CHAPTER XIII. 



GOOD FERNS FOR CULTIVATION. 



[HIS chapter contains lists of ferns suitable 

 for cultivation in the tropical and temper- 

 ate houses and the fern-case. References 

 to published figures, and brief hints at the char- 

 acter of these ferns, are added. The size of the 

 plants is also given, that selections may be made 

 for fern-cases, according to their dimensions or the 

 owner's fancy. It is, however, to be noted, that 

 no hard-and-fast line can always be drawn between 

 plants for the two houses, as many species will 

 flourish in either. 



Good Ferns for the Tropical House. 



Adiantum amabile, Hort. (Gardener's Chronicle, 1868). 



Seems to be A. Moorei, Baker, S. America. Fr. 10-20 



inches long. 

 A. caudatum, Linn. (Hk., Fil. Ex., PI. 104). Fr. 8-18 inches 



long, 1-2 inches broad, often rooting at the tip. 

 A. concinnum, H. B. K. (Lowe, B. and E. Ferns, vol. iii., PL 



i). Tropical America. Fr. 12-20 inches long, 6-9 inches 



