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Choice Ferns for Amateurs. 
occasionally in water, to ensure thorough saturation. 
With this treatment the moss may be made to grow 
as well as the Fern, forming altogether a most 
charming object. Such Ferns as Davallias especially 
Fig. 38. An effective method of utilising the stem of a dead 
Tree Fern for the accommodation of living plants. 
delight in having their rhizomes among the damp 
moss, their roots going through the moss into the 
compost. Virgin cork may, indeed, be used in many 
ways, and always with the greatest effect. 
Stems of dead Tree Ferns may be utilised with 
