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145&#93; STO Vould otherwise perish, from the moisture and coldness of our cli- mate. These eredlons are usually di- vided into two classes, namely, bark and dry-stoves, according to the plan on which they are esta- blished. In the former case, a pit is dug to the depth of three or four feet, that generally extends over the whole length qf the hot-house, and is filled with fresh tanners' bark, in which the pots, containing the plants, are plunged. — See Hot- bed. Dry-stoves are built of bricks, in the form of flues, which are conveyed either beneath the pave- ment, or attached to the back wall of the house ; one being constru£ted above another, and returned six or eight times throughout the whole length of the building. In such stoves, it is necessary to arrange the pots on shelves, rising pro- gressively. Their dimensions ought to be adapted to the number of plants to be preserved; the floor being elevated to a greater or smaller height above the surface of the ground, according to the natural humidity or dryness of the soil. It will be necessary to make paths about two feet wide in the front, for the convenience of walk- ing. The furnace may be placed either in the middle, or at one end of the building ; but it should, in tevery case, be adapted to the na- ture of the fuel to be employed. The best for this purpose is turf; be- cause it burns more uniformly, and slowly, than any other combusti- ble substance, and consequently requires less attendance. Such is the manner in which these kinds of stoves are generally construdtedj but Dr. Anderson lias lately contrived aiiotber ap- ao. XIV. — vol. IV. S T R [.45 paratus, upon a new plan, and ac- commodated to his Patent Hot'- houses (see vbl. ii. pp. 405-6): as, however, a mere description of his peculiar stove would convey an imperfed idea of the invention, we are obliged to refer the curious reader, as well as the lover of horticulture, to the first volume of tlie new series of Dr. A.'s Re- creations m Agriadture, &c. where the principle is fully developed, and illustrated with several cuts, STRAINS, in farriery, denote such accidental injuries as some- times happen to horses, by a vio- lent and unnatural distension or stretching of t'leir muscles or ten- dons ; in consequence of which, the animals suffer great pain, and are generally lamed. I'he treatment of this afFe£liou must be regulated according to the situation of the injured parts. Thus, if the ligaments, that conne6l the thigh, or other bones, be strained, it will be advisable to turn the horse into a good pasture ; as the richness of the food will prevent his health from becoming imr paired j and the gentle exercise in the field will preserve the joints from stiffness and ritiidity. Where the shoulder has thus been hurt, the horse will not put the strained leg forward in the same manner as that which is sound ; and, in trotting, describes a circle with the former, instead of a straight line: the lame leg hke- wise projefts beyond the other. If such strain be accompanied with inflammation, bleeding will be- come necessary; after which the part affefted must be well bathed tliree times every day with hot vinegar, or verjuice in which soap has been dissolved. But, in case no swelling appear, the animal It ought