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together end to end in houses, 15 feet wide, would reach a 

 distance of 400 miles. 



Geapes. — The chief varieties of Grapes grown for market are 

 Black Hambro', Gros Colmar, Alicante, and Muscat of Alexandria; 

 and in smaller quantities Madresfield Court, Gros Maroc, and 

 Canon Hall. 



Tomatos. — The old wrinkled variety has gone quite out of 

 cultivation, and many growers select their own seed, chiefly from 

 strains of Chemin Rouge, Perfection, Challenger, and Trophy. 



Cucumbers. — The present system of growing Cucumbers in 

 quantity has had the effect of almost entirely driving out the 

 Early Dutch Cucumber from the market ; and when the British 

 public shall appreciate the value of this fruit as a stewed 

 vegetable, as well as a raw salad, there will be an additional 

 opening for its culture. Improved varieties for hot-house culture 

 have followed the introduction of Telegraph and White Spine, 

 and hybrid varieties raised therefrom now dominate the market. 

 Many eminent growers are their own seed raisers. Instead of 

 importing Cucumbers, there is now a considerable export trade 

 in them to Continental cities. Our Grapes, too, are sent to the 

 Continent and to America, proving at once the superiority of our 

 hot-house fruit. 



Peaches and Nectarines are grown in certain districts. 

 Unless high -class fruits at top prices are produced, there does 

 not appear to be very much profit attached to their culture. 

 The Peach is especially liable to damage from imperfect packing 

 and change of temperature, and no fruit shows such a difference 

 in price between the first and second grades. 



Strawberries under glass are a profitable crop when well 

 grown, and they can be succeeded by a crop of Tomatos. In 

 some cases a third crop of Chrysanthemums are grown in the 

 same house. 



FLOWERS— Open Ground. 



Large as have been the areas of agricultural land transferred 

 from the farmer to the market gardener to supply vegetables 

 and fruits, and great as has been the progress of those grown 

 under glass, the crowning point of modern gardening is most 

 certainly shown in the rise and progress of flower culture for 

 market. There can be no comparison made between 1837 and 



