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the best grace possible, but we ought to study 

 the relationship which the house itself —the 

 horizon for the time being — and the material 

 which serves as a home for the selected 

 articles bear to one another. Until we have 

 mastered that in a great deal better way than 

 we have yet seen, we are only in the infancy 

 of aesthetic gardening. It is because the 



ing a central decoration for a conservatory or 

 any large space where a suitable stand is 

 required. The next (fig. 3) shews a Fernery, 

 which is a source of amusement and a plea- 

 sant picture in any Conservatory, and from 

 the little attention which Ferns require, they 

 are always fresh, and after the first expense 

 are the most economical to keep up. They 



Large Coi.servatory Dccoraied aficr Natural iStyle. 



Messrs Dick Radclyffe & Co. are offering to 

 give lessons in this department of gardening 

 taste, that we present the accompanying illus- 

 trations with that firm's remarks appended 

 thereto : — 



Ferneries and Floral Decorations can be 

 successfully introduced in nearly every nook 

 and comer of the house, and annexed are a 

 few illustrations, the first (fig. 2) represent- 



can also be successfully arranged where no 

 heating apparatus is provided, and are more 

 especially adapted for such situations where 

 flowers do not succeed. These remarks are 

 also applicable to the next design (fig. 4), 

 which represents a landing or staircase Fern- 

 ery. The next picture (fig. 5) is a charming 

 effect to be produced during summer months 

 in the drawing-room grate, and will prove 



