OATHEBING AND rRESERVATION OF FRUITS. 



" ll will be observed that there 

 is a cavity (r) between the board- 

 ing and walls. This, I believe, 

 is an important circumstance, 

 and so is the wooden lining, be- 

 cause air and wood are known 

 to be slow conductors of heat. 

 The ceiling on the north side is 

 double, and the floor is wood 

 above a ceiling. We may there- 

 fore conclude that a uniformity 

 of temperature in the interior of 

 the room is insured to a consid- 

 erable extent. There is a small 

 stove, (c/,) but it is seldom used, 

 and never with the view of 

 warming the air of the room, unless the temperature is actually below freezing. The 

 fruit is therefore kept cool. The swing-window (e) is occasionally a little opened ; 



ES'TERIOR VIEW. 



LONGITUDIN^VL SECTION. 



Explanation of tlie letters. — a, Slielvcs made with battens, 1>^ inch wide and \yi inch apart. l>. Close boarding 

 around the sides of the room, c, Air space between the boards and the wall. The roof has also an air space on the 

 north side, between the two plaster ceilings, as shown on the section, d, Stove, e, Circular window hung on pivots, 

 and fitted with a roller-blind, f, Partitions of open work, similar to the shelves, g, Coach-house under fruit room. 



