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The Fern Garden . 
List of Ferns for planting out in a Greenhouse 
Fernery: 
Large Growing Ferns.- —Woodwardia radicans and 
W. orientalis. Plant these about five feet above the 
ground^ that their drooping fronds may be seen to advan¬ 
tage. Cyrtomium falcatum, a rigid grower, often and 
appropriately called “ the laurel fernP Onoclea sensi- 
bilis, suitable for a cool damp nook on the ground line, 
as it is an upright grower; under glass it is a magnificent 
fern. Lomaria chilense , a rigid habited fern with bold 
dark green fronds. Pteris flabellata, grand pectinate 
fronds, of a vivid light green colour, suitable for a shelf 
or bank three or four feet above the ground. Pteris 
cretica albo-lineata , an upright grower, spreads freely 
at bottom. Phlebodium sporodocarpum requires a well- 
drained elevated ledge, from whence it will put forth 
masses of tawny roots and handsome glaucous fronds. 
Polystichum acrostichoides , a bold habit, and a good 
companion to Lomaria chilense . Lomaria magellanica, 
Lastrea intermedia, L. frondosa, L. Sieboldii , Asplenium 
angustifolium, Adiantum pedatum,Athyrium asplenioides, 
A . tenuifrons, A . filix-fcemina vfcorymbiferum. 
Medium Growers. —Davallia eanariense , Asplenium 
Michauxii , Adiantum cuneatum , A. assimile , A. affine, 
A. formosum, Asplenium bulbiferum , A . angustifolium, 
A. athyrium filix foemina v. Frizellice, A. f. /. v. corym- 
biferum, A. /. /. v. crispum, Scolopendrium vulgare v. 
crispum, 8. v. v. alcicorne, S. v. v. ramosum, 8. v. v. 
ramo-cristatum (and a dozen others of the same series 
desirable), Lastrea thelypteris, L. cemula , L. Goldieana, 
L. filix-mas v. cristata, Polypodium dryopteris, P. aureum, 
