THE FERN PAEAD1SE. 



favoured by a rich soil of leaf-mould which may 

 have collected in the crevices formed by the 

 loosely arranged stones, and when sheltered by 

 overhanging bushes, that it attains its most luxu- 

 riant growth. We have often found it growing 

 on the soft soil of the hedge-bank. But as it is 

 an essentially rock-loving Fern, it loves best to 

 grow on such hedge- banks as we have described. 



Asplenium adiantum-nigrum is a beautiful Fern 

 for the rockery, but must be planted in a shady, 

 sheltered corner amongst stones, in a soil composed 

 of rich sandy loam and leaf-mould. It will grow 

 readily in pots, but must be planted amongst the 

 stones in which it delights. 





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