52 HAEDY EEKNS, 
Fernery c It grows well without care wherever there 
is thorough drainage. It prefers living amongst 
the dehris of decayed wood ; and its rich golden 
fructification contrasted with the bright green of 
its fronds makes it "a thing of beauty," and con- 
sequently ^'a joy for ever," in any situation. 
From the lanes about Fillongley I brought 
Asplenium trichomanes for the lower terrace. I 
also found Adiantum nigrum near Fillongley. 
This I planted in the crevices between the blocks 
of rock in several places, its wavy habit making it 
very useful for the adornment of the rough stone. 
The old bridge at Stoneleigh — about which so 
many a tale and legend exist — furnished Euta- 
muraria for my many vain attempts at cultiva- 
tion. 
In the neighbourhood of Corley Moor I found 
Lastreas oreopteris, dilatata, and I believe L, 
spinulosa, also the Filix-fosmina with the black 
stalk. 
The beautiful lake at Arbury contributed some 
Osmundas, but they were not born on the soil, so 
