182 LASTR^EA SPINULOSA. 
Fernery, rookery, or shady parts of the shrubbery, and 
from its bold, free habit, should be largely cultivated. 
It will bear a moderate degree of exposure, although, 
like most others of the genus, it prefers shade, attain- 
iug greater magnitude according to the degree of shade 
it is grown under ; but, whichever situation it may 
occupy, a good supply of water will be necessary. 
It is a Fern that will make itself at home under 
ordinary attention, and may be very confidently trusted 
to repay its cultivator with the expansion of its noble 
fronds for much less care and trouble than is necessary 
for many of the British Ferns. It is also a very nice- 
looking plant when cultivated in pots, which may be 
easily done. The principal points are, a good supply of 
water and good drainage, with allowance of space for 
the roots as the plant increases in size. A compost of 
equal parts loam and peat, with an admixture of sand 
sufficient to keep the soil open, will meet its wishes in 
any situation. Let it be potted rather firmly, but not 
hardly. The propagation is as directed for former 
species, by division or by its fructification. 
