HOUSE, AREA, AND WINDOW GARDENING. 



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Gynmogramme peruviana. 



Gymnograninie pulchella. 

 * Gymnograninie tomentosa. 

 *Hemionitis cordata. 

 *Heniionitis palmata. 

 *Hymenophyllum, all the 

 species. 



Hypoderris Brownii. 



Llavea cordifolia. 

 *Loniaria lanceolata. 



Lomaria L'Herniinieri. 

 *Lomaria Patersoni. 

 *Lygodium palmatuni. 

 *Meniscium simplex. 



Moliria thurifraga. 



Nephrodium semulum. 



Nephrodium albo-puncta- 

 tum. 



Neplirodium concinnuim 



Nephrodium deparioides. 



Nephrodium evy t urosorum 

 *Nephrodium glabellum. 



Nephrodium hirtum. 



Nephrodium hispidum. 



Nephrodium mexicanum. 

 *Nephrodium molle. 



Nephrodium Pica. 



Nephrodium podophyllum. 



Nephrodium sanctum. 



Nephrodium vestita. 



Nothochlasna brachypus. 



Nothochlaena flavens. 



Nothochlaena Marantae. 



Nothochlaena nivea. 

 *Nothochlsena sinuata. 



Nothochlaena sulphurea. 



Nothochlsena trichoma- 



noides. 

 *Onychiuni auratum. 

 *Onychium japonicum. 



Pellaea atropurpurea. 



Pellaea calomelanos. 



Pellaea cordata. 



*Pellaea gerariiaefolia. 



* Pellsea hastata. 

 Pe'.laea intra marginalis. 

 Pellaea termfolia. 

 Platycerium alcicorne. 

 Pleopeltis nuda. 

 Polypodium angustatum. 

 Polypodium glaucum. 

 Polypodium incauum. 

 Polypodium juglandifo- 



lium. 



Polypodium Lingua. 



Polypodium longipes. 

 ♦Polypodium pectinatum. 



Polypodium piloselloides. 



Polypodium propinquum. 

 *Polypodium Schkuhrii. 



Polypodium sepultum. 



Polypodium serrulatum. 



Polypodium squamatmn. 



Polypodium venustum. 



Psomiocarpa apiifolia. 



Pteris argyreaf 

 *Pteris crenata. 

 *Pteris cretica. 

 *Pteris denticulata. 



* Pteris heterophylla. 

 *Pteris leptophylla. 

 *Pteris longifolia. 



Pteris palmata. 



Pteris pedata. 

 ♦Pteris sagittifolia. 

 "Pteris scaberula. 

 *Pteris semipinnata. 



Pteris tricolor. 



Scolopendriuni rhizophyl- 

 lum. 



*Todea hymenophylloides. 

 *Trichomanes, all species. 



Trichomanes spicatum. 



Woodsia hyper borea. 



Woodsia mollis, 

 i * Woodsia polystichoides. 



Those species marked with an asterisk are the 

 sorts in this list recommended for Wardian cases by- 

 Mr. B. S. Williams, of Holloway, and are, therefore, 

 more likely to he procurable from nurserymen than 

 some of the others which are not so marked. The 

 fern market, however, is subject to considerable 

 vicissitudes, and the many recent changes in nomen- 

 clature have also had some effect in bringing certain 

 varieties into more demand under their newer names. 

 No doubt many of the Ferns here mentioned when 

 fully grown are too large for ordinary cases ; yet 

 young plants of them are often amongst the most 

 beautiful and suitable ferns that can be used. 



Fig. 23 on the next page illustrates a Fern- case of 

 simple construction. A shallow box or tray, made 

 of stout wood, and well secured at the angles by 

 dove-tailing, mitring, or angle-pieces, and with holes 

 in the bottom for drainage, should be painted in- 

 side with three or four coats of paint, or with hot 

 tar. The outside is ornamented with small branches 

 of Hazel or Cherry, cut lengthways, and fastened on 

 in patterns with small brads, or needle-points. 



The panes of glass are first bound over their edges 

 with stout paper, which is stuck on with thick 

 arrowroot paste, or with weak glue, or size, in which 

 a little coarse moist sugar has been dissolved. When 

 this binding is perfectly dry, the panes of glass can 



be secured in position by gluing on strips of cloth 

 outside, and by gluing strips of light wood, half an 

 inch square, into the angles inside. A glass shade of 

 this kind can be made very cheaply, and answers 

 as well as more expensive ones for Ferns which do 

 not require a very moist atmosphere to grow in. 

 The species depicted in this engraving are all found 

 growing in comparatively dry situations, and will, 

 therefore, do well if they are merely protected from 

 dust in a room. 



Walton! an Cases. — If green vegetable matter 

 of any kind is piled up into a heap, and allowed to 

 decompose and rot, considerable heat is produced. 

 It is from this cause that hay-stacks are so liable 

 to be burnt when the grass is stacked before it has 

 been dried sufficiently to have been converted into 

 hay, or when the hay has been stacked in a damp 

 condition. It is upon this principle that heaps of 

 stable litter and manure are made up for growing- 

 Melons and Cucumbers, and for striking cuttings 

 and sowing certain seeds which will not germinate 

 without heat. 



Now, although a window gardener is not likely 

 to think of trying to grow Melons, he is nearly 

 certain to wish to be able to raise some kinds of 

 plants, either from seeds or cuttings, for which a 

 little heat is indispensable, and he is equally cer- 

 tain to entertain a very strong objection to having 

 a manure - heap in his parlour, no matter how 

 small, or how well enclosed and boxed up that heap 

 may be. 



To meet this want, Mr. Walton designed a small 

 box with a sloping glazed top to it, of the form which 

 gardeners call a frame, but having for its bottom a 

 shallow metal box, capable of holding water, under 

 which the flame of a candle or lamp is placed to 

 warm the water. Seeds and cuttings placed in a 

 case of this description obtain a gentle heat, 

 which starts some into growth when they would 

 not otherwise grow at all, and expedites the 

 growth of others for which heat is not absolutely 

 necessary. 



Such a case is, therefore, a great boon to every 

 in-door cultivator. It is not an easy thing for an 

 amateur to make unless he possesses all the tools 

 and appliances for metal work, which few have. 

 And if he is to pay for having this part of the case 

 made for him he may as well, for a trifle more, buy 

 the whole case complete, which he can get from 

 Messrs. Bair & Son, King Street, Covent Garden. 



If it were customary to keep sitting-rooms ten 

 or fifteen degrees warmer, there would be many 

 very ornamental Palms which might be cultivated, 

 but which are now only seen in the stoves of the 

 wealthy. Some of these may be grown in a 



