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Some growers consider A. Farley ense difficult to manage, but the 

 difficulty is more imaginary than real. Heat and moisture are the essential 

 requirements of this plant, and it will not succeed where these, or either of 

 these, are deficient, though it may be safely wintered in a house with a 

 temperature of 60deg., occasionally falling to 55deg. In structures where 

 this minimum temperature cannot be maintained in winter, the plants do not 



Fig. 39. Portion of Frond of Adiantum Far ley ense 

 (nearly nat size) 



die off altogether, but they suffer so severely that several months of careful 

 nursing are required to restore them to their former strength. As regards 

 soil, this Adiantum is not so difficult to please as is supposed, for we have 

 seen equally good specimens grown in materials of totally different nature. 

 Two parts of good fibrous peat and one of fibry loam and coarse silver sand 

 together form a compost in which it will succeed ; but plants in no way 

 inferior have been grown entirely in pure, light fibrous loam, commonly 



