Section 4. 
VARIOUS HABITS OF FERNS. 
3 #\ERNS are so diverse in their habits of growth 
Ee a and in the character of their foliage that a 
y ye knowledge of the particulars in relation to the 
more distinct kinds will materially assist the 
cultivator in providing the conditions under which the 
plants will be most at home. 
The majority grow on the ground, on raised banks, in 
gullies, glens, ravines, in forests, woods, and some in the 
open country exposed tothe fullsun. These have usually 
upright foliage of a more or less drooping habit. They 
are suitable for pot culture or for planting in rockwork. 
Others grow in elevated positions, on the ledges of rocks, 
on trees, and in places where their pendent fronds 
hang unobstructed. These are suitable for cultivation in 
baskets suspended from the roof of the fernery. If in 
pots they should be raised up sufficiently to allow the 
foliage to develop naturally and show to advantage. 
Among these the following may be enumerated: Adian- 
tum dolabriforme, A. caudatum, A. ciliatum, Asplenium 
longissimum, most of the Davallias, Goniophlebium 
chnoodes, G. subauriculatum, G. verrucosum, most of the 
Nephrolepis, Platyceriums, and Woodwardia radicans. 
Others creep along the ground, over damp rocks, up 
the stems of trees, round and round the branches, and in 
every conceivable position of growth. These are suitable 
for planting on blocks of virgin cork for suspending, at 
the foot of Tree-ferns, on rockwork, or in other positions 
