264 FRUIT AND ITS CULTIVATION. 



and I3ft. at the back. The portion of the store that is 

 sunk 2ft. below the ground level should be built of blue 

 bricks in cement mortar, as also should the front wall 

 against which earth is to be banked to prevent damp 

 striking through. About 1,700 blue bricks will be required. 



Fig 123 (i) is a plan of the store showing the window in 

 the front wall with a retaining wall on each side to hold up 

 the earth banked against the front wall. The uprights in 

 the wooden ends are shown, with the door in the centre 

 of the east end to open outwards, whilst three* steps are 

 shown from the ground level to the floor of the store. The 

 positions of the uprights and framing of the lath shelves 

 are' also indicated. 



No. 2 is a cross section of \he store, and shows the 

 window, with hinged shutters, also the framing in one end, 

 the door, the steps, and the roof construction. No. 3 is 

 the front elevation, and shows the position and number of 

 the roof spars, and also the window. No. 4 is a cross 

 section showing how the lath shelves may be fixed and 

 arranged. The uprights in the ends should be 4in. by 

 2 Jin. , the rafter at each end 4in. by 3 Jin. , the spars 3 Jin. 

 by 2in., the purline 7in. by 2 Jin., and the wall-plate 4jin. 

 by 3in. 



The steps may either be constructed of wood or brick 

 and stone. The door should be of fin. thick boarding 

 nailed to i^in. thick ledges and brace. The window is 3ft. 

 wide and 2jffc. high, one-half being made to slide open. 

 The shutters should be of fin. thick matchboarding, ledged 

 and hinged to open, as indicated by the dotted lines in 

 No. i. 



Creosoted weather-boarding will be' the best for the out- 

 side of the ends of the store, and Jin. thick grooved and 

 tongued matchboarding for the inside, whilst the ceiling 

 will be all the better if it is covered on the underside with 

 similar boarding. 'Die space between the two thicknesses 

 of boarding at the ends should be filed with slag wool or 

 other suitable non-conducting material. Cement concrete 

 2in. thick will make a satisfactory floor. 



