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STANSFIELDS’ CATALOGUE. 
No. s. d. 
Lastrea Presi. 
montana Nowelliana. 
crenulated, often curiously hooked and horned. L. montana being 
well known to be one of the least variable of species, so wide and 
permanent a departure from the type as the present is the more 
remarkable. A collection not embracing this marvellous sport would 
be wanting indeed. It is from North Wales, and was originally sent 
out from here (3 years ago) . . 5s. to 21 0 
small plants 3 6 
271 — truncata W. 
Plant in loam ( yellow loam is best), in a situation uniformly moist. 
L. montana is a fine plant for the outdoor fernery though deciduous. 
272 remota M. 
273 rigida Presi. — Rigid Buckler Fern Is. to 1 6 
274 — polyclados M 5 0 
Plant in a compost of loam and turfy peat , with small fragments of 
lime-stone intermixed. Let the situation be moist . In pot culture , 
drain ivell, but water freely. Deciduous. 
255 Thelypteris Bory — Marsh Fern Is. to 1 0 
This beautiful deciduous fern requires a peaty soil, continuously 
moist. Its delicate-looking , yellowish-green fronds make a charming 
variation from the darker green of other ferns. 
Opliioglossum L. 
276 vulgatum L. — Common Adder’s Tongue 0 9 
The Adder’s Tongue is found flourishing in a variety of soils. It has, per- 
haps, a preference for strong loam. Keep moderately moist. Deciduous. 
Osmunda l . 
277 regalis L. — Royal Fern, or Osmund Royal Is. 6d. to 3 6 
278 — cristata M . — a most beautifully crested variety, apparently little inferior 
in size to the species ( regalis ) as usually seen. A great acquisition 
for the hardy fernery 3s. 6d. to 10 6 
279 — pallida M 
280 — purpurascens M 
This truly royal species — oneof the handsomest — requires hut littlecare 
in cultivation. Planted in peaty soil and allowed abundance of moisture, 
it grows with much freedom. In pot culture, give plenty of pot-room. 
As the Royal Fern is a true bog-plant, drainage at the bottom of the pot 
may give place to sphagnum. The species is well known to he deciduous. 
Polypodium L. 
281 alpestre Hoppe (Pseudatbyrium alpestre Newman ) — Alpine Polypody 
Is. 6d. to 2 6 
282 — flexile M . — fronds 8 to 12 inches long and upwards, narrow, lax, pinnae 
deflexed, pinnules distantly toothed ; the symmetrical, rayed arrange- 
ment of the fronds gives a well- grown plant the appearance of a vegetable 
star. The delicacy of its parts and its peculiar habit render the variety 
extremely beautiful, and unique amongst small-growing ferns 2s. to 5 0 
283 laciniatum M. — an extremely elegant form, raised here some years 
ago from spores. Its habit is that of flexile; the fronds, which are 
of a peculiar, light-green colour, attain about the same length ; pinnae 
sometimes abbreviated ; pinnules irregularly depauperated or lacin- 
iate. No one ever sees without admiring this beautiful fern, which 
as yet is in few collections 7s. 6d. to 10 0 
Plant in a compost of loam, turfy peat, leaf -mould and silver -sand ; 
the caudex may he inserted between small pieces of sand-stone. Drain 
carefully , and give somewhat over the average of moisture in the period 
of growth. Nos. 282 and 283 are generally cultivated in pots in the 
greenhouse, and when so grown make very beautiful objects. The species 
is a deciduous one , 
