86 FERNS IN THEIR HOMES AND OURS. 



two species of Adiantum, and a few small species 

 which were growing at the time in another fernery. 



The zinc pan, which is usually the receptacle in 

 ferneries for the plants, may be painted inside with 

 a coat of tar (do not use gas-tar), or several coats 

 of shellac. It must be so fitted to the table, that 

 the moisture running down the glass inside shall 

 fall into the pan. If the fern-case is so constructed 

 that this water can find its way outside, the metal 

 will rust, and the woodwork decay ; and, in a few 

 seasons, a case which might have lasted a lifetime 

 will be ruined. 



In PI. 13 is represented what we shall venture 

 to call the Eastlake Fernery. The frame is of 

 ash, stained dark : the ornamentation is simple 

 tooling and chamfering. The sloping top furnish- 

 es a good opportunity for ventilation. There is a 

 door in one side only ; and the top lifts from the 

 base, as in the iron-framed case. Mr. J. W. Ayers 

 of Salem, who has given special attention to the 

 manufacture of Eastlake furniture, will make a 

 case of this pattern 24 inches by 16 inches, with a 

 height, including the table, of 49 inches, as seen 

 in the plate, for $25. The ferns in this case are 

 Aspidium mo lie, Pteris cretica albo-lineata, Adian* 

 turn Capillus-Veneris, Poly podium Calif ornicum, 

 Nephrolepis exaltata, with Selaginellas. 



Any one who is fortunate enough to possess a 

 fair degree of mechanical skill can easily make for 



