CHOICE GREENHOUSE FERNS. 
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CHOICE GREENHOUSE FERNS. 
Selections of good kinds can be supplied from Mr. W. B.’s general collection, at 
12s., 18s., 30s., and 45s. per dozen. 
ADIANTUM CHILENSIS, 3«. Gd. J ADIANTTJM MOEITZIANUM, Is, Qd. 
ALSOPHILA AUSTRALIS. 
A large-growing noble-looking Porn, suitable for conservatory decoration. 3.s. 6d., 6s., and 
7s» Qd.\ handsome specimensy 15^?., 1^, and 2 guineas. 
ASPLENIUM ALTERNANS. 
A very distinct dwarf-growing Pern from Thibet, something in the way of the Ceterach officinarum, 
but it has smooth green pinnatifid fronds, destitute of scales, and is much larger in all its parts. 3s. Gd. 
CIBOTIUM REGALE. 
An exceedingly beautiful Porn, very remarkable from the stems and young fronds having a thick 
silky covering of pale yellow hair-like scales. 1 and guineas. 
CYATHEA DEALBATA. 
This is the Silver Peru of Now Zealand. 7«. Gd., 10s. 6a!., and 15s. 
I-ITOBROCHIA VESPERTILIONIS, Is. 6d. I LASTREA STANDISHII, 2s. Od. and 3s. C<1. 
and 2s. Qd. | 
THAMNOPTERIS (NEOTTOPTERIS) AUSTRALASICA. 
In general habit and character this is similar to the well-known Aspleydum Nidua-avk, commonly 
called tho Bird’ a Neat Fern, but is a great improvement on that kind, the fronds being double the 
width, added to which it is more hardy. This is the Pern that attracted such universal admira- 
tion in tho sub-tropical garden at Battersea Park during last season. It can be planted in tho 
open air during the summer. 7s. Gd., 10s. Gd., and 15s. 
NEW NEPHRODIUMS. 
In introducing these remarkable novelties, it may be as well to guote tho account of them given 
in tho Geirdenera’ Chronicle ; — 
We have lately had brought under our notice by Mr. W. Bull a very remarkable illustration of the 
Variability of Ferns. A crop of plants had been raised from the spores of Nephrodiwn 'molle 
criatatum, a very indifferently crested form of a very common Pern. In this batch of young plants 
occurred a considerable number of most remarkable deviations from the parent jilant. Many of 
them have the stipes and fronds repeatedly branched, and the parts everywhere densely crested. 
Others, with more of the plain character of the normal state of the species, had well-crested apices 
both to the pinnaj and frond, and a forking of the stipes, though less developed than in the former ; 
such a development as might bo called ramosum. A third set, with very little of the plain portion 
in some cases, and none at all in others, bore a great glomerate crested head of crispy segments, 
and this form wo propose to distinguish by the name of grandiceps, because it is fashioned after 
tho manner of tho varieties of our native Perns to which this name has been given.” 
NEPHRODIUM MOLLE 
’’ II 
II II 
II II 
CONELUENS. 
CRISPUM, 
CRISTATUM. 
DENSXTM. 
NEPHRODIUM MOLLE GRANDICEPS. 
„ „ MULTIPIDUM. 
„ „ RAMOSISSIMUM 
„ „ RAMOSUM. 
3s. 6d. each, or the collection for 1 guinea. 
ONYCHIUM JAPONICUM, 1«. Gd. 
PTERIS CRETICA ALBO - LINEATA 
ANGUSTA, Is. Gd. 
POLYPODIUM TRICHODES, 2s. Gd., 3s. Gd., 
and 5s. 
PTERIS STRAMINEA, 2s. Gd. and 3s. Gd. 
