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bilis, and Brassia verrucosa may be particularly men- 
tioned, the fine sprays of the three latter being quite as 
effective in their ‘bad as Lea more gorgeously-coloured 
looms o e back of ea 
ase were two Nats of Pteris serrulata major (a 
which curves naturally, and wants no wiring), bak 
wards the central Palm, while a pie 
of light Maidenhair served to 
pends all of which had si bee mounted on wires to 
eep them in proper gore. 
The fis Ae: the rches w gh 30 inches above the 
able. Und ach arch was placed a small foliage 
plant o of light character, the pots standing in very 
small saucers, and be boun nd wet moss, 
d round with 
into which small tat of Maidenha 
The plants used were Stadmannia Jonghii, Arec 
Verschaffelti, Deemonorops fissus, D. palembanicus, 
and two of Jacaranda E oe 
laid for ee gh penes and in 
Me table was 
placed a finge hereon 
they were som 
what surprised to find on taking their seats that there 
was nothing to interrupt the view or interfere with 
conversation in the slightest de 
It is idle to pig ome ‘that such arrangements as ye 
ever likely to become common, ‘since, even if t 
als were at command, the time necessary fos 
the Erigone of them could not often be spared, 
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nor could the room always be given up for the time 
required. Such work as this can pigs ranged in 
the florist’s aon sent and 
placed on the rong  efare gn 
yp can it be ong 
is ibep tice in any pri st 
built ap piece by piece on hie ik ble at which the 
rehome eto dine: and it is a good day’s work for 
i to mount the flowers, and 
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arranged, even thou 
notes 
day arrives. 
odo not shirk the ee = 
forethought that are lodepebs able in such 
takings, are never likely to be Aieapoeineea with ne 
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of Kerni pienien on the model of those which are here 
depict 
We ae e given spe to the idea of introducing 
such a ferner fe 3 in connecti mia a dining. 
room, on acc ti the grateful psa pte of which 
such a i aa would ag sotto in su 
ciation, but the other positions to whi 
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FIG. 34.—FERNERY AT MESSRS, VEITCR’S (No. 1). 
MESSRS. VEITCH’S FERNERIES. 
THE companying engravings (figs. 34 a 35) 
| Niecencas the charming grou ps of Ferns in the rN 
lishment of the as 
keep the glazed roof suffic ently above the line o 
sight, and to erect on the further side opposite the 
| window a tasteful piece of rockwork to be pl 
with suitable Ferns and Lycopods, e S 
ond ee d 
ple asing terminus toa 
m, which in the majority of cases looks ‘ nowhere,” 
than would be afforded by a tastefully anil group 
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of flowering plants was a would ara to one) 
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rove a failure, on account of the greater — 
of attention required fact, a rocky ban 
planted with Ferns, and provided with a small per- 
© fernery w ould prove a practicable 
remedy. Th he ns are numero A 
note would oo ee os i the saa of hes 
may mention the following genet 
o be pel soci on Wem 
as mprising 
spécies which would be suitable to 
