Window gardening : devoted specially to the culture of flowers and ornamental plants for indoor use and parlor decoration . upon the work ere it was completed. In thepockets were inserted specimens of Cystopterisregia, Camptosaurus rhizophyllus, Asx)leniumflabellifolium, Scolopendrium, vulgare , polyschides, and vulgare ramo mar-ginatum, Adiantum hispidulum, and a few Se-laginellas. The latter soon grew so as tosmother the whole fabric, forming a rich bell ofvarious tmts of blue and green, with the fernpushing through them. On the right hand sideof the arch was planted Nephrolepis e
Window gardening : devoted specially to the culture of flowers and ornamental plants for indoor use and parlor decoration . upon the work ere it was completed. In thepockets were inserted specimens of Cystopterisregia, Camptosaurus rhizophyllus, Asx)leniumflabellifolium, Scolopendrium, vulgare , polyschides, and vulgare ramo mar-ginatum, Adiantum hispidulum, and a few Se-laginellas. The latter soon grew so as tosmother the whole fabric, forming a rich bell ofvarious tmts of blue and green, with the fernpushing through them. On the right hand sideof the arch was planted Nephrolepis exaltata,one of the most suberb of Wardian Case ferns,and remarkably distinct, with its graceful arch-ing polypodium-like fronds. On the left hand Nephrolepis pectinata, which is of the same habit of growth,and a very beautiful and interesting fern; nevertheless, less beautiful thanthe other, as it is also less vigorous. A small plant of Platycerium grandew&s thenplanted in the shell of a cocoanut, and suspended by copper wire to the crownof the arch, and this spring its new growth was so vigorous that it had to be. 182 WINDOW GARDENING. removed to the greenhouse, where it is now flourishing. Two more notable fernswere introduced, namely : Pteris flabellata, var. crisjm, a very erect and char-acteristic fern of large growth, quite cheap and common, and one of the best forglass cases, of at least two feet in height within. The other was our fine oldhardy friend, Cyrtomium falcatnm, which is worth a place anywhere amongferns, and fortunately it will grow anywhere, and is always noble. The rest of the plants consisted of various small, yet choice subjects. Pterissca&e?itZa, very beautiful in the lace4ike divisions, and light green hue of itsfronds. It is really a gem, and always grows well in peat, cocoanut, or anysoil of a light spongy texture; Doodia lunulata and caudata, are of small growth, and serve well with Loma-ria lanceolata and L. spicant, to fill up green tufts between f
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