. The book of the garden. Gardening. and 440, longitudinal section. " I pro- pose," he says, " to carry the smoke from Fig. the furnace a, round the border, as indi- cated by arrows, to the wall at b, when it will rise to a horizontal flue under the coping, and pass along it to the chimney over the boiler. The flue will be en- closed in an arched chamber e, from which will proceed perforated earthen pipes, passing through the drainage of the border, which will be formed in ridges, as shown in longitudinal section. These ridges will be composed of bones, broken bricks, lime
. The book of the garden. Gardening. and 440, longitudinal section. " I pro- pose," he says, " to carry the smoke from Fig. the furnace a, round the border, as indi- cated by arrows, to the wall at b, when it will rise to a horizontal flue under the coping, and pass along it to the chimney over the boiler. The flue will be en- closed in an arched chamber e, from which will proceed perforated earthen pipes, passing through the drainage of the border, which will be formed in ridges, as shown in longitudinal section. These ridges will be composed of bones, broken bricks, lime, stone, and pieces of charcoal, to afford nourishment to the roots, as well as to act as drainage. The warm-air pipes will terminate inside the front walls of the house at ffff, and. 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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