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The Fern Garden. 



with large brass castors, all wooden and iron castors 

 being rubbish. From the ground to the top edge of 

 the skirting-board the measurement is seventeen inches. 

 The case does not stand on this frame, but in it, that is 

 to say, it rests on the half-inch ledge, B, which extends 

 all round inside, and which is added to at the corners 

 by the blocks, C, which are placed there to increase the 

 strength of the frame. The advantage of this mode of 

 mounting is not in appearance only, though that is of 

 some importance in an article intended for the adorn- 

 ment of a chamber. One important advantage is the 

 ease with which the case can be moved about ; an im- 

 moveable case is a nuisance except in some peculiar 

 circumstances. The engraver has forgotten to add the 

 castors. 



That there should be means of escape for surplus 

 water is desirable, but not absolutely necessary. The 

 experienced cultivator will never allow a fern case 



