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by one fire, that communicates firft with 

 the front flue, and has two returns in the 

 back wall which returns are made on 

 the fuppofition of its being converted in- 

 to a Peach-houfe at pleafure ; but while 

 it is appropriated to the cultivation of cher- 

 ries or figs, the back flues fhould be fhut 

 by a damper. See Chap. III. Sed. I. 



The trees are trained to a trellis placed 

 againft the back wall, and if the border is 

 not occupied by French beans, fallads, 

 flowers, Sec. a row r>f dwarf ftandards may 

 be planted in front, within two feet of the 

 flue. Two rows x>f ftraw r berries may alfo 

 be placed on fhe^ves hung againft the up- 

 right faflies in front. 



The front flue is run here in the fame 

 manner as in the nurfing-pits, and confe- 

 quently the fame advantage ought to be 

 taken of it, in refped: of making a border 

 for raifing early fallads, &c. in front of the 

 houfe. 



It flands on pillars and arches, which 

 laft ought to be made as obtufe as poffible ; 

 but where lintels can be procured, they 

 are preferable, and fliould not be more 

 than fix inches thick. The pillars fliould 



be 



