46 ferjvs IiV their homes axd ours. 



No book on fern-cultivation contains in a small 

 space more useful information, divested of all su- 

 perfluous rhetoric, than The Fern Garden, by 

 Shirley Hibberd ; London, Groombridge & Sons, 

 1870; 8v^o, pp. 148; with numerous illustrations. 

 The suggestions of this work are of the greatest 

 service to the amateur of limited means ; and are, 

 as the writer has proved by personal experience 

 during the last five years, eminently practical. 

 This book costs $1.75. 



In Smith's Ferns, British and Foreign, pre- 

 viously alluded to, there is much of value con- 

 cerning the cultivation of ferns, especially in the 

 greenhouse. 



Select Ferns, British and Exotic, by B. 

 S. Williams (London, published and sold by the 

 author; pp. 330 8vo, illustrated), is a valuable 

 work for those who are intending to cultivate 

 ferns in a greenhouse or stove, particularly if it 

 is their intention to deal extensively with rare and 

 costly species. Mr. Williams's experience in this 

 branch of fern-culture enables him to speak with 

 assurance upon the subject. This book has always 

 beeivkept on sale by Mr. George Such, the exten- 

 sive cultivator of orchids and rare plants at South 

 Amboy, N.J., and costs ^2.50. 



It would be unjust to close this chapter without 

 reference to the many excellent articles upon 

 ferns and their culture which are scattered over 



