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GARDENING FOR PLEASURE. 



soaking ; those not so dry, water more sparingly, and give 

 those in which the soil shows that it is wet, none what- 

 ever. Let the water drain off, pick off any dead leaves, 

 and replace the pots again on the stand, being careful to 

 change them as far as possible, so that each side of the 

 plant may get its fair share of light ; if the same part is 

 always placed to the light, the plafrt will soon become 

 drawn to one side. 



CHAPTER XXV. 



WARDIAN CASES, FERNERIES, AND JARDINIERES. 



The forms of plant cases for the growth of such 'plants 

 as require a moist, still atmosphere, a condition impossi- 

 ble to obtain in a room in a dwelling-house, nor even in 

 a greenhouse, unless it is specially ffs^^^^^^^^^s* 

 erected for. the purpose, are numer- • ( 1 



ous. The form commonly known jj ^#x.|l f 

 as the Wardian Case, (fig. 32), has li^^^^^^plft 1 1 

 a base or tray usually of black wal- J|HHi|. 

 nut, about 6 inches deep, and lined f^^^^^^^n^lf 

 with zinc, and glass sides and top ; 

 these differ in size, some being . as 

 large as 3 feet on the sides. Another 

 neat and cheaper form is made of 

 Terra Cotta, (fig. 33), or other 

 earthen ware ; these are usually 

 round in shape, and of various Fi " ^waedian case. 

 sizes, from 9 to 18 inches in diameter. In all these the 

 plants must be covered with glass ; in the Wardian Case 

 there is glass all around the sides and top, the top being 

 hinged to allow the escape of excess of moisture. In the 

 Jardinieres, or circular form, the plants are covered by a 



