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plan, distribution, and appropria- 

 tions of the different departments of 

 the market, the plan of Mr. Fowler 

 was altered till it assumed the form 

 of that about to be described. 

 (./-. 36.) 



Approaching from the east, the 

 chief feature is the quadruple colon- 

 nade {Jig,s. 37. and 38. a), with the 

 conservatories over. In the central 

 building is a passage 1 6 ft. wide 

 [t t u), open to the roof, and on 

 each side a range of fruit shops, 

 forced articles, and the more choice 

 culinary vegetables and herbs. Each 

 shop has a cellar under and a room 

 over it, with a trap-door to the for- 

 mer, and a small staircase to the 

 latter. There are two exterior colon- 

 nades on the north and south sides 

 (b A c c), which serve as passages in 

 front of the shops : the shops on the 

 north side are for different descrip- 

 tions of culinary vegetables and the 

 commoner fruits, and those on the 

 south side are exclusively for pota- 

 toes and the commoner roots. The 

 half of one of the areas (dd) is 

 covered with a roof in three parts, 

 open at the sides for ventilation and 

 light; the roof is supported by cast- 

 iron pillars, from which spring cir- 

 cular ribs, instead of horizontal 

 tie-beams ; and the result is a very 

 light appearance. Under it is held 

 the wholesale fruit market, and be- 

 low the surface are fruit cellars. 

 The open space (f f d) under the 

 quadruple colonnade is occupied at 

 one end as a fruit market, and at 

 the other with stands for fruits and 

 vegetables. 



The ascent to the conservatories 

 over this open colonnade is by four 

 staircases, two from the central pas- 



