I' ^ I ^~\^S^,f^^^ ^«™- •*■• ^°''« of Pi"™"* of do. 2, Spreadine Shield 

 IS^,A !?■ ^"'!? S"*'* F'™- *L,Mo™t«iii Shield Pern. 6, Maiht ^ 

 Shield Pern. 7, Crested Shield Pom. 



ern. 6, Bigid 



In growing ferns in pots, the same attention ia required with 

 regard to the soil, watering, and drainage, as is necessary for 

 ferns grown in the open air. For all kinds of ferns cultivated 

 in this manner, soft and fibrous, black peat earth affords the 

 best soil, which may be combined with loam, sand, a little finely, 

 chopped dung, and. In some oases, some old mortar, as the 



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