of the Forcing-houses at 'Everingham Park. 



349 



Perspective Section of the Peach-houses. 



G G, the hot-water pipes, over which is the peach trellis j /, the cast-iron footpath, and 

 L, the back sheds. 



sufficient degree of heat to force vines and peaches, and grow 

 green-house plants at any season, even were the thermometer, 

 out of doors, to fall below zero of Fahrenheit. Your mode of 

 laying the footpaths, and fixing the iron framework round the 

 pits is so good, that it cannot escape the eye of the most super- 

 ficial observer. Upon the whole, I consider that Mr. Maxwell's 

 hot-houses, on a small scale, are second to none. — Jo/i?t Ingram. 

 Everingham Park, April 2. 1836." 



The engravings, which ^orm Jigs. 51 — 56., are separately ex- 

 plained under each, and, therefore, will require no further notice 

 here. 



From the descriptive notice sent by Mr. Crosskill, we learn 

 that the roof and front framework, and in general all those 

 parts usually made of wood, are here formed of iron, with the 

 exception of the sashes ; that the copings of the walls are iron, 

 and also the walls of the pits and the pathways. By the walls 

 of the pits being made of iron, any pit, however small, is in- 

 creased in width and length by the difference between the thick- 

 ness of a plate of iron, and that of a 9 in. or a 5 in. brick wall, 

 a 3 in. flagstone set on edge, or plates of slate set on edge. 



Mr. Crosskill never makes the sashes of iron, knowing from 

 experience that wood is lighter, and slides with greater ease ; 



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