. My garden, its plan and culture together with a general description of its geology, botany, and natural history. Gardening. Fig. 8gz.—Dicksonia Barometz. Fig. 893.—Tartarian Lamb. animal production, which ate grass. It is well pictured in Evelyn's " Sylva," and specimens of the " lamb " exist in the British Museum, from one of which my illustration (fig. 893) is taken. We have also D. fibrosa, which is considered to be a variety of D. antarctica. We have attempted the culture of some of the Filmy ferns, but only to a moderate extent, from the great difficulty of procuring
. My garden, its plan and culture together with a general description of its geology, botany, and natural history. Gardening. Fig. 8gz.—Dicksonia Barometz. Fig. 893.—Tartarian Lamb. animal production, which ate grass. It is well pictured in Evelyn's " Sylva," and specimens of the " lamb " exist in the British Museum, from one of which my illustration (fig. 893) is taken. We have also D. fibrosa, which is considered to be a variety of D. antarctica. We have attempted the culture of some of the Filmy ferns, but only to a moderate extent, from the great difficulty of procuring specimens. They require for their culture shade from the sun, ample light, and a moist atmosphere, and they will not bear any change in the hygro- metric state of the atmosphere. The temperature they require depends on the country from which they come, but all which require artificial heat ought to be covered with glass to ensure the equal hygrometric state of the air. The Hymenophyllum demissum (fig. 861), from New Zealand, is perhaps the most readily cultivated, especially if covered with a bell-glass. We have also the H. javanicum under the names of H. flexuosum and H. crispatum ; H. ciliatum from tropical America ; and also H. asplenioides, likewise from tropical America. We grow two English Hymenophyllums, H. Tunbridgense (fig. 863). 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 Smee, Alfred, 1818-1877. London, Bell and Daldy
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