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which will be a great Addition to 

 the Heat ; and the Front Wall on 

 the Outfide of the Fire-place, next 

 the Shed, fliould be three Bricks 

 thick, the better to prevent the Heat 

 from coming out that Way. The 

 Door of the Furnace, at which the 

 Fuel is put in, muft be as fmall as 

 conveniently may be to admit of 

 the Fuel ; and this Door mould be 

 placM near the Upper- part of the 

 Furnace, and made to fhut as clofe 

 aspoflible; fo that there may but 

 little of the Heat pafs off thro* it. 

 This Furnace mould be about twen- 

 ty Inches deep, and fixtcen Inches 

 fquare at Bottom ; but may be flop'd 

 off on every Side, fo as to be two 

 Feet fquare at the Top ; and under 

 thisFurnacefhould be aPlace for Ames 

 to fall into, which mould be about a 

 Foot deep,and as wide as theBottom 

 of the Furnace : this mould alfo have 

 an ironDoor to fhut as clofe as pofli- 

 ble ; but juft over the Afh-hole, 

 above the Bars which fupport the 

 Fuel, mould be a fquare Hole about 

 four Inches wide, to let in Air to 

 make the Fire burn : this muft alfo 

 )iave an iron Frame, and a Door to 

 fhut clofe when the Fire is perfectly 

 lighted, which will make the Fuel 

 laft the longer, and the Heat will be 

 more moderate. 



The Top of this Furnace mould 

 be nearly equal to the Top of the 

 Bark-bed, that the loweft Flue may 

 be above the Fire ; fo that there may 

 be a greater Draught for the Smoke; 

 and the Furnace mould be arched 

 over with Bricks : but you mould 

 be very careful, where -ever the Fire 

 is plac'd, that it be not too near the 

 Bark-bed; for the Heat of the Fire 

 will, by its long Continuance, dry 

 the Bark, fo that it will lofe its Vir- 

 tue, and be in Danger of taking 

 Fire; to prevent which, it will be 

 the boil Method to continue an Hoi- 



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low between the Brick-work of the 

 Fire and that of the Pit, about eight 

 Inches wide ; which will effectually 

 prevent any Damage arifing from 

 the Heat of the Fire ; and there 

 mould be no Wood-work plac'd any 

 where near the Flues, or the Fire- 

 place, becaufe the continual Heat of 

 the Stove may in time dry it fo much, 

 as to make it takeFire ; which ought 

 to be very carefully guarded againit. 



The Entrance into this Stove 

 fnould be either from a Green - 

 houfe, the Dry Stove, or elfe thro' the 

 Shed where the Fire is made, be- 

 caufe in cold Weather the Front- 

 glaffes muft notbe open\i. The In- 

 fide of the Houfe ihould be cbari 

 white-warned : becaufe the wniter 

 the Back part of the Houfe is, the 

 better it will reflect the Light; which 

 is of great Confequence to Plants, 

 efpecially in Winter, when the Stove 

 is obliged to be fhut up clofe. 



Over the top Sliding - glaffes 

 there mould be either wooden Shut- 

 ters, or Tarpawlins ftVd in Frames, 

 to cover them in bad Weather, tr> 

 prevent the Wet from getting thro 1 

 the Glaffes, and to fecure them from 

 being broken by Storms and Hail ; 

 and thefc outer Coverings will be 

 very ferviceable to keep out the 

 Froft ; and if in very fevere Cold 

 there is a Tarpawlin hung before 

 the upright Glaifcs in the Front, it 

 will be of great Service to the Stove; 

 and a much lefs Fire will preferve 

 an Heat in the Houfe. 



In the warmeft of thefe Houfes or 

 Diviftons mould be placed the moli 

 tender Exotic Trees and Plants ; 

 which are Natives of very warm 

 Countries : thefe mould be plunged 

 in the Bark-bed for the Reafons al- 

 ready alSgn'd ; and upon the Top 

 of the Flues may be fit the Melon .. 

 thift'e, the tender Sorts of CereusV., 

 and Euphorbt units, with other ve^ y 

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