. The book of the garden. Gardening. access is had to the hotbed. Fig. 626 shows the entrance and the furnace, with a side view of the pit. a furnace, b hot- Fig. water pipes, c chimney, d concealed pit to get at the hotbed, e hotbed, / door, which is shut up after the stable litter has been removed; g air-holes, furnished with a cover to regulate the bottom heat; h bed filled with peat soil, in which the pines are planted; i iron bar, supporting- boards to hold the peat soil; h footpath, I door, m water-cistern, n shelf for straw- berries, o ground line, p iron railings for hanging the
. The book of the garden. Gardening. access is had to the hotbed. Fig. 626 shows the entrance and the furnace, with a side view of the pit. a furnace, b hot- Fig. water pipes, c chimney, d concealed pit to get at the hotbed, e hotbed, / door, which is shut up after the stable litter has been removed; g air-holes, furnished with a cover to regulate the bottom heat; h bed filled with peat soil, in which the pines are planted; i iron bar, supporting- boards to hold the peat soil; h footpath, I door, m water-cistern, n shelf for straw- berries, o ground line, p iron railings for hanging the straw mattings upon, which serve to cover the pits. Ventilation is given in the usual way, by lifting up the lights. M. Pelvilain's pits are narrow, admit- ting only of three rows of plants. Their depth must be regulated by the height of the plants to be grown in them; and to VOL. I. 70 feet long, and divided into two com- partments. It is heated by means of dung linings placed all round, and also by hot water, as well as by the tan or leaf bed in which the plants are plunged. Although somewhat more complicated and expensive in erection and working than a tank pit of the same size would be, still it has ad- vantages that few pits of its day had; and where stable litter is abundant, it may be advantageously used, as the pit and linings will be often sufficient to keep up the neces- sary temperature, and the hot water can be applied when these decline. When the linings are covered over, the whole has a neat and compact appearance. The section fig. 628 is drawn to a larger scale Fig. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original McIntosh, Charles, 1794-1864. Edinburgh and London, W. Blackwood
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