Nov.] 



THE FORCING GARDEN. 



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break weak, and if too many buds be left on, many of them 

 will be shed at breaking. 



When all the trees have received their necessary pruning, 

 let them be carefully washed all over with the preparation re- 

 commended in the Fruit Garden, taking care not to rub off 

 any of the buds in the process. When they are all washed, 

 let them be arranged according to their respective heights : 

 the tallest next the back, and the dwarf ones in front. The 

 whole house should be cleaned thoroughly out, the flues 

 cleaned, and all made ready for commencing forcing, either in 

 the subsequent months of January, February, or March. 



It is to be observed, that the same directions are also appli- 

 cable to apricots and plums 



FORCING SEA-KALE AND ASPARAGUS. 



These two esteemed vegetables should now be put in pre- 

 paration for forcing, so that their produce may be fit for the 

 table at a season when few of the delicacies of the garden are 

 to be procured. These vegetables, from their habits of growth, 

 are extremely well calculated for early forcing; the former 

 being much improved by that process. (For directions, see 

 Januari/.) 



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