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twice divided fronds : W. alpina (hyperborea) is small and rare ; 
VV. ilvensis has woolly fronds ; these are British, but rare. W. 
glabella, similar to alpina, but smoother ; W. obtusa, the largest 
and strongest grower, 9 to 12m. high; W. oregana, small and 
rare ; W. scopulina, also dwarf and rare, and by some con- 
sidered a variety of W. obtusa. 
Woodwardia (Chain Fern). — Large-growing ferns from 
N. America and Japan, which are hardy in sheltered ferneries 
with protection. W. areolata, with once-divided fronds, 9 to 
min. tall, on an underground creeping stem, is a swamp plant, 
and must be grown by the water's side. W. virginica, twice- 
divided fronds, 12 to iSin. long, and a creeping rhizome. Both 
of these are from N. America, and are deciduous. The 
following are Japanese, evergreen, and need protection. W. 
japonicum, twice divided, dark green. W. orientalis, similar 
to W. radicans, fronds more leathery and coloured when young. 
W. radicans, twice divided, 1 to 2ft. This and the foregoing 
are proliferous. 
TENDER BORDER AND BEDDING PLANTS. 
Abutilon (Indian Mallow). — Tender ornamental-leaved 
and flowering plants, belonging to the Mallow family (Mal- 
vaceae), used mainly for summer bedding. They are hardly 
worthy of attention by owners of small gardens, as it is 
necessary to keep them during the winter in a heated green- 
house. Still, being beautiful plants, we must not omit them 
from this work in case our readers should desire to use them 
for summer garden decoration. The ornamental-leaved sorts 
produce a fine effect when associated with other foliage plants 
in beds. They will succeed in ordinary soil, and require to 
be planted out at the end of May or early part of June. In 
autumn the old plants should be lifted, potted and placed in 
heat for the winter. Early in the year prune them into shape 
and repot. Cuttings root readily in heat in early spring. 
Those remarkable for the rich colour of their leafage are : 
A. Thompsoni variegata, leaves mottled with yellow ; A. sello- 
\ianum marmoratum, yellow and green foliage; A. megapo- 
tamicum, yellow and green, slender shoots, and well suited 
