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PLANTS FOR WINDOW GARDENING. 



BliECHNUM. 



B. braziliense is a large-growing, rather coarse, but 

 handsome fern, which makes a good specimen with room 

 culture. 



Ptzris. 



Of this large family three are easily grown in the parlor, 

 and probably experiment would show that many others 

 succeed equally well. 



P. serridata. This is the most common of exotic ferns. 

 A native of the East Indies, it comes up from spores so 

 readily, in fern and orchid houses, as to become a weed. 

 It grows rapidly, and soon makes a large plant. 



P, tremv.Ia. A large-growing specie?, from Australia. 

 It makes a fine plant for an ornamental porcelain pot. or 

 for a low-hanging basket. 



P. cretica albo lineata. A pretty fern, and the only 

 one of the variegated kinds which will thrive with parlor 

 culture. The leaves are light green, with a clear-white 

 centre and midrib. It is now very common. 



Nefheolepis. 

 N. exaltata and pectinata are common kinds, easily 

 grown and very ornamental. 



