. Ferns and fern culture: their native habitats, organisation, habits of growth, compost for different genera; cultivation in pots, baskets, rockwork, walls; in stove, greenhouse, dwelling-house, and outdoor ferneries; potting, watering, propagation, etc. Selections of ferns suitable for stove, warm, cool and cold greenhouses; for baskets, walls, exhibition, wardian cases, dwelling-houses, and outdoor ferneries. Insect pests and their eradication, & Ferns. Ferns and Fern CvMure. 51 the highly-ornamental wire basket, and the plainer kinds of galvanised wire; the square wood and the terr
. Ferns and fern culture: their native habitats, organisation, habits of growth, compost for different genera; cultivation in pots, baskets, rockwork, walls; in stove, greenhouse, dwelling-house, and outdoor ferneries; potting, watering, propagation, etc. Selections of ferns suitable for stove, warm, cool and cold greenhouses; for baskets, walls, exhibition, wardian cases, dwelling-houses, and outdoor ferneries. Insect pests and their eradication, & Ferns. Ferns and Fern CvMure. 51 the highly-ornamental wire basket, and the plainer kinds of galvanised wire; the square wood and the terra-cotta baskets, such as are often used for orchids. The very ornamental ones are often difficult .to deal with, and they have also a tendency to look artificial, and not in character with the plants. The plain, gal- vanised baskets, with stiff suspending wires, are for some reasons preferable. The wooden ones, when not too heavy, look still better and more rustic ; the terra- cotta are sometimes passable, and at others Basket with Ferns PLiNTED. Individual taste must decide the kind to be used; so far as the Ferns are concerned all are much alike to them. The best material wherewith to line the baskets is green wood-moss, in as large thick flakes as can be procured. The next is living sphagnum. A good thick lining should be placed in large baskets, and a few large pieces of charcoal, to partially fill the basket, so that it will not be so heavy as if filled entirely by soil. Smaller baskets will require less moss and wiU do without charcoal. If moss is not procurable, pieces of fibrous. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Birkenhead, John. Manchester, Eng. ; [etc. , etc. ] The author
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