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cially fince their Seeds do ripen fo 

 well in this Country. 



The Heads of the firfl: Sorts may 

 be gather'd for ufe when the Flow- 

 ers are in full Perfedion, and fpread 

 to dry in a fhady Place, after which 

 they may be put up for ufe. 



STONECROPi -viJe Sedum. 



STOVES are Contrivances for 

 the preferving fuch tender Exotick 

 Plants, which will not live in thefe 

 Northern Countries without arti- 

 ficial Warmth in Winter. Thefe 

 are built in different Methods, ac- 

 cording to the Ingenuity of the 

 Artifl, or the diiTerent Purpofes for 

 which they are intended j but in 

 JEn^laml they are at prefent reduci- 

 ble to two. 



The firfl is call'd a Dry Stove, 

 being ib contri^M, that the Flues 

 thro' which the Sraoafc pafles are 

 either carry'd under the Pavement 

 of the Floor, or elle are eredlcd in 

 the Back-part of the Houfe, over 

 each other, like Steps : In thefe 

 StQves the Plants are placed on 

 Shelves of Boards laid on a Scaf- 

 fold above each other, for the .•greater 

 Advantage ot their flanding in Sight, 

 and enjoying an equal Share of Light 

 and Air. In thefe Stoves are com- 

 monly placed the tender Sorts of 

 Aloes, Cerus's, EuphorfAums, Tithy- 

 mals, and other fiicculent Plants, 

 which are impatient of Moifture 

 in Winder, and therefore require to 

 be kept in a feparatc Stove, and not 

 placed among Trees or herbaceous 

 Plants, which perfpire freely, and 

 thereby often caufe a damp Air in 

 the Houfe, which is often imbib'd 

 by the fiicculent Phnts to their no 

 fmall Prejudice. Thefe Stoves may 

 be regulated by a Thermometer, fo 

 as not to over- heat them, nor to 

 let the Plants fuffer by Cold j in 

 order to which, all fuch Plants as 

 require nearly the fame Degree of 



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Heat fhould be placed by the- ^felves 

 in a feparatc Houfe ,• tor ii In the 

 fame Stove there are Plant* placed 

 of many different Countries; Viiich 

 require as many different Heats, by 

 making the Houfe warm enough 

 for fbme Plants, others by having 

 too much Heat, are drawn and 

 fpoil'd. 



The other Sort of Stoves are 

 commonly call'd Bark-Stoves, to 

 diilinguifh them from the Dry- 

 Stoves already mentioned. Thefe 

 have a large Pit, neafly the Length 

 of the Houfe, three Feet deep, and 

 fix or feven Feet wide, according 

 to the Breadth of the Houfe i which 

 Pit is fiird with frefh Tanners-Bark to 

 make a Hot-bed, and in this Bed 

 the Pots of the mofl tender Exotick 

 Trees and Herbaceous Pi ants arc 

 plung'di the Heat of this Bed being 

 moderate, the Roots of the Plants 

 are always kept in A6lion, and the 

 Moiflure detain'd by the Bark keeps 

 the Fibres of their Roots in a 

 duftile State, which in the Dry- 

 Stove, where they are placed on 

 Shelves, are fubjed: to dry too fafl, 

 to the great Injury of the Plants. 

 In thefe Stoves (if they are rightly 

 contriv'd) may be preferv'd i:he moft 

 tender Exotick Trees and Plants, 

 which, before the Ufe of the Bark 

 was introduced, were thought im- 

 poffible fo be kept in England: But 

 as there is fome Skill requir'd in the 

 Strudlure of both thcle Stoves, 1 

 fliall not only defcribe them as in- 

 telligibly as polTible, but alio annex 

 a Plan of the Bark-Stove hereto, 

 by which it is hoped every curious 

 Perfon will be capable of directing 

 their Wori^men in their Srru<Sture. 



The Dimenii n of this Stove 

 jfliould be proportion'd to the Num- 

 ber ot Plants intended to be pre- 

 ferv'd, or the particular Fancy of 

 the Owner j but their Length fhould 



not 



