The Fernery at the Fireside . 
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sea far more safely than by any other system of pro- 
tection. 
The simplest form of a fern case is the bell-glass and 
flower-pot, of which the annexed sectional figure affords 
an accurate representation. This particular form of 
pot was invented by Mr. Fry, of Lee, and is made by 
Mr. Pascall, a potter at Chiselhurst. It can be obtained 
of the dealers in ferns, and forms a very neat table 
ornament, as the pot is made of fine red ware and is 
roughly ornamented. 
Another form of the same Kind of tmng consists of a 
glass dish with rim and bell-glass, the whole very neatly 
finished, and forming, if skilfully fitted, a most elegant 
miniature fern garden. 
Fern cases constructed of wood or metal frames, with 
boxes or troughs for soil, have been made in endless 
