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Show S T SVL raifed from Seeds are much better thanthefe, may be preferv’d the moft tender Exotick Trees and Plants, which, before the Ufe ofthe ST Series that the Flowers are ranged in a various into [caly He Jomefall Leaves, w Top of which peep ifully. ra) loo The Species are ; 1. STOECHAS$ purpurea. GLB. P. Purple Steechas or Caffidony, commonly call’d, Arabian Sia 5. ~ Caffi2. Srorcnas; folio ferrato. C. BLP. dony, or French Lavender, with a ferrated Leaf. it is hardly worth while to propagate themthis way, efpecially fince their Seeds do ripen fo well in this Country. The Heads ofthe firft Sorts may be for ufe when the Flowersarein full Perf and {pread todry in a fhady Place, after which they may be put upforufe. STONECROP; vide Sedum. 3. STOECHAS3 cauliculis non foliatis. C. BoP: ST Bark was introduced, were thought impoffible to be kept in England: But as there is fome Skill requir’d in the Structure of both thefe Stoves, 1 fhall not only defcribe them as intelligibly as poffible, but alfo annex a Plan of (for the Reafons before given in the Account of Dry-Stoves); and were I to ereé& a Range land, where the Plants may be cultivated to of Stoves, they fhould be all built in one, and only divided with Glafs Partitions, whichwill great Advantage. inte The fecond andthird Sorts are preferv’d in manycurious Gardens for Variety, but they are not of any ufe. j F All thefe Plants maybe cultivated by fowing their Seeds upon a Bed of light, dry Soil in March; and when the Plants are come up, they fhould be carefully clear’d from Weeds until they are two Inches high, at which time they fhould be remov’d; therefore there muft be a Spot oflight, dry Groundprepar’d, and laid level, which muft be trodden out in Beds, are at prefent reducible to two. The firft is call’d a Dry Stove, being fo contriv’d, that the Flues thro’ which the Smoak paffes are either carry’d under the Pavement of the Floor, or elfe are erected in the Back-part of the Houfe, over eachother, like Steps: In thefe Stoves the Plants are placed on Shelves of Boards laid on a Scaffold above each other, for the greater Advan- tage of their ftanding in Sight, and enjoying an equal Share of Light and Air. In thefe Stoves are commonlyplaced the tender Sorts of Aloes, Cereus’s, HEupborbiums, Tithymals, and other fucculent Plants, which are impa- five or fix Inches Diftance each Way, obferving to water and fhade them until they have tient of Moifture in Winter, and therefore require to be kept ina feparate Stove, and not placed among Trees or herbaceous Plants, taken Root, after which theywill require no which perfpire freely, and thereby often caule into whichthe Plants fhould be planted at about further Care, but to keep them clear from Weeds the following Summer; but if the Win- ter fhould prove very fevere, it will be proper Pea/e-baulm, a dampAir in the Houfe, whichis often imbib’d by the fucculent Plants to their no {mall Prejudice. Thefe Stoves may be regulated by againft the Froft, which otherwife- would be a Thermometer, fo as not to over-heat them, nor to let the Plants fuffer by Cold; in order to which, all fuch Plants as require nearly the apt to injure them while they are fo young: But in March, or the Beginning of 4pril, the themfelves in a feparate Houfe ; to cover them with Mats, or fome other light Covering to guard them following Spring, they muft be remov’d into the Places where they are to remain, obferving, if poffible, to tranfplant them in a warm, moift Seafon, and not to let them remain long above Ground, for if their Roots are dry’d, they feldom grow well after. The Soil in whichthefe are planted fhould be a dry, warm Sand or Gravel, and the poorer the Soil is in which they are planted, the better they will endure the Cold ofthe Winter, provided the Ground be dry; tho’ indeed the Plants will thrive better in Summer upon a rich, moift Ground ; but then theywill not produce fo pany Flowers, nor will the Plant afford near fame Degree of Heat fhould be placed by for if in the fame Stove there are Plants placed of many different Countries, which require as many different Heats, by making the Houfe warm enough for fome Plants, others by having too much Heat, are drawn andfpoil’d. The other Sort of Stoves are commonly call’d Bark-Stoves, to diftinguifh them from the Dry-Stoves already mention’d. Thefe have a large Pit, nearly the Length of the Houte, three Feet deep, and fix or feven Feet wide, according to the Breadthof the Houfe ; which Pic is fill’d with freth Tanmers-Bark to make a Hot-bed, andin this Bed the Pots of the moft tender Exotick Trees and Herbaceous Plants fo ftrong an aromatick Scent; as is the Cafe with moit Sorts of aromatick Plants. are plung’d; Thefe Plants may alfo be propagated by planting Slips or Cuttings of any of the Kinds kept in Action, and the Moifture detain’d by in the Serving, obferving to refrefh them with Water until they have taken Root, after which they may be manae’d as hath been dire@ted for the feedling Plants; but as thofe Plants the Heat ofthis Bed being mo- derate, the Roots of the Plants are always the Bark keeps the Fibres oftheir Roots in @ duétile State, which in the Dry-Stove, where they are placed on Shelves, are fubject to dry too faft, to the1c great Injury: of the Plants. awd In thefe Stoves (if they are rightly contriv¢ to be deferib’d in Words. E In the Front of the Houfe there thould be a Walk about twenty Inches wide, for the Conveniency of walking, next to which the Bark-pit mutt be plac’d, which fhould be in the Bark-Stove hereto, by which it is hoped Width proportionable to the Breadth of the every curious Perfon will be capable of direét- Houfe: If the Houfe is twelve Feet wide, ing their Workmenin their Structure. which is