Xvi MODE OF CULTIVATING THE CUCUMBER. 



very superior arrangement of the furnace door, damper, 

 ifec, &c. The best fuel, at least that which answers 

 exceedingly well, is three parts coke and one part Welsh 

 coal ; these mixed, the fire will not require looking to 

 more than once in eight hours, if properly managed, 

 viz , the combustion allowed to go on slowly. The 

 boiler should be of ample dimensions, and the quantity 

 of tanks should be such as not to require the water 

 to boil. 



