. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Horticulture. Fig. 334.âAsplenium fontanum. ON FERNS. 531 fragilis, Dickieana, and montana\, a few varieties of the Male Fern, Lastrea Filix-mas; Lomaria alpina ; the Oak, Beech, and Limestone Polypodies, Polypodium Dryopteris (Fig. 336), Phegopteris, and cal- .(. careum ; Polypodium vulgare\ and varie- ties ; several hand- some forms of Poly- stichum, including the Holly Fern, P. Lonchitis ; numerous forms of the common Hartstongue, Scolo- â bendrium vulgare*; and Woodsia gla- bella, ilvensis, and obtusa. Among the medium-sized s
. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Horticulture. Fig. 334.âAsplenium fontanum. ON FERNS. 531 fragilis, Dickieana, and montana\, a few varieties of the Male Fern, Lastrea Filix-mas; Lomaria alpina ; the Oak, Beech, and Limestone Polypodies, Polypodium Dryopteris (Fig. 336), Phegopteris, and cal- .(. careum ; Polypodium vulgare\ and varie- ties ; several hand- some forms of Poly- stichum, including the Holly Fern, P. Lonchitis ; numerous forms of the common Hartstongue, Scolo- â bendrium vulgare*; and Woodsia gla- bella, ilvensis, and obtusa. Among the medium-sized species and varieties, growing from i2in. to 24m. in height we particularly note: Aspidium crista- tum\ and A. noveboracense; Dicksonia punctilobula; several handsome varieties of the Lady Fern, and also of the Male Fern; Lastrea intermedia, marginale, tzmula, montana\, Thelyp- teris* ; the Welsh Polypody, P. cambricum ; and several pretty forms of Polystichum angulare, Scolopendrium vulgare*, and Woodwardia virginica* The principal and most ornamental species and varieties growing 2ft. and upwards are : Athyrium Michauxii and several varieties of A. Filix-focmina, such as Howardce, Granta, Elworthii, plumosum, seti- gerum, ' todeoides, ' &c. ; Lastrea Goldieana, and several varieties of L. Filix-mas, such as Bollan- dice, Barnesii, grandiceps, In- gramii, lineare, &c.; also Lastrea dilatata and its several crested varieties. The North American Onodea sensibilis* and Osmunda cin- namomea*, interrupta*, gracilis*, as well as the British Osmunda regalis and regalis cristata*, are among the most distinct of all known Ferns. Very interesting also are Polystichum munitum 2 M 2. 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 Drury, William D. , 1857-1928; Abbott, J. M. London, L. U. Gill; New York, C. Sc
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