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the surface of which is a layer of very 

 fine gravel and coarse sand to prevent 

 the appearance of fungus. When of 

 sufficient size these clumps are again 

 divided and the individual plants 

 placed in :i'i>-inch pots. They are kept 

 in these pots till used. If a few be- 

 come over-sized they are potted up and 

 worked off as pot plants, but this is to 

 be avoided if possible. A good way is 

 to sow some every month in order to 

 keep up a succession. The above ap- 

 plies to practically all the ferns he 

 grows. 



Next to the above he places Pteris 

 serrulata and Pteris serrulata cristata, 

 l)oth of which are used in quantity. 



Pteris magnifica is found very use- 

 ful, but it is a very rapid grower and 

 is apt to soon get beyond the desired 

 size, it being a tall grower also, which 

 makes it unavailable for dishes when 

 large. 



Pteris cristata variegata is consid- 

 ered a gem, but the stock seems to be 

 still scarce. It is splendid for a light 

 colored variety. It produces spores 

 very sparingly and may never be 

 plenty. 



Pteris adiantioides and Pteris pal- 

 mata are both useful ferns. The for- 

 mer is the best in some respects, but 

 both are good keepers. 



Lastrea opaca is used when in a 

 young state, and is useful to give a 

 feathery effect. Onychium japonicuni 



plants of Asparagus tenuissimus in 

 fern dishes and the results were so 

 satisfactory that he is growing a batch 

 of plants for the purpose. It adds a 

 grace to the arrangement and is more 



surface of the soil and the slender 

 young fronds thrown up from the cen- 

 ter are not very decorative. 



Pteris Victoriae is pretty, but color 

 not sufficiently distinct under ordinary 



Interior. 



cultural conditions to meet require- 

 ments. P. Argyreia has good color, but 

 the plants won't stand the wear and 

 tear and the habit is too bold. 



In ferns for pot specimens he places 

 Nephrolepis exaltata Bostoniensis at 

 the head, though he also uses N. exal- 

 tata freely. N. cordata compacta he 

 finds too stiff in habit, and it soon 

 grows so dense that it is apt to decay 

 in the center. N. davalloides furcans 

 is a very useful variety as a pot speci- 

 men. 



When of large size Cyrtomium falca- 

 tum is also useful as a decorative pot 

 plant, but there is sometimes an open 

 center that detracts from its value in 

 this connection. 



In spite of the fact that Mr. Mc- 

 Adams grows so many ferns himself, 

 he still finds it necessary to buy a few 

 thousand occasionally of varieties of 

 which he has run short. 



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will give the same effect, but is not 

 lasting enough, and if used in a dish 

 is one of the first to give out. None of 

 the adiantums can be used for the same 

 reason. 



Cocos Weddeliana, though not a 

 fern, is much used in the center of fern 

 dishes and always gives satisfaction. 



He has of late been using small 



lasting than the ferns. Customers 

 seem to like it, 



Pteris Mayii is a pretty and useful 

 fern for dishes, but plants are very 

 slowly produced. 



Pteris cretica albo-lineata has been 

 practically discarded. It is easily in- 

 creased, but the habit is toO' strag- 

 gling. The mature leaves hug the 



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