116 Greenhouse Ferns and Mosses. 



little bit in the Flower or Fern pots if not allowed to 

 spread over the surface, to exclude the air, looks 

 very interesting, and a pot or pan filled with it, or the 

 variegated variety, looks very neat and pretty, and 

 makes a tasteful centre for a table when grown into 

 a dense mass. To propagate the Selaginellas, or 



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mosses, you only require to take a few points of the 

 plant, and insert them over the surface of the pot. 

 They take root easily but require to be kept damp, 

 and shaded from too strong light and sunshine. 



