Section 5. 
VARIOUS MODES OF CULTIVATION. 
aN account of the varied modes of growth the 
manner of cultivation has to be varied. Ferns 
having an upright or a slowly-creeping root. 
stock (stem), or those growing from a cluster 
of crowns, are suitable for cultivation in pots. As they 
usually send their roots further down than others, the 
depth of soil in a pot is acceptable, and necessary to hold 
the tall-growing species in their places. 
Those with rhizomes do not usually root so deeply, but 
as they spread quickly, either under or above ground, they 
require more surface and less depth. This is obtained by 
using round pans. The principal genera and species 
of this class are: Adiantum zthiopicum, A. amabile, 
A. assimile, A. capillus veneris and its varieties, A. 
diaphanum, A. venustum; Aglaomorpha; Anapeltis; 
Arthropteris obliterata; Asplenium obtusilobum; Camp- 
tosorus ; nearly all the Davallias; Drymoglossum ; Dry- 
naria; Gleichenia; Goniophlebium ; Hymenophyllum ; 
Leucostegia ; several Litobrochia ; Lomariopsis ; Lopho- 
lepis ; Nephrolepis; Niphobolus; Niphopsis; Oleandra ; 
Phlebodium; Phymatodes; Pleopeltis; many Poly- 
podiums; Rhipidopteris ; Stenochlena; Trichomanes, 
and nearly all Selaginellas. 
For rockwork, properly constructed, nearly all Ferns 
are suitable, judgment being exercised in planting the 
different varieties in the places best adapted for them, 
considering their habits of growth, size, vigour, and 
other necessary matters. 
