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flue in any houfe; both on account of the 

 faving of fuel from the circumftance of its 

 having a greater command on the tempera- 

 ture, (all rarified air afcending), and on 

 account of the injury done the trees by the 

 violent heat of the back flues in keeping up 

 the temperature of the houfe, in ftormy 

 weather; belides, the propenfity of infeds 

 to harbour and breed between the trellis 

 and flue, in thefe circumftauces. 



Fig. 2. Plate II. reprefents the plan of an 

 approved Peach-houfe, wrought by one 

 fire, which communicates firft with the 

 front flue, and returns in the back; and, 

 in my opinion, is bed adapted of any to 

 early forcing. The trees are planted near 

 to the front- wall, and trained to a trellis that 

 covers the whole roof, an approved me 

 thod, of which fee more in Sed:. II. of 

 Chap. XII. 



Fig. i. Plate III. is alfo on a conftruc- 

 tion that is perfedly adapted to the culti- 

 vation of Peaches. But, as this plan is gi- 

 ven purpofely for grapes, it may be necef- 

 fary to remark, that the two fires are ca- 

 pable of working to an extent of ten feet 

 more in length, if for a Peach-houfe ; and 

 K alfo, 



