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If multiplication is an object, a plant 

 may be cut into as many pieces as 

 there are fronds, reserving to each 

 frond as much of the rhizome and 

 root fibres as possible. When grown 

 in pots it is very apt to get broken, 



is of the utmost importance that deci- 

 duous ferns should be correctly tallied 

 to prevent the destruction of their 

 roots in winter, when the pots con- 

 taining them, or the stations on which 

 they are planted, appear to be unoccu- 



P0LTPO7)ITTM: dbtopteris. 



and to prevent that the pots must be 

 placed apart from others, so that the 

 plants will not be crowded. 



P. dryopteris is the most beau- 

 tiful of all the British polypodies, 

 and unfortunately, like all the rest, 

 except P. vulgare, is deciduous. It 



pied. Age is of importance in the 

 full development of their beauties, 

 and, if properly planted in the first 

 instance, the specimens will continue 

 to improve in appearance for several 

 years. 



(To be continued.) 



