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Cibotium Barometz. 



C princeps, a noble fern requiring plenty of room. 



Dicksonia antarctica, a very beautiful species with a stout stem 

 and large spreading fronds ; well known as one of the most useful 

 of its class. 



Gleichenia circinata glauca. — From New Zealand, and worthy a 

 place in every collection of ferns, being one of the most robust and 

 beautiful of the group to which it belongs. 



G. dicarpa. — One of the most elegant of the genus ; it is said 

 to be a good grower and one of the best of the section to which it 

 belongs. 



Oleandra nodosa. 



Platycerium grande. One of the most singular of all ferns. It 

 is an epiphytal evergreen stove species ; a native of New Holland 

 and the Malayan Islands. 



Polypodium muscefolmm. 



Hovey & Co. exhibited the following species : 



Adiantum cuneatum, an old fern but indispensable in every col- 

 lection, and will do well in a moderate temperature ; splendid for 

 bouquets. , 



A. macrophyllum. 



Alsophila Van Gheerti. 



Asplenium Fabianum. 



Davallia Mooreana. This is one of the most beautiful of ferns, 

 the fronds are extremely handsome and gracefully arched. 



D. Tyermanni. 



Gymnogramme Tartarea, an ornamental, evergreen, stove species. 



Leucostegia immersa. 



Six new varieties were shown by J. Warren Merrill, as follows : 

 Davallia Boryana, Lomaria JluviatiKs, Lygodium Fosteri, Agla- 

 morpha Meyeniana, AdianUim cristatum, Asplenium longissimum. 



Adiantums. — J. Warren Merrill and Hovey & Co., were the 

 exhibitors. From Mr. Merrill came the following varieties : 



Adiantum Farley ense. — Very properly called the grandest of the 

 Adiantums. It derives its name from the place of its origin, 

 Farley Hill, Barbadoes, West Indies. 



A. gracillimum (Mist Adiantum). — The most graceful and 

 elegant mist-like form yet introduced. As the plant becomes 

 stronger it is very elegant. 



A. Hendersoni. — A distinct plant of robust habit, which when 

 well grown presents a very graceful appearance. 



