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However, where a considerable supply is required, a forcing- 

 frame, distinct from the pine-stove, would be more convenient. 



In either of these departments may be introduced for forcing, 

 pots of strawberries, kidney-beans, roses, honeysuckles, jasmines, 

 and any other flowering shrubs ; likewise carnations, pinks, sweet- 

 williams, wall-flowers, stock-gilliflowers, narcissuses, jonquils, and 

 early dwarf tulips, and any other desirable flower-plants or roots, 

 that may be required early for curiosity ; also several kinds of curious 

 annuals, and other rare plants. You may likewise have several sorts 

 of dwarf fruit-trees, as early May, and May -duke cherries, peaches, 

 nectarines, apricots, figs, grapes, gooseberries, currants, raspber- 

 ries, &c. 



The general construction of cash sort of these frames, is explained 

 under separate heads, according to the materials of heat used in 

 forcing them, viz. by dung-heat, bark-bed-heat, aud by fire-heat. 



By Dung-heat. ...This is not only the most simple and cheapest 

 kind of forcing-frame in its construction, but also considerably the 

 cheapest in working, with respect to the article heat, as it may 

 be forced effectually by substantial linings of hot dung against the 

 back and ends. 



This frame is formed with an upright back and ends of pine 

 planking, and a sloping front of movable glass-lights ; the length 

 may be ten, twenty, or thirty feet, or more ; the width, from three 

 to five, and five or six high : the frame work should be of two inch 

 pine planking, tongued, and closely joined, that no steam from the 

 dung may penetrate into the frame ; raised five, six, or seven feet 

 high behind, and but ten or twelve inches high in front, raising 

 both ends answerable to the front and back ; the glass-work to range, 

 from the upright in front, sloping upward towards the back wall, 

 to about a foot width at top, there resting the ends upon proper 

 frame work of wood ; and bars or bearers, three inches width, must 

 range sloping foom the back to front, for the support of the lights, 

 as in common hot -bed frames, and the top of all to be boarded wind 

 and water tight ; within-side may be two or three ranges of narrow 

 shelves along the back and ends, for pots of small plants, and the 

 bottom levelled, on which to place pots of larger kinds ; or you may 

 have shelves rising one behind another, quite from the front half 

 way up the back, so may place the lowest plants in front, the 

 others in order behind them, rising gradually to the tallest in the 

 back row. 



From the above general sketch, you will easily form an idea of 

 the proper construction of a dung-heat forcing-frame ; which you 

 may improve as you shall see convenient. 



This kind of frame may be used with good success where dung 

 is plenty, and easily obtained ; particularly for forcing roses, or any 

 other small flowering plants, whose flowers have merit in beauty 

 or fragrance:.... you may also try pots of dwarf-cherries, peaches, 

 8cc. also pots of gooseberries, currants, and strawberries, carnations, 

 pinks, and the like ; having all the sorts in pots separately, and iu 

 which they are to be placed in the frame. 



