xvi LIST AND DESCRIPTION OF PLATES. 



micnda, enlarged ; 6, sorus of Marattia, enlarged ; 7, sorus ot 

 Aspidhitn, enlarged ; 8, portion of a frond of Gymnogrammc, en 

 larged to show the fruiting ; 9, fruit of Pteris ; 10, stem of Ptei-is , 

 a, frond of the present season ; b, frond for next season ; c, con 

 tinuation of stem ; the leaf-bud for the third season ; 11, root of 

 a fern ; a, root-cap ; point of growth ; c, older portion of root. 

 Plate VI. — Cheilanthes Coopercc, Eaton. 



Plate VII. — Dicksonia antarctica, Labill. From a plant six 

 feet high. 



Plate VIII. — i, saucer and bell-glass, and, 2, pan and glass, 

 for raising sporelings ; 3, tall flower-pot ; 4, pan showing holes 

 for drainage ; 5, open-work pan ; 6, flower-pot, with flattened back ; 

 7, ordinary flower-pot. 



Plate IX. — ^Yindow jardiniere. 



Plate X. — Chcilaitthes lanuginosa, N'ntt. 



Plate XI. — Iron-framed fernery, 



Plate XII. — Cheilanthes Calif arnica, Mett. 



Plate XIII. — Eastlake fernery. 



Plate XIV. — Camptosoms rhizophyllns, Link. 



Plate XV. — Home-made fernery : i, side-view complete ; 2, 

 corner ; 3, 4, sections to show method of construction. 



Plate XVI. — Aspleninm rnta-vuiraria, L. 



Plate XVII. — Fernery with base of black stone-ware. 



Plate XVIII. — i. Cocoanut-shell basket; 2, Japanese fern- 

 stand ; 3, Russian fern-stand. 



Plate XIX. — Boti-ychinm Limaria, Sw. ; Botrychiwn boreale, 

 Milde ; showing enlarged fruit of the latter. 



Plate XX. — i, cocoanut-husk with stag-horn fern; 2, wire 

 basket with Davallia ; 3, wire cylinder with ferns, showing method 

 of construction. 



Plate XXI. — Chinese fern-stand. 



Plate XXII. — Fern-pests (cuts loaned by Dr. Packard) : i, 

 Aleurodes vaporarium, Westivood, and, 4, pupa of the same; 2, 

 Hcliothrips hczmo7'rhoidalis, Haliday ; 3, Abia caprifolii, N'orton ; 

 5, Lecaninm platycerii, Packard ; 6, Coccns adonidum, L. ; 7, Leca- 

 nium filicnin, Boisd., seen from beneath ; 8, the same seen from 

 above ; 9, Aphis. All the figures are more or less magnified. 



