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Excerpt from Plans, Elevations and Sections, of Hot-Houses, Green-Houses, and Aquarium, Conservatories, &C. Recently Built in Different Parts of England, for Various Noblemen and Gentlemen Fig. C is the section of a double ue above the ground, the bottom of which is constructed in the same manner as the one already described. The sides of the ue are formed with bricks laid on edge, and the ue being seven inches wide, makes the whole a convenient width to be covered with foot tiles; under the joints ought to be laid a piece of Sheet-iron, hoop-iron, or slate, to prevent the smoke penetrating through the joints of the tiles. Fig. D is an elevation of part of a double ue above ground, in which are represented the Spaces under the bottom, already mentioned. Fig. E represents the furnace, and the ue entering the house and ascend ing to its proper height. The top Of the furnace is formed with an iron plate, and also the sides. The bottom is formed with bars in the usual way, to let the ashes drop into an ash-pit underneath. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.