i)i POLYSTICHUM LONCHITIS. 



It is useless to plant this Fern in an open or out-door 

 Fernery, as it will only have a miserable existence. In a cool 

 moist frame, if potted firmly in well-drained soil, it may 

 sometimes be kept in health, if it can once be established. It 

 is desirable, in collecting PolysticJmm lonchitis, to select only 

 the smaller plants, and to take especial care not to injure the 

 roots. Large plants it is perhaps impossible to remove 

 successfully. 



Fig. 43. 



