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A. obtusatum, A. prtemorsum. The two most striking 

 of this group are hemioiiitis and dimorphum, which 

 should be first secured. As to management, the merest 

 beginner can grow them well. 



Blechnum occidentale, B. brasiliense, two noble ferns, 

 suitable for the greenhouse, yet rather tender, and 

 utterly incapable of bearing a touch of frost. 



Campyloneurum phyllitidis, a very distinct entire 

 fronded fern, which forms a striking object when well 

 grown. It is commonly kept in the stove, but the 

 greenhouse is the proper place for it. The soil for this 

 fern should be rich and gritty, containing plenty of 

 fibre, but it should not be deep, as it is a shallow rooter. 

 Abundance of water should be given while the plant 

 is growing. It is not particular whether in sun or 

 shade, but, of course, will not bear roasting. 



Davallia canariense, the " Hare's-foot " fern, D. dis- 

 secta, a charming pair, and the easiest of the family to 

 grow. It is easy to kill Davallias by means of heavy 

 soil and excess of 'water; equally easy to grow them 

 to perfection with plenty of drainage, a very gritty 

 soil, and water in moderation. The fleshy rhizomes 

 must be pegged out upon the surface in planting new 

 pieces. 



Gleichenia flabellata is the only one of the genus I 

 can recommend to a beginner. It is a fern of large 

 growth, requiring to be carefully trained like a delicate 

 climbing plant. Plant in a shallow pot, give plenty of 

 water and plenty of air. When you have mastered 

 this one add G. dicarpa and G. speluncm. 



Goniophlebium appendiculatum, a splendid edition (we 



