61 
Management of Fern Cases . 
the vessel, so that they can sink the full length of the 
cord and be thoroughly saturated. They can be lifted 
out in a quarter of an hour, and allowed to drip for a 
few minutes by again lodging the stick at each end in 
a suitable place. 
Thirty fine Ferns for Cases with Artificial 
Heat. The best for beginners marked thus *. 
Anemidictyon phyllitidis,* 9 inches ; Aneimia adianti- 
folia,* 9 in. ; Asplenium bindum, 18 in.; A. fragrans, 
9 in.; A. heterodon, 12 in.; A. radicans, 9 in.; A. 
Mexicanum,* 6 in. ; A. polymorphum, - * 4 in. ; Blech- 
num lanceolum,* 4 in. ; B. intermedium, 6 in. ; Campy- 
loneurum lucidum, 12 in. ; Cheilanthes micromera, 
12 in. ; Diplazium radicans, 9 in. ; Elaphoglossum 
brevipes, 6 in. ; Fadyenia prolifera, 3 in. : Acrostichum 
quercifolium,* 4 in. ; Polypodium loriceum, 12 in. ; He- 
mionitis cordifolia,* 4 in. ; Hymenolepis spicata,^ 9 in. ; 
Hypolepis tenuifolia deformis, 12 in. ; Litobrochia leptcft- 
phylla, 18 in.; L. pedata, 6 in.; Lomaria attenuata, 
12 in. ; L. Patersoni, 9 in. ; Nothochlsena vestita, 6 in. ; 
N. tenera, 6 in.; Olfersia cervina,* 18 in.; Pleopeltis 
percussa,* 12 in.; P. membranacea,* 12 in.; Pteris 
calomelanos,* 6 in. 
Thirty fine Ferns for Cases without Artificial 
Heat. The best for beginners marked thus *. 
Asplenium appendiculatum/* 12 in. ; A. attenuatum,* 
4 ; A. crenulatum, 18 ; A. dimidiatum, 9 in. ; A. nitidum, 
6 in. ; Adiantum tinctum, 12 in.; A. assimile,^ 9 in. ; 
A. cuneatum,* 18 in. ; A. cristatum, 9 in. ; A. formo- 
sura * 18 in. ; A. fulvum, 12 in. ; Doodia aspera,^ 
12 in. ; D. caudata,* 6 in.; D. lunulata,* 9 in. ; Las- 
