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Asplenium marinum. 



Gibotium Barometz. — A splendid evergreen species ; a native of 

 China. 



Gihotium Schiedei. — A beautiful evergreen species from Mexico ; 

 an elegant fern. 



Davallia Mooreana. — One of the most noble species in cultiva- 

 tion, producing gracefully curved fronds of a delicate pale green 

 color; the large fronds are elegantly cut into numerous small, 

 blunt segments, and are remarkable for the prominence with 

 which the sori show in a dotted manner on the upper surface. 



Diplazium Zeylanicuvi. — A distinct and handsome fern ; an 

 evergreen stove species from Ceylon. 



Doryopteris nobilis. — As its name indicates it is a noble species, 

 and a very desirable plant ; a native of Brazil. 



Gymnogramme Japonica. 

 " Peruviana. 



" spectabilis. 



" trifoliata. 



Lonchitis pubescens. 



Lygodium dichotomum. 

 " scandens. 



Nephrolepis davalUoides. — A splendid fern ; the most beautiful 

 species of the genus, and one that should be in every collection. 

 The graceful habit of its growth, and the handsome appearance of 

 its fronds render it a species of no ordinary merit. 



Polypodium cambricum. 

 " cuspidatum. 



" muscefolium. 



Filmy Ferns. — A writer in the Gardeners' Magazine goes into 

 raptures over these beautiful ferns, and we can hardly say that his 

 descriptions are exaggerated. We give three of them, as follows : 



" Todea superba. — It is without a question the finest filmy fern 

 in cultivation, surpassing alike the powers of pen or pencil to do 

 justice to its sumptuous beauty. The fern-grower who has not 

 seen it is clearly shut out of the very world it is his (or her) hope 

 to win. With such a gorgeous plant before me, I feel it prudent 

 to rest awhile, lest I should weary the reader with a super- 

 abundance of the adjectives of eulogy. 



Trichomanes anceps. — A splendid species with large triangular 

 fronds, which are divided into feathery pinnae with linear and 



