WHERE HARDY FERNS CAN BE GROWN 19 



common fault of the amateur culturist is to 

 plant too deep and so cause the crown to rot. 



Of the two extremes it is better to "dig a 

 hole and stick them in," for slipshod planting 

 will at least insure admission of air to the 

 roots, a necessity indicated by the porosity 

 of the various soils in which ferns naturally 

 grow. 



The soil should never be packed hard 

 about ferns, unless temporarily so about 

 large specimens, which need to be held in 

 position until the roots have time to gain a 

 foothold. 



TRANSPLANT TO SIMILAR EXPOSURES 



Another frequent cause of failure lies in 

 selecting for a sunny location -on the lawn 

 plants which have grown in deep woods. 

 Many species have so wide a range that 

 individual plants may usually be found 

 growing naturally in the same degree of sun 

 or shade to which they are to be subjected 

 in cultivation. 



