The Gardener's New Director. 141 



I would recommend this fmall ftove for the plants, 

 when firft brought in, in preference to the larger, as the 

 air in them is iooner heated, and more eafily admit- 

 ted ; thefe ftoves are aifo of fingular ufe, to bring 

 forward the crowns and young plants, and prepare 



them 



of the four-inch wall, it will fecure the bricks from being 

 difplaced, and fufficiently ilrengthen the wall ; which 

 being but one foot above the walk, will not be in any 

 danger of failing; and on this kiib there maybe two or 

 three upright iron bars, fixed with claws, to fupport the 

 crown-piece of timber, which will fecure it from hang- 

 ing in the middle, which in a great length is very often 

 the cafe, where there are no fupports laid under it ; there 

 may be more of thefe bars, according to the length of 

 the flove ; but if they are about ten feet afunder, it wjU 

 be near enough. If thefe iron bars are one inch fquare, 

 they will be ftrong enough to anfwer the defign. 



But as it is hoped that the annexed plan of this fmall 

 flove will convey a clear idea of the whole contrivance; 

 this will render it unneceflary to add any farther defcrip- 

 tion here : 



/^fi Explano.tion of the Plate luhicb reprefads the t<wo forts 

 of Frames luith oiled Paper for covering Melons. 



THE firft of thefe frames is contrived like the covers 

 of waggons ; it ha.^ 'jl frame of wood at the bafe, to 

 which are faftened broad hoops, which are bent over 

 circularly, as is reprefented in fig. r. The width of this 

 frame (hoiild be from five to fix feet, for lels than five 

 feet will not be fulficient to cover the bed, and it thcv 

 are more than fix feet broad, they will be too heavy and 

 troublefome to iTiove. a Shews the fe6tion of the 

 width; b the fiame of wood at the bafe; r the arch 

 of hoops ; and d a fmall flip of wood which is falhncd to 

 the under fide of the hoop^, to keep them in their pro- 

 per pofition. 



The diftance between each hoop fiionld not be more 

 than one foot, and there flioulJ be two rows of ftrong 



pack- 



