AMONG THE WILD FLOWERS. 183 
No plants are more easy to preserve in a 
dried state than Ferns, provided they be kept 
from damp; and none are more beautiful when 
carefully preserved. Many ferns dislike the 
drip from trees ; all love shade, and coolness at 
the root. A few exceptions grow in apparently 
dry walls and rocks; but it will always be found 
that their roots have a fair supply of moisture 
in those situations, from one source or other. 
