The fern garden : how to make, keep, and enjoy it ; or, Fern culture made easy . uct the light, and therefore ugly fern cases are,as a rule, to be condemned for that reason, if for noother. A simple rectangular figure as indicated in the simplesketch annexed is undoubtedly the best for ail generalpurposes; moreover, this box-like form may bemade the basis of an elaborate design : out of it mayrise a miniature mosque or a Crystal Palace, as I haveshown by figures in the chapter on Fern cases in Rustic Adornments.^^ A figure of the best fern casewe have ever had was published in the 1st volume o
The fern garden : how to make, keep, and enjoy it ; or, Fern culture made easy . uct the light, and therefore ugly fern cases are,as a rule, to be condemned for that reason, if for noother. A simple rectangular figure as indicated in the simplesketch annexed is undoubtedly the best for ail generalpurposes; moreover, this box-like form may bemade the basis of an elaborate design : out of it mayrise a miniature mosque or a Crystal Palace, as I haveshown by figures in the chapter on Fern cases in Rustic Adornments.^^ A figure of the best fern casewe have ever had was published in the 1st volume ofthe Floral World; it is a handsome case made ofRansome^s imperishable stone, surmounted by a taUlantern. At every step in designing and constructing it mustbe borne in mind that ferns are to be grown in thecase, and, therefore, it must afiord access to light andair, and egress for water. 4 50 The Fer?i Garden. Accessibility to the ferns is of the utmost the case is small it should be possible to lift off thewhole of the glass framework at any time. If too large. for that there should be doors on two sides, because inreaching across from one side to plant a fern on the The Fernery at the Fireside. 51 opposite side some mischief may be done. The casefigured on p. 50 may be taken to pieces in a few seconds,as each sheet of glass is fitted in a separate frame, andall the frames drop into grooves and are braced togetherat the corners by means of small hooks and eyes. Thepatent cases made by Gray of Danvers Street, Chelsea,are of this make, and they have the additional advantageof a boiler to afford warmth from below; this boilerrequires to be filled only once or twice a day in winteraccording to the severity of the weather. Ventilationis easily effected without causing a draught by simplytilting up the top glass. It is a great convenience if a fern case can bemoved about without difficulty, and it is astonishingwhat may be accomplished in this respect by the exer-cise
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