. The century book of gardening; a comprehensive work for every lover of the garden. Gardening. percristatum Druery, besides its delicate plumose cutting, has immense comminuted tassels at the top of the frond, large ones on the side divisions, smaller ones on the sub-divisions of these, and finally the ultimate tiny sections are distinctly fanned at the tips, and all as even as a die. The pedigree of this Fern is (i) the common Lady Fern, (2) a plumose form found in afield at Axmin- ster, (3) a finer cut form raised from a spore of that, all so far uncrested, then (4) a sudden break' on a bat
. The century book of gardening; a comprehensive work for every lover of the garden. Gardening. percristatum Druery, besides its delicate plumose cutting, has immense comminuted tassels at the top of the frond, large ones on the side divisions, smaller ones on the sub-divisions of these, and finally the ultimate tiny sections are distinctly fanned at the tips, and all as even as a die. The pedigree of this Fern is (i) the common Lady Fern, (2) a plumose form found in afield at Axmin- ster, (3) a finer cut form raised from a spore of that, all so far uncrested, then (4) a sudden break' on a batch of youngsters into cresting, and the selection of Aft. p:umosum superbum Druery, the mother of the one described. To illustrate this pedigree as far as superbum, we give a photograph showing the various stages, and another showing incomparably the finest Lady Fern existing (Alt', plumosum Druery), a sister plant of percristatu m , though absolutely uncrested. Ferns, however, vary in other ways; some have their fronds rolled up and curled, others have them and their side divisions abruptly terminated with a pocket or a thorn, while in the Hart's-tongue the plumose character takes the shape of beautiful frills, and sometimes these have lacy edges. Both these again may be associated with beautifully fimbriate tassels. The variety, indeed, is not only charming but endless, and of late years there has been established a splendid outdoor collection at Kew embracing some thousands of plants and hundreds of forms, including most of the best. Having now dilated somewhat upon the merits of these varietal forms, we may next consider their culture and adaptability for ornamental purposes to country and even town gardens. In the first place, then, with very rare exceptions, the constitutions of these highly- improved types are as robust and hardy as that of the common ones, which, being native, are necessarily fitted to withstand our severest winters. Herein they obviously possess a grea
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