NEPHROLEPSIS PIERSONII. 



Fig. 2498. Nephrol psis Piersonii. 

 The New Variety of Boston Sword Fern. 



THIS new and distinct type of this 

 already popular fern promises to 

 eclipse all of the older varieties in beauty 

 and popular favor. Several of these plants, 



as shown in the accompanying- cut, were ex- 

 hib.ted at the recent Horticultural exhibit 

 held at Hamilton in connection with the 

 Fifth Convention of the Canadian Horticul- 

 tural Association, of which an account ap- 

 peared in the last issue of the journal. It 

 is needless for me to say the plants were 

 much admired, the beautiful feathery ap- 

 pearance of the pinnace on either side of the 

 main stem giving it a most attractive appear- 

 ance. Mr. Pierson, who was present at the 

 exhibit above mentioned, is to be congratu- 

 lated on the introduction of this decidedly 

 pretty and novel addition to these already 

 popular and highly decorative class of ferns. 

 Mr. Pierson informed me that he was not 

 certain whether this new variety was a seed- 

 ling or only a distinct variation of type, as 

 its discovery was purely accidental. I am 

 indebted to Mr. Jas. Gadsby, of Hamilton, 

 for the accompanying photo of his fern. 

 W. Hunt, O. A. C, Guelph, Ont. 



THE CARE OF PLANTS IN THE WINDOW. 



IN order to grow plants well in the house 

 they must have plenty of light. Unless 

 this can be given, they will be spindling and 

 weak, and there will be few, if any, flowers, 

 and these will be inferior. 



The best exposure is a southern one; the 

 next best an eastern one. A south window 

 is the one in which to grow geraniums, 

 lantanas, heliotropes, and all plants fond of 

 much sunshine, while the eastern one is 

 better for begonias, fuschias, and such plants 

 as care more for the sun in the early part of 

 the day than they do for it after its rays 

 become more intense. A west wi«dow gives 

 too much h'^tiHanle^s shaded considerably, 

 4)ut it is 



you have no other to give your plants, don't 

 go without them. A curtain of thin muslin 

 will temper the heat greatly, and vines can 

 be trained over the glass in such a way as to 

 break the fierceness of the sun's rays. A 

 north window is not suited to the needs ot 

 flowering plants, but some which are grown 

 solely tor foliage can be kept there. Ferns, 

 palms, aspidistra, ficus and lycopodiums will 

 do quite as well there as in a window ex- 

 posed to the sun. English Ivy can be trained 

 ab6ut it. Tradescantia, in baskets, can be 

 hung up in it, and thus it can be made 

 beautiful without flowers if you have a love 

 for "gr^en things growing." — Vick's Mag- 



biatter" tjjjtp rtjo window at all, svnjiiif^ifisine. 



