THE FERNS OF NEW ZEALAND,
The Colonies thus refers to the ferns of New Zealand :—Lovers and collectors of ferns—and their name is legion—should enrich their greenhouses or their books with specimens of some of the beaiitiful varieties which abound in New Zealand, Australia, and Fiji. The first and last named colonies are peculiarly rich in ferns; and a considerable trade is carried on by collectors in the colonies in forwarding assorted specimens to different parts of the world. These interesting plants, being easy to carry, and equally easy to rear in a moderately warm and moist atmosphere, are deserving of far niore general attention in this country than they have hitherto received. A carefully-packed parcel from either New Zealand or Fiji could reach England in perfect condition if shipped by one of the regular lines of steamers via Sydney or via San Francisco. A peculiarity observable in the leaves of several varieties of New Zealand ferns, is that they will grow for many years after being mounted and pressed in an album. This remarkable growth in a leaf quite dry and apparently dead, is worthy of careful examination, being unique, we believe, in the history of plauts."
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Kumara Times, Issue 970, 8 November 1879, Page 3
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198THE FERNS OF NEW ZEALAND, Kumara Times, Issue 970, 8 November 1879, Page 3
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