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 CHAPTER XVI. 



PAGH 



TRAININa 373 



THE PALMETTB YERRIEB 373 



PYBAMTDAL TRAINING OE THE PEAR TREE 378 



CHAPTER XYII. 



Pia CULTURE IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD OE PARIS 395 



PRESERVING GRAPES THROUGH THE WINTER "WITHOUT LETTING THEM 



HANG ON THE VINES .' 405 



THE CULTURE OE THE VINE AT THOMERY 412 



CHAPTER XVIII. 



THE IMPERIAL ERUIT AND EORCING GARDENS AT VERSAILLES . . . 434 

 THE NEW ERUIT GARDEN OE THE CITY OE PARIS IN THE BOIS DE 



VINCENNES 433 



CHAPTER XIX. 



THE PEACH GARDENS OF MONTBEUIL 440 



CHAPTER XX. 



THE MARKET GARDENS OE PARIS 462 



CHAPTER XXI. 



MUSHROOM CULTURE 472 



„ „ IN CELLARS AND IN THE OPEN AIR .... 484 



CHAPTER XXII. 



IHE CULTURE OE SALADS 489 



CHAPTER XXIII. 



ASPARAGUS CULTURE 501 



PREPABATION OE THE GROUND 50G 



CHAPTER XXIV. 



OBSERVATIONS ON SOME OE THE VEGETABLES OF THE PARIS MARKET . 515 



CULTURE OF THE SMALL CARROT 520 



THE CARDOON 522 



FORCING THE CAULIFLOWER 524 



THE SWEET POTATO 525 



EARLY POTATOES 527 



OLEANDER CULTURE 528 



CULTURE OF THE ORANGE 531 



SHOWING ROSES IN FRANCE 535 



FORCING THE WHITE LILAC 53J- 



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