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Fifty Select Greenhouse Ferns . 
A. obtusatum, A . prcemorsum. The two most striking 
of this group are hemionitis and dimorphum, which 
should be first secured. As to management, the merest 
beginner can grow them well. 
Blechnum occidentale , B. brasiliense , two noble ferns, 
suitable for the greenhouse, yet rather tender, and 
utterly incapable of bearing a touch of frost. 
Campyloneurum phyllitidis , a very distinct entire 
fronded fern, which forms a striking object when well 
grown. It is commonly kept in the stove, but the 
greenhouse is the proper place for it. The soil for this 
fern should be rich and gritty, containing plenty of 
fibre, but it should not be deep, as it is a shallow rooter. 
Abundance of water should be given while the plant 
is growing. It is not particular whether in sun or 
shade, but, of course, will not bear roasting. 
Davallia canariense , the “ Hare's-foot ” fern, D. dis - 
secta, a charming pair, and the easiest of the family to 
grow. It is easy to kill Davallias by means of heavy 
soil and excess of water; equally easy to grow them 
to perfection with plenty of drainage, a very gritty 
soil, and water in moderation. The fleshy rhizomes 
must be pegged out upon the surface in planting new 
pieces. 
Gleichenia flabellata is the only one of the genus I 
can recommend to a beginner. It is a fern of large 
growth, requiring to be carefully trained like a delicate 
climbing plant. Plant in a shallow pot, give plenty of 
water and plenty of air. When you have mastered 
this one add G . dicarpa and G. speluncce. 
Goniophlebium appendiculatum , a splendid edition (we 
