. My garden, its plan and culture together with a general description of its geology, botany, and natural history. Gardening. 402 MV GARDEN. In the Silver and Gold ferns we have a group of lovely plants, belonging to the GymnogrammEe. One species is so far British that it grows in Jersey. I have seen plenty on the shores of the Mediterranean, but have not been successful with, and do not now possess, the plant. The G. calomelamos, with white powder, is a fine species; and its variety G. chrysophylla, with golden powder (fig. 917), should always be grown. In winter time these beautiful ferns fr
. My garden, its plan and culture together with a general description of its geology, botany, and natural history. Gardening. 402 MV GARDEN. In the Silver and Gold ferns we have a group of lovely plants, belonging to the GymnogrammEe. One species is so far British that it grows in Jersey. I have seen plenty on the shores of the Mediterranean, but have not been successful with, and do not now possess, the plant. The G. calomelamos, with white powder, is a fine species; and its variety G. chrysophylla, with golden powder (fig. 917), should always be grown. In winter time these beautiful ferns from the West Indies require but little water, and should be placed near the light. I have large plants of these ferns which are of surpassing beauty. Seedlings come up freely, but vary in 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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