118 WINDOW AND PARLOR GARDENING 
Many ferns can be successfully grown in Wardian cases or 
terrariums in any ordinary house. Among species best suited 
for this purpose many of the finer Maiden-hair ferns take the 
first place. ‘The filmy ferns, also, such as the Trichomanes and 
Hymenophyllum, are, because of their delicate beauty, very 
suitable. They should be planted among moss and peat on 
old pieces of wood, and kept moist and shady. 
The Maiden-hair ferns, or Adiantums, have usually very 
Maiden-hair Fern. Adiantum Farleyense. 
finely divided leaves, the common one growing in rocky woods 
is a typical species. The A. Farleyense is considered the most 
beautiful of the whole family. It has broad doubly pinnate 
hanging fronds which are very finely fringed. It cannot stand 
the dry atmosphere of a room for any length of time, but can 
be grown successfully in a glass case. A. cuneatum and the 
large-growing A. formosum are more hardy. 
The Shield ferns; Aspidium Lastrea. So named from the 
