THE COTTAGE GARDENER AND COUNTRY GENTLEMAN'S COMPANION, Mabch 31, 1857. 
415 i 
4. Stove detached from flue, with hole nearly in the centre 
to admit cover or forcing tank if required. 
5. Stove with forcing tank attached. 
(i. Forcing tank detached from stove.—N.I3. This has a 
self-acting-valve in it which opens to let off the steam when 
the water is above 212°. 
7. Damper detached from stove.—N.B. This covers up 
the ash pit, prevents too great a draught getting to the fire, 
and keeps the stove tidy and neat. 
8. Chimney of iron. 
9. Damper in chimney to retain heat and regulate fire. 
Some little explanation is necessary to show the ad¬ 
vantages gained by this stove over others, and its peculiar 
adaptability to amateur gardeners. 
1. Its cheapness as compared with others. 
2. Its cleanliness. 
3. Its evenness of temperature. 
4. Its little or no trouble. 
5. Its very small consumption of fuel. 
6. The convenience of attaching or detaching a forcing 
tank for Fernery, &c., at pleasure. 
SIZE OF PIT. 
Inside measure, 9 feet 1 inch long; 3 lights, each 5 feet i 
10£ inches by 3£ feet; height inside, fi feet 9J inches; | 
width, 5 feet 0 inches. Separate frame. 
COST OF PIT, STOVE, AND TANK. 
£ s. cl. 
Pricks, and carting the same two miles .. 3 0 0 
Frame, glass (Hartley’s patent) lights, 
handles, paint, &c. 4 8 9 
Lime. 0 10 0 
Mason, &c. 0 19 0 
Shelves and fittings . 0 18 6 
Stove, tank, piping, and damper. 3 7 (i 
Additional frame, separate, but heated by 
this .... 0 18 0 
.£14 1 9 
1. Ordinary greenhouse and pit stoves are constructed by 
