The century supplement to the dictionary of gardening, a practical and scientific encyclopaedia of horticulture for gardeners and botanists . le water should beallowed, and even when in good health, unless growingin great heat, A. crinitum should be watered only whenshowing signs of flagging. Two or three other representatives of this interestinggenus require special treatment if the best results are tobe obtained. A. peltatum is one. Unless kept in aplace naturally moist, this elegant little Fern, which doesnot like having its roots disturbed more tlian is necessary,and which, furthermore, re
The century supplement to the dictionary of gardening, a practical and scientific encyclopaedia of horticulture for gardeners and botanists . le water should beallowed, and even when in good health, unless growingin great heat, A. crinitum should be watered only whenshowing signs of flagging. Two or three other representatives of this interestinggenus require special treatment if the best results are tobe obtained. A. peltatum is one. Unless kept in aplace naturally moist, this elegant little Fern, which doesnot like having its roots disturbed more tlian is necessary,and which, furthermore, requires a liberal supply ofwater all the year round, is considered a somewhat shy 1900 Supplement—Regent Introductions, &g. n Acrostichum— Wliuii, however, in a place in wliich a iierma-nently moist atmosphere may be ;-pendrifolium, which thrives best when pot-bouml, providin;,^the watering is carefully Fig. 11. Acrostichum Aiiiertii. A. scandens, though usually regarded as a stove fern,grows very well in the intermediate house, wliere thewinter temperature occasionally falls below 50deg. prefers a compost of an open nature made of fibrousloam, fibrous peat, partly-decayed leaf-mould, and silverBand, in equal parts, with abundance of water at theroots all the year round. To the species, &c., described onpp. 18-20, Vol. I., the following shouhl be added. Exceptwhere otlierwise indicated, stove treatment is required.
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