THE COTTAGE GARDENER. 
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A SELECTION OF NEW AND CHOICE PICOTEES. 
H ,—Heavy edged. L.—Light edged. Those not marked are 
intermediate. 
BED EDGED. 
PKll PAIR. 
Emma (BurrougB.es) ; extra, l . 3s. Od. 
Ernest (Edmonds) ; large and line . f) 0 
Duchess of Sutherland (Burroughes) ; the finest 1 
of its class; took first class certificates at several 110 0 
places, and the premier prize at Slough . J 
Gem (Youell) ; extra fine, l . 5 0 
Isabella (Widman) ; extra . !1 0 
Jenny Lind (Edmonds) ; very fine . 3 (i 
King John (Hepworth) ; a fine full flower; con-1 
stant ...| 
Miss Burdett Coults (Burroughes) . 3 0 
Prince of Wales (Morris); a very extra-fine flower 10 0 
Sir W. Middleton (Jessop). II. 2 0 
Sylvanus (Moms), h. 2 0 
Unique (Hudson). .. ^ 2 0 
rUBPLE EDGED. 
Amethyst (Matthews) ; extra fine, l. 0 0 
Ann Page (May); a fine full flower, and very) ( . 
constant, l.J 
Constance (May); large and extra fine, h. 7 0 
Ernestine (Turner) ; small, but of extra fine) . n 
quality, h. ) 
Exquisite (Hudson); a very extra fine variety .. 5 0 
Hon. H.E. Annesley (Kirtland); extra fine ... 0 0 
Juliet (May) ; extra fine, l. 0 0 
Lady Harriet Moore (Turner) ; medium size,) 
large fine petal; smooth and constant; first - 10 G 
class certificates at various places.J 
Lorina (Burroughes); extra pure white, delicately) 
margined with violet purple ; first class certiti - - 7 G 
cate at various places .) 
Mary Helen (Hepworth) ; a fine large constant) ^ ^ 
flower.) 
Pride of the Village (Kirtland); extra large flower; | . q 
full and constant.J 
Prince Albert (Morris) ; extra large, and con-) „ ^ 
Regina (Cox) ; very fine, l. 7 G 
Smilux (Kirtland); extra fine. 0 0 
BOSE AX'D SCABLET EDGED. 
Formosa (Matthews). I,. 3 G 
Lady Dacre (Garrat); extra fine, i. 5 0 
Mrs. Barnard (Barnard) ; very fine, l. 3 0 
Miss Osborne (Burroughes). h. 2 0 
Miss Trahar (Dickson); very fine, l. 5 0 
Phoebe (May), ii . f> 0 
Queen Victoria (Green), h. 5 0 
Venus (Headly) ; extra fine, h .. 0 0 
YELLOW PICOTEES. 
Childe Harold (Wood) . 
Cloth of Gold; extra fine. 
Euphemia (Barraud). 
Malay Chief (May) ; extra. 
Malvolia (May) ; an extra fine flower . 
Parses Bride (May); extra fine sort . 
Princess Alice (Bragg) ; several first class certi-) 
ficates; extra fine.J 
Queen (Brock) . 
Queen Victoria (Halfacre); extra . 
Queen Victoria (Martin); a fine old variety. 
Topaz (Hoyle) ; extra fine . 
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NATIVE WILD FLOWERS. 
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Athyrium filix feemina (the Lady Fern).—This, although 
one of the commonest, is one of the loveliest of our native 
species; and from the delicate and graceful appearance of 
its beautiful fronds it derives its becoming name of Lady 
Fern. Although sometimes to be met with on the heath 
and hill-side, the fragile foliage of this plant is only to be 
seen in its characteristic luxuriance and beauty in the shel¬ 
tered recesses of the woods,—a fact with which Sir Walter 
Scott evinces an acquaintance in David Gellatley’s song :— 
“ Hie away, hie away, 
Over bank and over brae,— 
Where the copsewood is the greenest, 
Where the fountains glisten sheenest, 
Where the Lady Fern grows strongest, 
Where the morning dew lies longest. 
