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fernery, and, vegetating, lend an additional eharm to 

 the whole. 



We wish it to be understood that, in the foregoing 

 remarks, our object is not to disparage such adjuncts 

 as the peat earth, leaf-mould, sandstone, &c. ; where 

 they are accessible, by all means use them, but do 

 not abandon the growth of ferns because you have 

 not these materials. We have not space to give a 

 list of species and cultural directions, but in lieu 

 thereof would recommend our readers to get a cheap 

 little work on " Ferns and Ferneries," recently pub- 

 lished,* to which we are indebted for the illustrations 

 to this Chapter. 



* Ferns and Ferneries. London: Marshall Japp & Co., 1880. 



