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Milady's House Plants 



will grow to considerable size if given the opportunity. 

 Many of the small ferns that are known as table 

 ferns are in reality young plants of large growing 

 species and if potted individually in larger pots and 

 cultivated carefully for a year or so will make very 

 desirable house plants. The Pteris species, embody- 

 ing half a dozen nice varieties, is particularly valu- 

 able in this respect. 



The Graceful Maidenhair 



Then comes that gem of all ferns, the Maidenhair, 

 which everybody would Hke to grow and which so few 

 succeed in doing. The name of the species is Adian- 

 tum, which is derived from Greek words expressing 

 its aversion to water on its leaves, and the variety 

 commonly called Maidenhair fern is the Adiantum 



An acquisition among Maidenhair ferns. This has become known as the Glory 

 fern and is a variety of Adiantum Farleyense 



