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Pleopeltis membranacea, a scarcely interesting fern 

 at first, but one likely to become a special pet in time. 

 It dies down completely in winter, and comes up again 

 in the spring. The fronds are undivided, and bear a 

 remote resemblance to lettuce leaves. "We have had 

 some plants five or six years in an unheated case, but 

 it is delicate, and most at home in the stove. 



Pteris argyrea, P. aspericaulis, two richly variegated 

 ferns, which are very subject to attacks of thrips if 

 kept in a dry air. P. tricolor is a favourite which I do 

 not recommend because troublesome to grow, and 

 scarcely worth growing. 



Platycerium grande is the finest of the stag's horn 

 ferns, and though usually described as a greenhouse 

 plant, attains a far finer development in the stove. Fix 

 it on a block of wood, and suspend it, or put a block 

 in a pot, and place the plant near it, so that it can take 

 hold and cover the block in its own way. 



Exhibition Stove Ferns. — The following form a 

 rich and varied group of twelve adapted for exhibition : 

 Adiantum Farleyense, Adiantum trapeziforme, Hymeno- 

 dium crinitum, Aspidium macrophyllum (also known 

 as Cardiochlana macrophylla), Asplenium myriophyllum 

 (also known as Asplenium cicutarium), Asplenium serra, 

 Drynaria morbillosa, Gleichenia dichotoma, Lygodium 

 flexuosum, Nephrolepis davallioides, Platycerium grande, 

 and Pteris argyrea. 



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