The Best Ferns 



97 



FERNS FOR THE ROCK GARDEN {continued) . 



Nami. 



Height 

 in Feet. 



Aspect. 



Soil. 



Ceterach officinarum 



Cystopteris fragilis 



„ montana 



Lastrea Filiz-mas cristata 

 „ „ grandiceps 



,, „ Goldieana 



„ montana .. 

 „ pseudo-mas cristata 

 „ tbelipteris .. 

 Onoclea sensibilis . . 

 Osmunda Cinnamomea . . 

 „ Claytoniana 

 ,, regalis(forboldestplaces) 

 ,, „ cristata .. 



Polypodium calcareum 



,, dryopteris .. 



,, phegopteris .. 



vulgare cambricum 

 » .. grandiceps 



„ „ pulcherrimum 



Polysticbum acrpstichoides 



„ angiilare cristatum 



WoUastonii 

 angulare divisilobum 

 acutum 

 „ angulare grandidens 



,, ,, imbricatum 



„ „ lineare 



Lonchitis (Holly Fern) 

 Scolopendrium vulgare Coolingii 

 „ „ cristulatum 



„ „ crispum 



Bowdenii 

 » „ densum .. 



» ,, digitatum 



» ,, fissum .. 



■> „ grandiceps 



.. „ Kelwayi . . 



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 2 



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2 

 I 

 ^J-2 

 2 

 2 



4-6 



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I-Ii 



I-Ii 



li 



2 



2 



2 

 2 



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4-1 



4-1 

 4-1 

 4-1 

 4-1 

 4-1 



Woodsia alpina 

 „ ilvensis 



Dry walls 



\Dry, shady 

 J places 



i-Half shade 



Open, wet 

 or boggy 

 places 



Light shade 



Light shade, 

 dryish 



places 

 Half shade 



■Partial shade 



Shade 



Shade and 

 moisture 



Partialsbade, 

 dry 



Old mortar and 

 rubble 



{Light loam and 

 leaf soil 



Loam and leaf 

 soil 



Loam, peat, and 

 leaf mould 



Chalk soils, leaf 

 mould and 

 loam 



I Leaf mould and 

 loam 



Loam 



Loam and leaf 

 mould 



Sandy loam 



Leaf soil and 

 loam 



r Sandstone, leaf 

 mould, and 

 I loam 



