100 Ferns for Window Gardeners. 



rib. It is evergreen, the fronds reaching nearly one 

 foot in length when found in damp favorable situations, 

 but generally from three to six inches. It is very 

 common, growing on old walls, bridges, rocks and 

 ruins. 



It is very easily grown when once established^ 

 making itself at home in either pots or rockwork. The 

 upper or drier parts of rockwork suit it best. 



Asplenium marinum, or sea spleenwort, is a very 

 thinly located fern, found only on the south-western 

 coast of Great Britain and the Channel islands. It is 

 too tender to stand exposure in the open air any further 

 north. It is a maritime fern, evergreen, of tufted 

 growth. The fronds are generally from six to ten 

 inches long, of a leathery texture, supported by rather 

 short dark brown stipes or stems. The pinnae or divi- 

 sions of the fronds are placed altefrnately on each side 

 of the rachis, and are either scalloped or cut round the 

 margin, the whole frond having a lanceolate or lance- 

 shaped appearance, and darkish green coloured. 



They make handsome specimens when grown in a 

 moist warm atmosphere, such as in a Wardian case 

 in a warm room. They also do well in pots in a 

 window if the room is warm, and plenty of moisture 

 given over head and protection from the sun's warm 

 rays. 



Asplenium adiantum-nigrum, or the black maiden- 

 hair spleenwort, is an evergreen fern met with in most 

 parts of the country. It is of tufted growth, the fronds 

 ranging from two inches to a foot in length according 

 as it is situated on walls, grassy banks, or shady hedge- 



