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Scientific American, Vol. 34, No. 20 (May 1876) (1876)

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of a new form of fern house, recently erected inScotland by Messrs. Boyd, of Paisley. The arrange-ment is so well shown in the illustration that but littledescription is necessary. The building here shown isof large size, 30 feet highin the center, and 60 feet long;but the plan can of course be… … the stream meandering round the crags and among the state-ly tree ferns. The building is covered by a glass roof, sup-ported by strong iron girders, and the interior is left with-out a single pillar or tie rod, leaving the space wholly to theferns and rockwork. laeful Beclpes for the Shop, the…

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