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old one ofsetting them upon the shelves. I can compare with either the pipe or 

 The fronts of the stone tables may be i tank system of hot water heating. When 

 variously ornamented, those in one ! flues are employed they are constructed 

 house having trellised panels, another inside and near the walls of the build- 

 having rusticated courses of brick or ing; each flue eight or nine inches wide 

 stone, while a third may be in imitation in the clear, by two or three bricks on 

 of rustic basket-work, and a fourth in edge deep, ranged horizontally one over 

 rough courses like small rockeries, with ; the other the whole length of the back 

 spaces between for creepers, orchida- ; wall, in three or four returns cotnniuni- 

 ceous, or any other plants best suited to | eating with each other, continued also 

 the purpose. j along the end and front walls in one or 



<' The dotted lines under the stage two ranges, to be used occasionally; 

 (B) will give some idea how this may be furnished with a regulator to slide open 

 done; various other modes of ornament- ' and shut as required, the whole pro- 

 ing may be adopted according to the ceeding from the first lowermost flue, 

 particular taste of the individual. The ' which communicates immediately from 

 vases, &c. (D D D) may be filled with ; the furnace or fire-place behind either 

 climbers for the open space against the i the back wall at one end, or in the back 

 sides of the house, and with creepers part of the end walls; or if very long 

 to hang over the edges. The flower stoves, of more than forty feet length, 

 pots intended to be used in such stages ' two fire-places are requisite, one at each 

 as have been described, should be , end ; each having its set of flues ranging 

 gauged before the plants are put into halfway; each set of flues terminating 

 them, and all those rejected which do in an upright chimney at the end of the 

 not fit the holes; the waste ones will , back outside. — Hood on Warming, S,-c. 



answer for propagating, &c." — Gard. 

 Chron. 

 Mr. Ainger, also, makes these good 



Morris, Tasker and Morris of the 

 Pascal Works near Philadelphia, have 

 paid considerable attention to the con- 



suggestions : — " Stages are frequently I struction of heating apparatus, whether 

 formed of an equal or nearly equal I for air or water. Those who desire 

 series of ascents, in consequence of* such structures for green-houses, con- 

 which the upper plants are by no means ! servatories, &c.,may safely rely on their 

 so well seen as the lov/er ones. The | experience and probity, 

 proper plan is to commence by small , FLY. See Black Fly. 

 elevations, gradually increasing as the j FLY-WORT. Myanthus. 

 shelves recede from the eye. The ! FtETIDA mauritiana. Stove ever- 

 lowest shelf to be eighteen inches from j green tree. Cuttings. Turfy loam and 

 the floor, the first rise is six inches, the ' peat. 



next nine, twelve, fifteen, eighteen,! YO'iiTX.^'&^lKphillyraoides. Half- 

 iwenty-one, and so on. The upper | hardy deciduous shrub. Layers and 

 shelves should also be broader than the , cuttings. Common soil, 

 lower for larger pots. The advantage' FORCING is compelling culinary ve- 

 of this arrangement as commanding a I getables to be edible, flowers to bloom, 

 belter view of the flowers is too obvious ' and fruits to ripen, at unnatural seasons, 

 to need pointing out." — Gard. Chron. ] being the very contrary of the object for 

 FLUES are pipes formed of brick or i which our green-houses and hot-houses 

 slate, for conducting heated air through ! are constructed ; viz., to secure a tern- 

 stoves or other buildings where a high perature in which their tenants will be 

 artificial teinperature is desired. It is a in perfection at their natural seasons, 

 mode of heating nearly banished by the Under the heads of Hot-beds and of each 

 much more manageable and eftectuaT particular plant will be found directions 

 modes of heating by hot water; and j for forcing, and it will be sufficient here 

 flues have the additional disadvantages, ' to coincide with Dr. Lindley in saying, 

 that they require frequent sweeping, i that as forced flowers are always less 

 and that they emit a sulphurous fume , beautiful and less fragrant; and forced 

 that is injurious to plants and disagree- ' vegetables and fruits less palatable and 

 able to the frequenters of the structures i less nutritious than those perfected at 

 80 heated. This has been obviated by I their natural periods — it is desirable, at 

 using Valencia slates in the place ofj the very least, to devote as much effort 

 bricks, yet flues under no circumstances ! and expense to obtain superior produce 



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