26 BRITISH FLORAL DECORATION 



FERNS 



Of the Ferns, which are now very numerous, the following 

 will be found best for home decoration : 



Asplenmm bulbiferum. Potypodium glaucum. 



Pteris serrulata cristata. Nephrolepis (all varieties). 



Wimsettii. Davallias. 



cretica major. Adiantum cuneatum (the com- 

 mon maiden-hair). 



Summersii. Lomaria Gibba. 



tremula. Cyrtomium falcatum. 



In early spring charming effects can be obtained 

 by thinning out the branches of apple, pear, almond, 

 or cherry blossoms and arranging them about the 

 house. They should be cut just when the buds 

 are bursting, as they open better in water than on 

 the tree, and if too advanced they soon drop. 



A little later Lilacs make another sweet and 

 inexpensive change. The best varieties are Souvenir 

 de Louis Spath, Mile. Marie Legraye, Madame 

 Casimir Perier, Madame Lemoine, Michel Buchner, 

 Charles X., and Matthieu de Dombaste. 



In the late autumn there is no more beautiful 

 decorative scheme for a drawing-room or boudoir 

 than one entirely of autumnal branches of various 

 sizes and colours, with the addition of a few berries 

 and fruits of such things as Cape Gooseberry or 

 Iris fcetidissima. 



