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at both Ends, or in the Middle, car- 

 ry'd up in theThicknefs of theBrick- 

 work of the Back-Wall, fo as not 

 to appear in Sight in the Houfe : the 

 Flues mould be firft cover'd either 

 with iron Plates, or broad Tiles, and 

 then a Bed of Sand over them about 

 two Inches thick ; upon which the 

 plain Tiles mould be laid to corre- 

 fpond with the reft of the Floor. 

 This Thicknefs of Cover will be 

 full enough to prevent the too fud- 

 den Rife of the Heat from the 

 Flues. 



But if the Furnace is plac'd under 

 the Flcor, the Thicknefs of Sand be- 

 tween the iron Plate which covers 

 it and the Floor, mould not be lefs 

 than four Inches ; fo that the Bot- 

 tom of the Furnace mould be funk 

 the lower : and if from the Fire- 

 place to the End of the Houfe, the 

 Flues are laid a little rifing, it will 

 caufe them to draw the better ; but 

 this Rife muft be allow'd in the 

 placing them lower under the Floor 

 next the Fire, becaufe theFloormuft 

 be laid perfectly level, otherwife it 

 will appear unfightly. 



I ] In this Stove there 

 flL^H would be a Stand or 

 F^sp l Scaffold erected for 

 | \S J r^ I placing Shelves above 

 each other, in the 

 manner annexed, that the Plants may 

 be difpofed above each other ; fo as 

 to make an handfome Appearance 

 in the Houfe ; but thefe Shelves 

 mould be made moveable, fo as to 

 to be rais'd or funk, according to 

 the various Heights of the Plants ; 

 otherwife it will be very trouble- 

 fome to raife or fink every particu- 

 lar Plant, according to therrHeights, 

 or every Year as they advance. 



Tn placing the Feet of this Stand, 

 you muft'be careful not to fet them 

 too near the Fire, nor direct I v unon 



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the Top of the Flue, efpecially at 

 that End next the Fire, left by the 

 conftant Heat of the Tiles the Wood 

 fhoi.ld take Fire, which can't be too 

 much guarded againft ; fince fuch an 

 Accident would go near to deftroy 

 all the Plants, if the Houfe efcaped 

 being burnt. This Stand or Scaffold 

 mould be plac'd in the Middle of 

 the Houfe, leaving a PalTage about 

 two Feet and an half in the Front, 

 and another of the fame Width in 

 the Back, for the more conveniently 

 pilTing round the Plants to water 

 them ; and that the Air may freely 

 circulate about them. In difpofing 

 the Plants, the tailed mould be pla- 

 ced backward, and the fmalleft in 

 Front ; fo that there will not be 

 Occafion for more than five or fix 

 Shelves in Height at mod : but the 

 Scaffold mould be fo contriv'd, that 

 there may be two or three Shelves 

 in Breadth laid upon every Rife 

 whenever there may be Occafion for 

 it, which will fave a deal of Trouble 

 in difpofing of the Plants. 



In the Erection of thefe Stoves, it 

 will be of great Service to join 

 them all together, with only glafs 

 Partitions between them, as was 

 before obferv , d ; and where feveral 

 of thefe Stoves and Green-houfes are 

 required in one Garden, then it will 

 be very proper to have the Green- 

 houfe in the Middle, and the Stoves 

 at each End, either in the manner 

 directed in the Plan of the Green- 

 houfe exhibited in that Article, or 

 carry'd on in one ftrait Front. 



By this Contrivance in the Stru- 

 cture of thefe Houfes, a Perfon may 

 pafs from one to the other of them, 

 without going into the open Air ; 

 which, befides the Pleafure to the 

 Owner, is alfo of great Ufe, becaufe 

 there will be no occafion of making 

 a Back-way into each of them, which 

 otherwise 



