WINDOW GARDENING 955 



Select list of Ferns for Room or Table Decorations. 

 Adiantum cuneatum, Lomaria ciliata, 



formosum, Nephrolepis exaltata, 



" hispidulum, Pteris cretica albo lineata, 



Asplenium flaccidum, " serrulata, 



marinum, Lastrea cristata, 



Blechnum Brasiliense, " dilatata, 



" corcovadense, " filix mas cristata, 



Athyrium Filix foemina, Polystichum angulare, 



" f. f. Fieldii, " cristatum, 



Scolopendrium vulgare crispense, " proliferum. 



Lomaria gibba, 



Orchids. 



" Until very recently I had believed that Orchids would never flourish if 

 taken from the greenhouses, but a gardener of my acquaintance has introduced 

 them while in bloom into a drawing-room with perfect success, the plants not 

 having suffered in the least by the change of atmosphere." 



The following List of Orchids is very suitable for rooms : 

 Barkeria Skinneri, Leptotes bicolor, 



Aerides Warneri, Lycaste Skinneri, 



Brassavola Digbiana, " aromatica, 



Calanthe vestita, Mormodes aromaticum, 



Chysis Limminghi, Oncidium ampliatum, 



Cypripedium barbatum, " flexuosum, 



venustum, " divaricatura, 



insignis; " cupreum, 



Dendrobium nobile, Pleione maculata, 



pulchellum, Sephronites cernua, 



Epidendrum vitellinum, " violacea. 



" All kinds of plants bearing flowers have paid their tribute to the ornamen- 

 tation of rooms, from the humble mignionette, upon which the patient seamstress 

 loves to turn her weary eyes, to the magnificent Orchid, that with its brilliant 

 colors and fantastic forms fills with grace and beauty the apartments of the 

 affluent." 



Miscellaneous Plants. 



"The following plants are very elegant in appearance, but require considerable 

 care and attention, being somewhat difficult for ordinary window culture. They 

 are more suitable for frames and cases, and are frequently cultivated in that 

 manner : 



Aralia, several species, especially Aralia Sieboldii. 

 Bambusa japonica variegata, and B. Fortune! variegata. 

 Bromeliaceae, most varieties. 

 Carludovica, palmata and plicata. 



