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going by the names of conservatories, green 

 houses, hot houses, etc. 



The Fernery is a simple shed consisting of a 

 roof supported on posts, bamboos, or rafters. 



The roof should be so constructed as to allow 

 diffuse sun-light to pass through. Various 

 materials, such as split bamboos, wooden trellis 

 work, chicks, etc. have been employed, but a 

 most useful and at the same time decent 

 roofing is afforded by coir-matting having a 

 mesh varying from half-an-inch to one inch. 

 The Fernery should be enclosed on all sides by 

 wooden trellis work or wire- netting on which 

 creepers can be trained. 



The inner arrangement of the Fernery 

 depends on individual tastes, but provision 

 should be made for a few small fountains and 

 a couple of tanks of water which not only add 

 to the beauty of the Fernery but also provide 

 a moist cool atmosphere. There should also 

 be a rockery or two made up of boulders, 

 clinkers or old masonry debris on which many 

 ferns which are otherwise stunted will luxuriate. 

 Ferns may also be grown in pots to advantage. 

 Ordinary garden soil rendered rich by an 

 admixture of leaf mould, debris of decayed 

 wood and charcoal will serve the purpDse. 



