THE BOOK OF CHOICE FERNS. 



where it grows luxuriantly under the friendly shelter of the Ferns. These 

 dwarf-growing Selaginellas are frequently seen grown in a sort of pyramid or 

 mound, under which conditions they are very effective ; but they may also, 

 and with great advantage, be planted in the Fernery, where they will spread 

 rapidly. It is worthy of remark that the bluish and metallic tints of 

 S. uncinata (cc&sia) and S. Wittclenovii {ccesia arborea), instead of being, as is 

 generally supposed, intensified by exposure to strong light, are usually destroyed 

 by it, as its action has a tendency to turn the peacock-blue tint of the 

 fronds into a shabby reddish colour. The golden- and silver-variegated forms 

 of S. Kraussiana {denticulata) are the only kinds which really derive benefit 

 from exposure to light, without which they scarcely show their distinctive 

 characters. 



Although not exhaustive, the following is a representative list of Ferns 

 with coloured and tinted fronds. Only the kinds marked with an asterisk (*) 

 require stove temperature ; all others thrive under greenhouse treatment. For 

 stove and greenhouse temperatures, see page 27. 



Adiantum aneitense* Adiantum rubellum. 



caudatum Edgeworthii.* 



Seemannii.* 



colpodes. 



tenerum Farleyense.* 



concinnum* 



tetraphyllum gracile.* 



c. Flemingi. 



t. Hendersoni.* 



c. latum.* 



tinctum. 



cuneatum gracillimum. 



trapeziforme cultratum. 



c. Legrandi. 



t. pentadactylon.* 



c. Luddemannianum. 



t. Sancta9-Catliarina9.* 



curvatum braziliense.* 



Veitchianum. 



cyclosorum. 



Victoria.* 



fulvum. 



Wagneri (decorum) . 



Ghiesbreghfci (scutum).* 



Williamsii. 



hispidulum (pubescens) . 



Aspidium (Nephrodium) vai 



intermedium.* 



Blechnum braziliense. 



lunulatum."* 



Lanceola. 



macrophyllum.* 



L. trifoliatum. 



m. bipinnatum.* 



longifolium. 



monochlamys. 



1. gracile. 



peruvianum.* 



occidentale. 



polyphyllum (cardiochlasna) .* 



Brainea insignis. 



pulverulentum.* 



Davallia divaricata.* 



rhodophyllum.*' 



heterophylla.* 



