. Annual report of the Fruit Growers' Association of Ontario, 1902 . Pteris Cretica. i9o:s FRUIT GROWERS ASSOCIATION. 165. Pteris Pleris longifolia succeeds well in a liouse, and retains its freshness for aloMo^ time, its stronger orowing liabit liowevcr niakin.: it inore suit-^Me for largecollections of fe;n^, or for use in large jadiniei-es than for ordinary house orwindow culture. The beautilul PterU avgiivcd(Silver Pteris) is unfoi tunately ofa very delicate narnrc and doesnot as a i-ule succeed well in adwelling house or window. K^ agreenhouse or conservatory fern itcannoj be

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. Annual report of the Fruit Growers' Association of Ontario, 1902 . Pteris Cretica. i9o:s FRUIT GROWERS ASSOCIATION. 165. Pteris Pleris longifolia succeeds well in a liouse, and retains its freshness for aloMo^ time, its stronger orowing liabit liowevcr niakin.: it inore suit-^Me for largecollections of fe;n^, or for use in large jadiniei-es than for ordinary house orwindow culture. The beautilul PterU avgiivcd(Silver Pteris) is unfoi tunately ofa very delicate narnrc and doesnot as a i-ule succeed well in adwelling house or window. K^ agreenhouse or conservatory fern itcannoj be excelled in beauty,eithe • in form or color, the bioadrich silver nuirkinLS of its hugegraceful frotids make it an objectof attraction to all fern lovers. Itis s Idom, however, that a perfect-ly grown specimen of this fein isseen, as it requires exceptionallygood culture to produce a goodspecimen. The Nephrolepls (Sword fern)gives us several types very useful as house or window ferns. The popular Boston fern (Nephrolepii Bostonitrisis)is perhaps the most graceful, as well as one of the easiest of culture amongst fe

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