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THE GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



LSJAV Site a^LlttS: n VIVIPAROUS FERNS. X in" 



t,r tlu- plants to the beds and borders in One great distinction between ferns and f 



which they are to bloom, and if they be- flowering plants is the general absence of ^ .* ^ 



come pot-bnund in three weeks before such buds as m the latter we find in the ^ ^ 



they can be planted out shift into six-inch axils of the leaves, i.e., at the points of whic , 



pots. The. best compost for potting is one junction of leaves and their supporting 1)llllnls ;lt tl 



consisting of turfy loam four parte, well stems, main or secondary^, "•.^^g^ 1 ^ the case of 



vator will § be guided by the condition of jacent leaf to nourish this bud, so that pa J£ m ® ^ f e " 



days^ jlij^to mit them out^befor^they^are able^of producing ateanch^or ^separated 



plants each and the sites selected must wide-spreading fronds, we shall search in au?fifj S v^n 



previously be liberally enriched with vain for anv such buds, incipient or de- Numerous v- 



n in ire nd be deeply dug. veloped, the entire frond, however large, , , . ; 



0. P. Q. being in point of fact the equivalent of a J^ 1 ^ jeiiij 



s freely 



_ i leaf, and not 



POLYGONUM AMPLEXICAULE tr< £ a mult itude ^"^^S - and in points' o> ■ jm„ Tio'.i J tin ^ubdiW, 



VAR. SANGUINEUS ver^iedTa^ Thlre * for usance, ^ ^ Tllu ,,' v UTno^ 



The aggressive weediness so abundantly , f amihar Aaplemum bulbirerum, so Most of the very finely diraW 



■ ^man yS pe<uesofpSjgonnm,and ar ^ T** ™ m decorate, upon the P of P. angular e, ti 



which is not altogether wanting in typical * ro ^ t s of W ^ h th T ar6 P roduced under Fern, are prone to produce such bulbifeon 



P. amplexicaule, finds nlplac^in a pESty h f ^ ^ditions a la p + ™ m *« of 7™? the s tal2 near the base of the fronds, tat 



form recently named sanguineum. I have P lant f which appear, first of all as minute * forms are Mver bulbiferoUfi . 



had a colony of it under cultivation for P im P^ on ^ e u PP er su , rfac f oft l le f ™ n p d Cystopteris bulbifera affords an unique 



four seasons, and can recommend it as a divisions These then develop into son.,- - J ^ ^ v[yi s line b prodll , 



refined plant of attractive colouring pecu- what sca >' k ™* s ' whe t nce frolld ? *P^dily . ide / with such 



liarly tit led tor free grouping on the shrub- arise and unfold, and even when quite £ nourishment for their 



ben margins, in the bolder ty,>. s ot rook smaI1 ™} l > J n the ^ ^ Pi m P les and SU ppo rt when detached that thev ,.m 



^i^TrTe! ap^r^bothleing 3£^55S3 Q ) ^at ^'oo^stinToS 



stems upon the parent and grandparent. These jLfi^Jen^ch^he bSd nestli ^ 



leaves are last ter^. however, are hardly correct, „ „ , reaching the M il, 



pea green « nee the buds being asexual i.e., not pro- | decent-sized plants, » 



lination that these young plants do 



lat they ^7^^^^^^^ phSte! in 

 . off , t ¥ a™i™ Se^^iaJto^ 



, and at the distance of a few yards possess a bunch of incip 



aPPe ~the°spo7es7" This 



ched 



tion t/all m^nner^LiS^^it^FoM Hah i^wl^o^d^lultv } >lU *"' r V V ,: 'I. 



are helpful s t h< landscap, gardone, Ihen ire a number of allied asplenia Lady Fern but in La stream 



'■""not afford to ignore. ft will thrive in which act similarly, and our common Harts- a normal character. Obwous 



the poorest ol sod>, and should prove of tongue (Scolopendrium vulgare), which 'V'ln, ui viviparousness are 



considerable service as a free carpeting is nearly related to this family, has pro- the fe n n bv P™viding a f e ™ 



— duced t„ — „ 



usually well 



T well leaved. This growths are called, on the edges of much- r ' 

 eedsa foot m height, divided frond., while one, S. v. cristatum 01 



spikes are very attractive cut ami inbred some way as A . bulDiferum . P It is jrmp.ro™ bad. from the ».«■ 



&J»SWi«« S3SSlttSS5£i JSM^33£3?5 



amaged fronds. In all such cases these growing centre away, apparent!] 



bulbils can be used for propagation by and jet placed m damp soil or 



.^f^r^r^M^ "d A -rt ^ 



81 WoodUrlTr'ntX* presents another beartif^varietyTf 



exampk of superficial bulbil growths, but ™undOT warm te^tment nc 



ci°ted l^J^^'SSiS^S^SZ «^ty Vant^iwarded hL appa 



Hew C in 8 &^ forme d. J tw o W^fe^^^frJnds ^Damsons.-These Jje^gK 



\ "!.}""?■ '!r\r."L '.'»•.••"' : '•'":,.„"• rau, '' aM » " "?« 'Hie bead, need a little mmnng < 