a due Proportion, the Pit may be The Dimenfion ofthis Stove fhould be pro- feven Feet wide; and behind the Pit fhould portion’d tothe Number of Plants intended be a Walk eighteen Inches wide, to pafs in to be prefery’d, or the particular Fancy ofthe order to water the Plants, € then there Owner; but their Length fhould not exceed will be twenty-two Inches left next the Backforty Feet, unlefs there are two Fire-places, Wall to ereét the Flues, which mutt be STONECROP-TREE; vide Vermicularis Caffidony, or French Lavender, with long Frutex. J naked Flower-ftalks. STOVES are Contrivances for the preferyThe Heads of Flowers of the firft Kind are ufed in fome of the capital Medicines directed ing fuch tender Exotick Plants, which will not by the College of Phyficians, which are com- live in thefe Northern Countries without artjmonlybrought fromthe South Parts of France, ficial Warmth in Winter. Thefe are built in where the Plants are in great Plenty; but different Methods, according to the Ingenuity thefe are very apt to take a Mouldinefs in of the Artift, or the different Purpofes for their Paffage, and fo are not near fo goodfor which they are intended ; but in England they ufe as thofe which are gather’d frefh in Eng- the manner of this outfide Building is better expreis’d by the annex’d Plan, thanis poffible and in that cafe it will be proper to make a Partition of Glafs in the Middle, and to have two Tan-pits, that there may be two different Heats, for Plants from different Countries be of great Advantage to the Plants, becaufe they may have the Air in each Divifion fhifted by fliding the Glaffes of the Partitions, or by opening the Glafs-door, which fhould be made between each Divifion, for the more eafy Paf- fage from one to the oth This Stove fhould be raifed above the Level of the Ground, in proportion to the Drynefs of the Place; for if it be built on a moift all raifed above the Top of the Bark-bed; thefe Flues ought to be fixteen Inches wide in the Clear, that they may not be too foon ftopped with the Soot; and the lower Flue, into which the Smoak firft enters from the Fire, fhould be two Feet deep in the Clear, and this may be cover’deither with Caft Iron Plates or broad Tiles; over this the fecond Flue muft be return’d back again, which may be eighteen Inches deep, and cover’d on the Top as before; and fo in like manner the Flues may be return’d over each other three or four times, that the Heat maybe {pent before the Smoakpaffes off. The Thicknefs of the Wall in Front of thefe Flues need not be more than four Inches, but muft be well jointed with Mortar, and plaifter'd within- Situation, the whole fhould be placed upon fide co prevent the Smoak from getting into the Top of the Grounds fo that the Brickwork in Front muft be rais’d three Feet above the Surface, which is the Depth of the Barkbed, whereby none of the Bark will be in Dangeroflying in Water: but if the Soil be the Houfe, and the Outfide thould be faced with Mortar, and cover’d with a coarfe Cloth, dry, the Brick-work in Front need not be more than one Foot above Ground, and the Pit may be funk two Feet below the Surface. Upon the Top ofthis Brick-work in Front mutt be laid the Plate of Timber, into which the Wood-work of the Frame is to be faften’d, and the upright Timbers in Front muft be placed four Feet afunder or fomewhat more, whichis the Proportion of the Width of the Glafs-doors or Safhes; thefe fhould be about fix Feet and a half or feven Feet long, and plac’d upright; but from the Top ofthefe fhould be floping Glaffes, which fhould reach within three Feet of the Back of the Stove, where there fhould be a ftrong Crown-piece of Timber placed, in which there fhould be a Groove made for the Glaffes to flide into. ‘The Wall in the Back-part of the Stove fhould be thirteen Inches thick, and catry’d up about nine Feet above the Surface of the Bark-bed; and from the Top of this Wall there fhould be a floping Roof to the Crown-piece where the Glaffes flide in. This Crown-piece fhould be about fixteen Feet high from the Surface ofthe Barkbed or Floor, whichwill give a fufficient Declivity to the floping Glafies to carry off the Wet, and be of a reafonable Height for to contain many. tall Plants. The Back-roof may be flated, cover’d with Lead, or tiled, according to the Fancy of the Owner: But may I to keep the Mortar from cracking, as is practis’d in fetting up Coppers; if this be carefully done, there will be no Dangerof the Smoak entering the Houfe, which can’t be toocarefully avoided; forthere is nothing moreinjurious to Plants than Smoak, which will caufe them to droptheir Leaves, and if it continue Jong in the Houfe, will intirely deftroy ’em. The Fire-place may be madeeither at one End or in the Middle, according as there is moft Conveniency, for where-ever it is plac’d, it fhould have a Shed over it, and not be expos’d to the open Air; for it will be impofiible to make the Fire burn equally, where the Windhas full Egrefs to it, andit will be troublefome to attend the Fire in wet Weather, where it is expos’d to the Rain. The Contrivance of the Furnace muft be according to the Fuel which is defign’d to burn; but as Turf is the beft Firing for Stoves, where it can be had, becaufe it burns more moderately, andlafts longer than any other Sort of Fuel, and fo requires leffer Attendance, I fhall defcribe a proper Sort of Furnace for that Purpofe. The whole of this Furnace fhould be ereéted within the Houfe, which will be a great Addi- tion to the Heat, andthe front Wall on the Outfide of the Fire-place, next the Shed, fhould be two Bricks thick, the better to prevent the Heat from coming out that Way. The Doorof the Furnace, at which the Fuel is put in, muft be as {mall as conveniently may be to admit of the Fuels and this Door fhould |
