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259. Fruiting branch of Peach 



submitted to the third 

 year's pruning .... 446 



260. Pruning to replace old fruit- 



spur 447 



261. Result of preceding opera- 



tion 447 



262. The Napoleon Peach tree . 448 



263. Peach trees trained to form 



their owner's name . . 449 



264. Spring aspect of fruit garden 



formed by M. Lepfere . . 451 



265. Mode of pruning to cover 



bar-e spaces on the branches 



of Peach ti'ees, 1 st jfear . 452 



266. Result of preceding opera- 



tion, 2nd year .... 452 



267. Summer management of the 



Peach 453 



268. Shoot of Peach . . . .453 



269. Peach tree trained horizon- 



tally 454 



270. Disbudding of the Peach, 



second year 455 



271. Disbudding of the Peach, 



second year 455 



272. Grafting by approach to 



furnish bare spaces on 

 branches of the Peach tree 456 



273. Multiple grafting by ap- 



proach to furnish bare 

 spaces on the stems of 

 Peach trees 457 



274. Details of Figs, 272 and 



273 458 



275. Nail basket 458 



276. Peach trained in the double 



Uform 459 



277. Peach trained in the double 



Uform 460 



278. Pump used in the market 



gardens of Paris . . . 463 



279. Water pot used by the 



market gardeners of Paris 464 



280. Mouth of Mushroom Cave 



at Montrouge .... 473 



281. View in Mushroom Cave . 475 



282. Entrance to subterranean 



quarry 478 



283. Plan of large subterranean 



quarry 479 



284. Section following the line 



C D in preceding figure . 480 



285. Extracting the stone in sub- 



terranean quarries . . , 482 



286. "View in old subterranean 



quarries devoted to Mush- 

 room culture .... 483 



287. Newly made Mushroom beds 484 



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288. Mushroom bed on shelf 



against wall of cellar . . 485 



289. Pyramidal Mushroom bed 



on floor of cellar . . . 485 



290. Mushrooms grown in bottom 



of old cask 486 



291. Four plants of the Lettuce 



Petite Noire under the 

 Cloche 490 



292. Sloping bed for three rows 



of Cloches 491 



293. Diagram showing the dif- 



ferent stages of Lettuce 

 culture under the Cloche . 493 



294. Figure showing annual 



earthings given to Aspa- 

 ragus 503 



295. Figure showing mode of 



planting Asparagus . .507 



296. Common mode of forming 



an Asparagus plantation . 508 



297. Preparation for forcing As- 



paragus 513 



298. Mode of tying-up the Car- 



doon for blanching . . . 523 



299. Early Potatoes arranged for 



" sprouting" indoors . . 527 



300. The flower market at the 



Madeleine 543 



301. Tree-lifting machine : side 



elevation 552 



302. Plan of tree-lifting machine 553 



303. Tree-lifting machine : back 



view 554 



304. Tree-lifting machine : front 



view 555 



305. Trunk of large tree recently 



planted enveloped in moss 

 and canvas 557 



306. Small machineforliftingspe- 



ciinen shrubs and Conifers 559 



307. Screw used in preparing 



specimens for removal as 

 shown in preceding figure 560 



308. Bar of carriage for ti-ans- 



porting Orange trees . .561 



309. Carriage for transporting 



Orange trees .... 562 



310. Truck for moving plants , 562 



311. Tub for Orange trees , .563 



312. Garden chair 563 



313. Seat with box for climbing 



plants 564 



314. Seat with tent-like shade . 564 



315. Portion of Pear stand at 



Ferriferes 566 



316. Upright for Pear stands . 566 



317. Position of fruit on Pear 



stand 566 



