British Ferns. 



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and very distinct fern. Try your hand at a large pot 

 specimen — when four or five years old it will be grand. 

 A rather strong soil, with good drainage, suits it ; say 

 yellow loam three parts, leaf mould two parts, and grit 



•Sfts 



ATHTEIUM MLIX-TEMIITA, var. COKYMBrFEETJM. 



obtained by sifting the sweepings of the gravel walks 

 one part. By the way, this is a capital plan of obtain- 

 ing clean sharp sand. We rarely buy sand, as we sift 

 all our sweepings and spend the sand money in keeping 

 the gravel perfect. 



