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moss hanging over the sides must be turned over the soil 
and worked round the crowns of the plants and under 
the rhizomes of those of that mode of growth. A length 
of thin wire must be fastened to a tack at one side 
and carried over to a tack on the other side, giving it 
a turn round that, and so on backwards and forwards 
until the network is sufficient to hold the moss, soil, and 
Brock oF Viren Cork with Fern. 
(For suspending.) 
Ferns firmly in position. The tacks should each be driven 
up to the head and all will be secure. The hangers must 
be formed of thicker wire, pushed through the cork, 
turned up and knocked in to be quite firm, the tops 
drawn together and united by a hook, as in the case of 
ordinary wire baskets. All rhizomes should be pegged 
