 answered the required purpose. 



The simplest and most efficacious method of storing 

 apples and pears is by fitting the inside of the fruit 

 room with sliding shelves constructed of stout lath or 

 thin wood in strips, shallow trays being formed that will 

 hold from half a bushel to a bushel of fruit. 



Storage space is also requisite for some roots that 

 cannot be conveniently clamped out in the open ; bulbs, 

 tubers, etc., for another season's planting similarly need 

 dry quarters safe from frost. The stabling for horses, 

 cart sheds, and various other buildings must be pro- 

 vided in all large establishments. 



A Summary of Cultural Essentials 



A market gardener who wishes to succeed in his 

 business must be in all respects a skilful cultivator, and 

 should have gained his practical experience by working 

 through all departments. But it is not the object of this 

 treatise to deal with the details of the various crops and 

 their requirements, as these are fully discussed in other 

 books of this series. It will suffice here if we briefly 

 summarise the essentials that must not be ignored, and 

 upon the due observance of which most of the instructions 

 and suggestions in this volume depend for their efficient 

 application. 



Outdoor Cultivation 



I. Cleanliness. It does not pay to grow weeds. 

 The destruction of all, but especially those with creep- 



