The Canadian Horticulturist. 269 



A LIST OF NATIVE FERNS PROMISING FOR CULTIVATION. 



Most ferns are easily injured by exposure to strong winds, and a large per 

 cent, will not thrive when long e.xposed to direct sunlight. After observing these 

 two points, and the .sections under which the ferns are placed, a little thought 

 will enable any one to give most of our native ferns a suitable location and 

 treatment to ensure success. 



a. Thriving in sun or shade in poor soil. 



Fteris aquilina, L. Eagle Fern. Common Brake. 



b. Thriving in cool, rocky places. 



Asplenium ebeneum, Ait. Spleenwort. 



" Ruta-muraria, L. Spleenwort. 



" Trichomanes, L. Spleenwort. 



Aspidiufn Filix-mas, Swz. Male Fern. 



" fra^rans, Swz. Shield Fern.' 

 Cryptogramme acrostichoides, R. Br. Rock Brake. 

 Pelhva gracilis, Hook. Cliff Brake. 

 Polypodium vulgare, L. Polypody. 

 IVoodsia Ilvensis, R. Br. 



" Oregana, D. C. Eaton. 



c. Thriving in bogs or sivainps. 



Aspidium cristatum, Swz. Shield Fern. 



" Noveboracense, Swz. Shield Fern. 



" Thelypteris, Swz. Shield Fern. 

 Woodwardia angustifolia, Smith. Chain I'ern. 



" Virgi?iica, Smith. Chain Fern, 



d. Thriving in rich woods. 



AdiaJiiujn pedatutn, L. Maidenhair. 

 Asplenium angustifolium, Michx. Spleenwort. 



" Filix-fa'mina, Bernh. Spleenwort. 



" Thelypteroides, Michx. Spleenwort. 

 Aspidium acrosticlwides, Swartz. Shield Fern. 



" aculeatum, Swartz, var. Braunii, Koch. Shield Fern. 



" Boottii, Tuckerman. Shield Fern. 



" Goldianum, Hook. Shield Fern. 



" Lonchitis, Swartz. Shield Fern. 



" marginale, Swartz. Shield Fern. 



" spinulosum, Swartz. Shield Fern. 



" " var. intermedium, D. C. Eaton. Shield 



Fern. 

 Cystopteris bulbifera, Bernh. Bladder Fern. 



" f^<^gi^is, Bernh. Bladder Fern. 



