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hole, about four inches-wide, to let in air for the better 

 burning of the fewel, which muff a!fo have an iron door 

 in an iron frame, to lliut cloi'e when the fire is well 

 lighted, which will make it lafl: tht longer, and the heat 

 more moderate; and near the top of the oven ir.uft be the 

 large iron door, alio in a frame of iron, for admitting the 

 fewel into the lurnace, and this to be a toot or more 

 fquare, taking the fame care in clofing it well, as has 

 heen directed in the others. 



Thefe furnaces are to be enclofed in fli^des built of 

 ftone and lime, covered with t) les or flates ; their breadth 

 eight feet, and their length to take in one or more ovens. 

 Thefe fhades are to be defcended into by three fleps, as 

 they aie not to rife fo high as the firfl flue by fix inches, 

 that defccnt therefore is iieccfifary, to give fufficient room 

 to ferve the fires ; and obferve th.at the entrance into 

 them be at thtir ends. 



Having finifhed your wall, flues, &c. lay out a border 

 of five leet wide, on the outfide of which build a wall 

 three feet below the furface, and to rife four inches above 

 it, leaving vacancies at every eight feet, to let off water, 

 which, it once flagnated, would corrupt, and be hurtlul 

 to the phnts in the border. Upon this wall the cafe of 

 timber is to be laid, whereon the floping giafies are to 

 reft. After thefe walls are thoroughly dry and feafoned, 

 the trench fhould be filled (if for Vii:es) with flrong lime 

 rubbifb, and a fandy chalkifh or lime riibbifji foil, a foot 

 and a halt high, to be levelled and beaten down pretty 

 hard; and over this one foot and a haU of frefli '.irgin 

 foil, which will be a fuflicient depth for Vines ; but if 

 for Peaches, Nectarines, Apricocks, Plumbs, or Cherries, 

 then there itiufl be laid in this trench three feet of virgin 

 earth. 



Direflioiis Jor p/dfiling and raiftng Vines. 



I .Shall now proceed to the planting and cultivating Vines 

 until they are fit for forcing, which cannot be fuccefs- 

 tul'y executed until they have been fo\ir years planted, 

 u-hen they will have acquired flrength to endure the ar- 

 tificial her.t. It is row you are to prepare your frames, 

 plafTes, and high wooden trelaces, v.'h.n h ninfl be exe- 

 VUtcd of Fir well [>aintcd. 



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