134 FERNS IN THEIR HOMES AND OURS. 



Pt. tricolor, Hort. (Bot. Mag., PI. 5,183), (Lowe, vol. ix., N. 



and R. F., PI. 9, under Pt. aspericaulis, var. tricolor), and 

 Pt. argyrea, Hort. (Lowe, vol. ix., N. and R. F., PI. 10), are 



varieties of Pt. quadriaurita, Retz. The latter is a very 



fine large-growing plant ; the former, smaller, and much 



more difficult to manage. 



Good Ferns for the Temperate House. 



Adiantum jEthiopicum, L. (Hk., Sp. Fil., vol. ii., PL 77, 

 A). Fr. 1 2-1 8 inches long. A graceful, delicate fern, 

 particularly good for baskets. A. assimile, Sw. (Lowe, 

 vol. iii., PI. 8), is probably a var. of this species. 



A. affine, Willd. (Lowe, vol. iii., PL 7), New Zealand only. 

 A very pretty low-growing species. Another form is A. 

 Cunningham^ Hk. (Hk., Sp. Fil., vol. ii., PL 86, A). 



A. Capillus-Veneris, L., figured in every work on British 

 ferns, and native of Europe and the Southern United 

 States, is another charming low fern. 



A. Chilense, Klf. (Eaton's Ferns of N. A., to be figured), 

 of California, Hooker considers to be only a var. of A. 

 jEthiopicum, L. It seems, however, in cultivation, to re- 

 semble more generally the preceding species. 



A. colpodes, Moore (Card. Chron., 1865), resembles A. con- 

 tinuum, H. B. K. Fr. 12-18 inches long. 



A. cuneatum, L. and F. (H and G., PL 30). 



A. formosum, R. Br. (Hk., Sp. Fil., vol. ii., PL 86, B). 

 Australia, &c. Fronds raised on long stalks, resembling 

 somewhat A. pedatum, L. 



A. hispidulum, Sw. (Lowe, vol. iii., PL 9, under the name 

 of A.pubescens, Schkuhr). Asia. Habit of A. formosum, 

 R.Br. 



A. fulvum, Raoul (Lowe, vol. iii., PL 19, Hk., Sp. Fil., 

 PL 85, A). Resembles last, but smaller. Young fronds 

 a reddish color. 



