. A New general dictionary of arts and sciences, or, Compleat system of universal knowledge. which the plants are plunged ; the twomiddle pits are for fruiting plants, the other twomay be ufed for fmall plants called SuccclTion, or,if not, they are well adapted ior melons: b b arethe fire places, covered with ftieds ; the dark partsround the two inner pits reprefent the flues whichterminate at the chimneys built over the fire fedlion and perfpedtive view are fo obviousthat they require no references, as the fcale will de-termine all the parts. As this conftrudlion feems to be out of
. A New general dictionary of arts and sciences, or, Compleat system of universal knowledge. which the plants are plunged ; the twomiddle pits are for fruiting plants, the other twomay be ufed for fmall plants called SuccclTion, or,if not, they are well adapted ior melons: b b arethe fire places, covered with ftieds ; the dark partsround the two inner pits reprefent the flues whichterminate at the chimneys built over the fire fedlion and perfpedtive view are fo obviousthat they require no references, as the fcale will de-termine all the parts. As this conftrudlion feems to be out of the com-mon way of building of hot-houfes, it may thereforebe objedled to ; but we can fee but little incon-venience in it i and as to the conveniency attend-ing the welfare of the plants, we think it betterthan thofe built in the common forms; for, in thefirft place, this will have the morning fun fooner,and the evening fun later, than the other fort, and likewife J^£ Lxn. &-a/-ift^ Wo\\x& /uVi t/t^ Cue/^ r/a ^^Tv//^-oi fye/t^/ie^:^^/i/€ ^</ a ?-or/^e. , y y^. /^..v///. H O U likewife the mid-day fun ; and although the rays atthat time will fall obliquely, we think it of fervicein very hot days, at which times the common ftovesare obliged to be fhaded, to prevent the plants frombeing burnt, but in this conftrudion it is not ne-ceflary : alfo in winter, when the fun iffues butlittle warmth except at noon, then the uprightglafles in front receive the rays almoft perpendicu-larly ; whereas in the common ftoves the obliquityof the glafles render the rays inefficacious, being ofno other ufe but to tranfmit light. Another con-veniency attends this new form, that is, the aircan be admitted at either fide, according to thewind, or both, in very hot weather, which caimotbe done by the other ; and likewife in very coldweather, the windward fide can be kept covered(either with canvas or fliutters, which are neceflaryfor both on nights) while the other fide is open,it will t
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