. The book of choice ferns for the garden, conservatory. and stove : describing and giving explicit cultural directions for the best and most striking ferns and selaginellas in cultivation. Illustrated with coloured plates amd numerous wood engravings. Identification; Ferns. BLECHNUM. 11 B. (Eublechnum) OCCidentaleâEu-blech'-num ; oc-cid-en-ta'-le (from the West), Linnoeus. One of the best-known and most-appreciated among Ferns of dwarf habit is this West Indian, stove species, probably on account of its easy cultivation, as also of the lasting quahties of its elegant fronds, which remain fres
. The book of choice ferns for the garden, conservatory. and stove : describing and giving explicit cultural directions for the best and most striking ferns and selaginellas in cultivation. Illustrated with coloured plates amd numerous wood engravings. Identification; Ferns. BLECHNUM. 11 B. (Eublechnum) OCCidentaleâEu-blech'-num ; oc-cid-en-ta'-le (from the West), Linnoeus. One of the best-known and most-appreciated among Ferns of dwarf habit is this West Indian, stove species, probably on account of its easy cultivation, as also of the lasting quahties of its elegant fronds, which remain fresh a very long time in water, when used for mixing with cut flowers. Besides, it has. Fi^, 4, Blechnum occidentale (i nat. siiie). for years been used in many private establishments for growing amongst orchids, to â which it forms a very effective background or undergrowth, the more so that it is a plant never infested by insects of any sort, and that it grows as well in coarse sand, gravel, or moss as in the best compost. The fronds, 9in. to 15in. long and 4in. to Sin. broad, are borne on upright but flexible stalks Gin. to 12in. long and scaly below ; they are furnished on each. 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 Schneider, George. London : L. U. Gill
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