126 The Gardener's New Director. 

 fpace, the bark would he too much dried, and conle- 

 quently it would not ["eiment properly. The oven 

 which is to be fct in the ll;ove, is to be fecured by two 

 trelaces from its fides, fixed with brick, and over the 



oven 



The contrivance oT the furnace mufl be according to 

 t!;e fuel which is deiigned to be burnt, but as turf is the 

 chcapefl tiring for ftoves, where it can be had, many 

 jprefer it, becaufe it lads longer than any other fort of 

 fuel, and fo requires lefs attendance, I fhall defcribe a 

 proper fort of furnace for that purpofe. 



The whole of this furnace lliould be creeled within 

 the houle, which will be a great addition to the heat, 

 and the front-wall on the outfide of the fire-place, next 

 the filed, fhould be three bricks thick, the better to 

 prevent the heat from coming out that way. The door 

 of the furnace, where the fuel is put in, mufl: be as fmall 

 as conveniently may be, to admit the fuel ; and this door 

 fhould be placed near the upper part of the furnace, and 

 made to fhut as clofe as poiTible, fo that there mav but 

 little of the heat pafs off through it. This furnace 

 Ihould be about twenty inches deep, and uxteen inches 

 fquare al bottom, but may be Hoped ojPr' on every fide, 

 fo as to be two feet fqiuue at the top ; and under this 

 furnace fnould be a place for the aflies to fall into, 

 about a foot deep, and as wide as the boitom of 

 the furnace ; this fhould alfo have an iron door, to 

 fhut as clofe as poiTible ; but juft over the afli-holc, a- 

 bove the bars which fupport the fuel, fliould be a fquare 

 hole about four or fix inches wide, to let in the air to 

 make the fire burn ; this mufl alfo have an iron frame, 

 and a door to fliut clofe when the fire is perfedly light- 

 ed, which will make the fuel lall longer, and the heat 

 will be more moderate. 



The top of this furnace fliould be nearly equal to the 

 top of the bark-bed, that the lowefl flue may be above 

 the fire, fo that there may be a greater draught for the 

 fmoke, and the furnace fhould be arched over with 

 bricks. The beft materials for this purpofe are what 

 the bricklayers call Wind/or bricks, u'hich fhould be laid 



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