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Select list of Ferns for Room or Table Decorations. 
Adiantum cuneatura, 
" formosum, 
" hispidulum, 
Asplenium flaccidum, 
" marinum, 
Blcchmim Brasilicnse, 
" corcovadense, 
Athyriuni Filix fcemina, 
f. f. Fieldii, 
Scolopendiiiim vulgare crispense, 
Loinaria gibba, 
OrcJiids. 
" Until very recently I had believed that Orchids would never flourish if 
taken from the greenhouses, but a gardener of my acquaintance has introduced 
them wliile in bloom into a drawing-room witli perfect success, the plants not 
iiaving suffored in the least by the change of atmosphere." 
The following List of Orchids is very suitable for rooms : 
Lomaria ciliata, 
Nephrolcpis exaltata, 
Pteris cretica albo lineata, 
" serrulata, 
Lastrea ci-istata, 
*' dilatata, 
" filix mas cristata, 
Polystichum angulare, 
" cristatum, 
" proliferum. 
Barkeria Skinneri, 
Aerides Warneri, 
Brussavola Digbiana, 
Calanthe vestita, 
Chysis Limminghi, 
Cypripedium barbatum, 
" venustum, 
" insignis, 
Dendrobium nobile, 
" pulchellum, 
Epidendrum vitellinum, 
Leptotes bicolor, 
Ly caste Skinneri, 
" aromatica, 
Mormodes aromaticum, 
Oncidium ampliatum, 
" flexuosura, 
" divaiicatum, 
" cupreum, 
Pleione maculata, 
Scphronites cernua, 
" viftlacea. 
"All kinds of plants bearing flowers have paid their tribute to the ornamen- 
tation of rooms, from the humble mignionette, upon whicli the patient seamstress 
loves to turn her weary eyes, to the magnificent Oicliid, that with its brilliant 
colors and fantastic forms fills with grace and beauty the apartments of the 
affluent." 
Miscellaneous Plants. 
"The following plants are very elegant in appearance, but require considerable 
care and attention, being somewhat difficult for ordinary window culture. They 
are more suitable for frames and cases, and are frequently cultivated in that 
manner : 
Aralia, several species, especially Aralia Sieboldii. 
Bambusa japonica variegata, and B. Fortunei varicgata. 
Bromehacooe, most varieties. 
Carludovica, palmata and plicata. 
