of Joseph Moorman, Esq., London. 



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If the temperature is uniform, there can be httle or no 

 deposition of moisture on the surface of the fruit ; but if the 



EXPLANATION OF THE LETTERS. 



a. Shelves made with battens,!^ inch wide, and 1^ inch apart. 



b. Close boarding around the sides of the room. 



c. Air space between the boards and the wall. The roof also has 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. 

 /. Partitions of open work similar to the shelves. 



g. Coach-house under fruit room. 



air of the room should be, say 10 degrees warmer than the 

 fruit, then the relative coldness of the latter will cause a con- 



