A sttuation for a fernery should be chosen in a retired spot, and should be formed by throwing up a mound of earth, and facing it on both sides with rocks and roots of trees; or two banks of earth, faced similarly, and facing each other, with a walk between, would answer admirably. One bank should face the north, and the other the south. On the north side, near the base, the moisture-loving species should be planted, and higher up on the bank such as love shade. On the south bank, plant towards the base all that grow on hedge banks; and towards the top, such species as inhabit mountainous rocks, old walls, etc. By these judicious arrangements, nearly the whole hardy species may be grown successfully in a comparatively-speaking small space of ground. Suitable soils for such species must be put in for them. The dead fronds should be allowed to remain through the winter, to protect the roots from the frost. In the spring cut them all away, and make the fernery neat, adding a little fresh soil around the plants.

In one house, ferns from every quarter of the globe may be cultivated, provided the best is sufficient for the tropical species; for though the natives of a hot climate will not thrive well in a low temperature, the species from cold climates will flourish in a much higher heat than their native wilds.

This is a great encouragement to an ardent cultivator, who is desirous of growing a large collection of these curious and singularly beautiful plants. A good collection of ferns, to a lover of plants, is as attractive and pleasing, if not more so, than any other tribe of plants, " always excepting Orchids".