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. The fern garden: how to make, keep, and enjoy it; or, Fern culture made easy. Ferns. 78 The Fern Garden. The following varieties are goodâirnbricatum, lanci- folium, multifurcatum, ramosurn, strictum. Cetekach.âC. officinarum, the scaly spleenwort, is 'â WM ilii i Ik :. 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 work.. Hibberd, Shirley, 1825-1890. London, Groombridge and sons

. The fern garden: how to make, keep, and enjoy it; or, Fern culture made easy. Ferns. 78 The Fern Garden. The following varieties are goodâirnbricatum, lanci- folium, multifurcatum, ramosurn, strictum. Cetekach.âC. officinarum, the scaly spleenwort, is 'â WM ilii i Ik :. 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 work.. Hibberd, Shirley, 1825-1890. London, Groombridge and sons Stock Photo

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