CHOICE HARDY FERNS. 
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TODEA (LEPTOPTERIS) SITPERBA. 
Any attempt at description must fall far short of eonvejing an adequate notion of the exquisite 
beauty of this lovely Fern, which is unquestionably one of the most handsome yet known. ^ m 
be seen to be justly appreciated. The fronds which are fifteen to eighteen inches in lengt , are o a 
bright green, of transparent texture and of a lanceolate outline, spreading, beautifully arching ana 
feathered do™ to the very base ; the pinme are crowded and cut into narrow segments, winch, msteaa 
of lying flat, as in Todca humenop/n/lloidcs, are turned upwards, giving the fronds a fnllecl surface, ana 
producing an effect distinct from that of any Fern in cultivation. This is probably the mos x au ■ u 
of all the dwarf-growing New Zealand Ferns. 3s. Gd. and 5s. Fine strong plants, 10s. or., os. an 
1 guinea. 
TRICHOMANES HADICANS. 
(THE KILLARNEY OR IRISH BRISTLE PERN). 
This is a British species, but it must, as far as culture is concerned, be included among the green- 
house kinds,' as it is almost impossible to succeed with' it if treated as an ordinary iar y ern, 
7s. 6d. and 10s. 6 d. , 
WOODWARDIA ORIENTALIS, 2s. 6 it. and 3s. 6(7. 
NEW HARDY FERNS. 
LASTREA PROLIFICA. 
A most interesting' hardy evergreen Fern, introduced from Japan, and described by Mi- T ■ Moore, 
in tlie Gardeners' Chrimcle, December 9th, 1882, where a letter of Mr. Lafosse is quoted, m which 
the plant is highly eulogised for its beauty. It has triangular, bipinnate, coriaceous, sinning green 
fronds, with the pinnules narrow, often pointed, usually with it lobe or two at the base, but m 
different plants and parts of the 'same plant extremely variable m their actual form and ehaiaUu . 
The sori are large and cover the narrow segments, and these sort ate themselves eoyeied by large 
persistent indusia, which are red in the centre and lead-coloured at the margin. 2$. ( ., 5. • os. 
POLYSTICHUM POLYBLEPHARUM. 
A fine hardy evergreen Fern from Japan. The fronds are of moderate size, ovate-lanceolate, 
bipinnate, with the lower pinnse deflexed, the pinnules marginate, trapezio-ovate or oblong, with a 
few coarse deep teeth. The lower anterior pinnules are considerably larger than the rest, narrow 
oblong, and deeply inciso-lobate. The sori are numerous, and covered with thick rufeseent mdusia. 
2s. 6 d., 3s. 6 d. & 5s. 
CHOICE HARDY FERNS. 
Selections of good kinds can be supplied at 18s., 30s. and 42s. per dozen. 
