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Ferns for Window Gardeners. 



going Fern-hunting in the country ; and to enable you 

 to know at once the best Ferns to gather for your 

 purpose, I will select the most suitable, and describe 

 their several distinctive characteristics as plainly as I 



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possibly can. In the country you will discover plenty 

 of Ferns nearly everywhere you go ; the most common 

 being the Male Fern, Lastrea Filise-mas, the Trian- 

 gular Buckler Fern, Lastrea cemula, the Mountain 

 Buckler Fern, Lastrea montana, and the Lady Fern, 

 Athyrium Filix-fmmma. But these have such a strong 

 robust habit of growth that they are unsuitable for 

 window cultivation, unless during the first year or 

 two of their existence. The dwarf-growing kinds are 

 the most suitable for the confined space in your window 

 or miniature greenhouse. However, the larger grow- 



