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THE VILLA GAEDENER. 



small stove is now so well known to ironmongers, that it seems scarcely neces- 

 sary to describe it. Supposing the fire-pot, or fireplace, surrounded by fire- 

 brick, to occupy a cubic foot in the centre ; then enclose this on three sides 

 and over the top with a square or circular double cylinder, water-tight. The 

 side not cased with water must contain the furnace door for supplying fuel, 

 the ash-pit door for withdrawing the ashes, and an opening immediately under 

 the top, or cover, for the insertion of the tube to convey away the smoke. On 

 any of the three sides cased with water two tubes must be joined, one at the 

 bottom, and the other at the top ; and these may be conducted on a level to 

 any distance from the stove that may be desirable, being joined at the farther 

 extremity, either by a vertical tube, or by the ends of the horizontal tubes 

 being inserted into an open cistern. This being done, and the fire lighted, the 

 circulation will go on in consequence of the difference in specific gravity 

 between cold water and hot water. 



525. A very simple apparatus of this kind is shown in the section, ^Z^'. 350. : 

 a is the fire-pot ; b is the furnace door ; c, the ash-pit door ; d, the situation 



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of the pipe which supplies air ; e, the nozzle to which the smoke-pipe is 

 attached, and which may be turned in any direction, except downwards, that 

 may be suitable to the situation ; //, the casing of water which surrounds the 

 boiler ; g, the upper pipe ; h, the under pipe ; and i, the cistern which forms 

 the junction between both pipes at the farther extremity. Stoves and pipes 

 of this description may be placed under the stage of plants, so as to be com- 

 pletely concealed from the eye ; a portion of the stage being made to separate 

 from the rest, and to draw out, so as to admit the attendant to supply fuel, &c. 

 In order to save time, and to look well by never requiring the plants to be 

 taken oiF the shelves, the moveable portion of the stage may be on casters 

 and small wheels, the latter running in grooves as far as the area of the stage 

 extends, and the casters serving to make it run easily on the paths where the 

 grooves would be unsightly. In plant cabinets where there is no stage the 

 pipes may be concealed by rockwork, or by some other suitable contrivance; 

 or the casing of water may be enlarged, so as to form a reservoir of heat suffi- 

 cient for the demands of the house, without any pipes. In some cases, the 

 stove and reservoir of water might be covered with a small stage of plants, 

 with rockwork, with sculpture, or with statuary ; or the stove might be ren- 

 dered ornamental in its form, so as to be regarded as a handsome piece of 

 furniture : but this last plan would, we think, render the plant cabinet too 

 much like a living-room. 



