Pigmy Ferns 
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Davallia divaricata; Pteris laciniata; Polyyodium 
aureuvh (one of the Gold Ferns sold in siieh quan- 
tities at Covent Garden and other markets), and 
Didyvioclilcena lunulata. In the above, but a very 
Fig. 2. Bird's=nest Fern (Asplenium Nidus), a singular and 
distinctive=habited species of "giant** Ferns bearing undi= 
vided fronds as much as 4ft. in length and Sin. in breadth. 
The fronds rise from a central crown, and form quite a 
hollow in the centre— a characteristic responsible for the 
popular name. 
restricted selection, it is true, one finds sufficient 
variation of foliage, habit, and colour to satisfy all 
that the most exacting are likely to require for the 
decoration of the larger conservatory or the more 
ambitious winter garden. 
Pi§:my Ferns. 
Turning to the pigmies for a moment, we have, 
so far as the majority of cultivators are concerned, a 
