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Ferns will grow as well in baskets as in pots, but it may not be 

 either convenient or expedient to have too many grown in that 

 way. Still, a few to hang about the house will improve its appear- 

 ance, and they are very useful to move into the dwelling-house for 

 hanging up in the hall and corridors, etc., on particular occasions. 

 The simpler the form of basket used the better, as, Avhatever kind 

 is employed, none of it should be visible when the i:)lant which it 

 contains is full grown. We make our own baskets of difierent 

 sizes to suit the different objects we have in view, due weight 

 being given to the requirements of the plants. When the baskets 

 are made at home the cost is very small, as wire is cheap, and a 

 handy man, after a little practice, can make them on wet days, 

 the only tools required being an implement to cut the wire, and a 

 pair of pliers to bend it in the right direction. Two sizes of wire 

 are used — one stout, to form the groundwork of the basket, and 

 the other of lighter substance to bind all together ; afterwards a 

 coat of paint is given to preserve the wire from rust. 



Varieties. — Adiantum gracillimum, A. hispidulum, A. reni- 

 forme, A. Sanctae Catharin?e, A. setulosum, A. venustum, Anemi- 

 dictyon phyllitidis, Asplenium alatum, A. bulbiferum, A. caudatum, A. 

 Colensoi, A. divaricatum, A. diversifolium, A. flaccidum, A. Fabi- 

 anum, A. lucidum, A. laxum pumilum, A. Veitchianum, Cheilanthes 

 elegans, C. farinosa, Cyrtomium falcatum, Davallia cauariensis, D. 

 elegans, D. polydactyla, D. Fijiensis major, D. Novse-Zealandiae, D. 

 tenuifolia stricta, DidymochhTena truncatula, Doodia aspera multi- 

 fida, Doryopteris palmata, Gleichenia, circinata glauca, G. flabellata, 

 G. Mendeli, G. rupestris, Goniophlebium sepultum, Gymnogramma 

 sulphurea. The gold and silver Ferns require for the most part 

 rather more heat, but I have grown the species above named in a 

 low temperature. Hymenophyllum cristatum, H. dilatatum, H. 

 flexuosum, H. Tvmbridgense, H. Wilsoui, Todea pellucida, T. 

 superba, T. Wilkesiaua. The two last-named genera require a 

 close shady situation to do them well. They are usually grown 

 in a glass case or frame in the shade. Lastrea aristata variegata, 

 L. decomposita, Lomaria gibba crispa, L. falcata, Lygodium 

 scandens {climbing Fern), Neottopteris australasica, N. nidus, 

 Nephrodium molle corymbiferum, Nephrolepis davallioides furcans, 

 N. exaltata, Onychium lucidum, Phlebodium aureum, Platycerium 

 alcicorne, Platyloma falcata, P. rotuudifolia, Polypodium effusum, 

 P. pectinatum, Pteris argyroea, P. cretica albolineata, P. scaberula, 

 P. serrulata cristata, P. tremula, P. longifolia, Woodsia Veitchi, 

 Woodwardia radicans, W. r. cristata, Dicksonia antarctica, Cyathea 

 dealbata. 



Club Mosses. — Selaginella apoda, S. argentea, S. chineusis, S. 



