374 COMMON SENSE GARDENS 



Funkias supply, protecting the tender shoots from 

 the winds and the strong sunlight. The Gossamer 

 Fern (Dicksonia punctilobula) grows from one to 

 one and a half feet high and is good for massing in 

 sunlight or partial shade; it will thrive in either dry 

 or moist soils if goo.d drainage is provided. The 

 Ostrich Fern (Onoclea struthiopteris) grows four feet 

 high and has beautiful palm-like fronds; use it as 

 a background for the smaller Ferns and Lilies. It 

 is easy to grow but should be well fertilized and 

 the clumps placed two feet and a half apart. The 

 Flowering Fern (Osmunda regalis) does well in 

 moist soils in either sun or shade, and can be grown 

 partially submerged in water on the edges of ponds 

 or streams. The clumps should be planted three 

 feet apart. Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum pedatum), 

 is easily cultivated if deep shade is given and good 

 drainage provided. Plant it along the borders of 

 the beds one foot apart. 



Construct the tank or pool of concrete, making 

 the sides and bottom about six inches thick. The 

 coping may be made of cement too, instead of 

 marble which is quite expensive, but have it eight 

 or ten inches wide and do not let it rise much above 



