. The book of choice ferns for the garden, conservatory. and stove : describing and giving explicit cultural directions for the best and most striking ferns and selaginellas in cultivation. Illustrated with coloured plates amd numerous wood engravings. Identification; Ferns. 548 THE BOOK OF CHOICE FERNS. the fronds are fully developed, imbedded edgewise half-way in light, prepared soil, the singular bud-growths being thus brought into immediate contact with it. The pan or pot containing them being placed in gentle heat, these pseudo-bulbils soon begin to increase in size, and, under favourable
. The book of choice ferns for the garden, conservatory. and stove : describing and giving explicit cultural directions for the best and most striking ferns and selaginellas in cultivation. Illustrated with coloured plates amd numerous wood engravings. Identification; Ferns. 548 THE BOOK OF CHOICE FERNS. the fronds are fully developed, imbedded edgewise half-way in light, prepared soil, the singular bud-growths being thus brought into immediate contact with it. The pan or pot containing them being placed in gentle heat, these pseudo-bulbils soon begin to increase in size, and, under favourable conditions, the first fronds are produced through the process above described in the course of six months or less ; afterwards the young plants require to be subjected to a treatment similar to that usually given to Fern Fig, 94. Pinna of Asplenium Fi/ix-fcemina Clarissimum (nat. size). A. conioides—co-ni'-o-i'-des (resembling Conium or Hemlock), Appleby. One of the handsomest of all the cultivated forms with plain fronds. These, quite 2ft. in length and borne on pale-coloured stalks furnished with light brown scales, are broadly spear-shaped. The name of this variety is derived from a resemblance to Hemlock-leaves in the outline and divisions of. 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 Schneider, George. London : L. U. Gill
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