. The book of the garden. Gardening. the double cylindrical principle, placed about midway between the hothouse and pits heated by it. The hothouse is divided at b in the ground-plan, the smallest division being that nearest the boiler, and used as a stove, while the other is used as a vinery. They can be heated together Fig. tion, They or separately, as required. Un- der the footpath at c is a brick tank for holding the rain water that falls on the roof. The gut- ters are of earth- enware, and shown in sec- are 15 inches broad and 5 inches deep, and in lengths of 15 inches each. The til
. The book of the garden. Gardening. the double cylindrical principle, placed about midway between the hothouse and pits heated by it. The hothouse is divided at b in the ground-plan, the smallest division being that nearest the boiler, and used as a stove, while the other is used as a vinery. They can be heated together Fig. tion, They or separately, as required. Un- der the footpath at c is a brick tank for holding the rain water that falls on the roof. The gut- ters are of earth- enware, and shown in sec- are 15 inches broad and 5 inches deep, and in lengths of 15 inches each. The tiles at the angles or turns are of a different mould, and are in three pieces, one for each angle, there being no joint at the angle. The tiles at the boiler end are also different, having projecting collars for the more readily joining them with the pipes from the boiler a in ground-plan. The flow and return gutters are connected at two points in ground-plan, //, so that the cir- culation may be confined between either and the boiler: " at these points the gutters are covered by a wooden frame instead of a tile, in which is fixed a mov- able cover which exposes the plugs, by means of which the circulation is diverted across the house, or extended at pleasure along the entire ; As the ground. 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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