Where the black-cock sweetly sips it, 
Where the fairy latest trips it: 
Hie to haunts right seldom seen— 
Lovely, lonesome, cool and green; 
Over nank and over brae, 
Hie away, hie away.” 
There are several curious varieties of the Lady Fern. 
A.fonlanum (Smooth Rock Spleenwort).—Very rare, and 
apparently extinct in Britain. 
Blechnum boreale (the Northern Hard-fern) is a singular 
plant, common on heaths ; difficult to cultivate. 
Botrychium lunaria (Moonwort).—An interesting species, 
often abundant in exposed pastures in Scotland. It is one 
of those magical plants which obtained celebrity with the 
herbalists of old, and was believed to “ doo wonders” if 
gathered by lunar light. 
Ceterach officinarum. —A curious and much cultivated fern, 
plentiful in limestone districts, although a rare plant in the 
northern part of our island. 
Cistopteris fragilis (Brittle Bladder Fern).—An exceed¬ 
ingly delicate and beautiful species, often clothing the shady 
banks of our Scottish dells with a rich and ever-verdant 
foliage. 
C. montana and alpina are both exceedingly rare. 
Hymenophyllum Tunbridgense (Tunbridge L'ilmy-fern); 11. 
Wilsoni (Scottish Filmy-fern).—Two very beautiful, and 
nearly allied, though quite distinct plants. They generally 
gi’ow amongst mossy herbage in shady woods, and are in 
fine condition at the present season. 
Isoetes lacustris (European Quillwort).—A northern aqua¬ 
tic frequenting the bottom of lakes ; and, although not a 
true' fern, deserving enumeration in the present list. The 
fructification is singularly concealed at the base of the 
leaves, its presence being indicated by a swelling. 
Lastrea cristata (Crested Shield Fern).—A rare English 
species, found in Norfolk, Suffolk, and Notts. 
L.filix-mas, or Male Fern, so named on account of its 
large and statoly appearance.—It is common in woods.. It 
lias been reported to possess valuable medicinal properties. 
L. oreopteris (Sweet Mountain Fern).—Plentiful on the 
mountain heaths and woods, especially in Scotland. The 
fresh fronds are said to emit a fragrance, when bruised, 
from the glands on their under surface. 
L. rigida (Rigid Shield Fern).—A rare English fern, 
“ covered with minute stalked glands.” 
L. spinulosa; L. dilalata. —Common in woods, &c. We 
refrain from here entering upon the discussion of the 
specific distinction of these two plants, believing, with high 
authorities, that “the conclusions to he drawn from a care¬ 
ful investigation of Spinulosa and its allies would be as 
various as the individuals who examine them.” 
L. thelgpteris (the Marsh Fern) is a less equivocal 
species than the two last, and remarkable for its extensively 
creeping rhizome. It is rare. 
Ophioglossum vulgatum, or Adder’s Tongue (in allusion to 
the supposed resemblance of the spilce to the tongue of a 
serpent.)—It is au interesting plant, notunlike the Botry¬ 
chium. Rather rare. 
Osmunda regalis (the Flowering Fern).— A very con¬ 
spicuous plant, often cultivated in the open border. It is 
peculiarly abundant in the west of Scotland, sometimes 
attaining a height of more than eleven feet! 
Pilularia globulifera, or Pillwort (from the pill-like fruc¬ 
tification), is au aquatic, aud an ally of the Isoetes. 
Polypodium calcareum (the Rigid Polypody) is peculiar to 
limestone districts ; and doubts have arisen as to its specific 
distinction from tlie following—cultivation having been 
stated to change their characters. 
P. dryopteris, or Tender Polypody, is more plentiful, and 
abundant in Scotland, often growing in company with the 
Allosorus. 
