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fernery, and, vegetating, lend an additional charm to 
the whole. 
We wish it to be understood that, in the foregoing 
remarks, our object is not to disparage such adjuncts 
as the peat earth, leaf-mould, sandstone, &c. ; where 
they are accessible, by all means use them, but do 
not abandon the growth of ferns because you have 
not these materials. We have not space to give a 
list of species and cultural directions, but in lieu 
thereof would recommend our readers to get a cheap 
little work on “Ferns and Ferneries,”’ recently pub- 
lished,* to which we are indebted for the illustrations 
to this Chapter. 
* Ferns and Ferneries. London: Marshall Japp & Co., 1880. 
