THE GEEEN SPLEENWORT 73 



The Green Spleenwort is found in most moist, 

 rocky, mountainous districts of Great Britain ; it oc- 

 curs also, though less frequently, in Ireland, and 

 throughout Europe. It is to be cultivated in pots in 

 a close damp frame ; or on moist shady rock-work, if 

 covered with a bell-glass. If exposed, it is apt to 

 suffer from occasional excessive wet, which often does 

 not properly drain away ; and also from the dry hot 

 air of summer. The glass protects it from both these 

 casualties, and provided it is not kept too close it will 

 then thrive well. The proper bell-glasses for these 

 half-hardy Ferns have a small opening in the crown, 

 which may be closed or not at pleasure, but which is 

 generally best left open. In pots, the plants should 

 have a gritty, porous soil. 



HABITATS. Ambleside, Patterdale, Kendal Fell 

 (W. Christy), Hutton Eoof, Farleton, Arnside (Rev. 

 G. Finder), Casterton Fell, Mazebeck Scar (R. _B. 

 Bowman), Borrowdale, Ashness Grhyll, Barrow Force, 

 Grillsland, Brandy Grhyll on Carrock Fell, Whitbarrow, 

 &c. 



VARIETIES. 



mitltifidum, Farleton Knott, J. Jones j Scout Scar, J. Cross- 

 field, J. Wood. 



subbipinnatum, Whitbarrow, J. Huddart. 

 varians, Kendal Fell, J. M. Barnes. 



