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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 
