NATIVE PLANTS 



climatic conditions to contend with quite unlike 

 those of to-day. Have you ever noticed its 

 habit of shooting its smooth, black seeds, when 

 ripe, to a distance, thus distributing itself over 

 a wider territory without the assistance of man 

 or bird? As a purely decorative shrub few 

 things can excel it. Its large leaves of golden- 

 green changing to a bright yellow in fall, its 

 double crop of blossoms and seeds at the same 

 time, and its vigorous habit of growth will be 

 made the most of by every wise amateur gar- 

 dener. 



THE lover of ferns will find it an easy 

 matter to domesticate many of the most 

 attractive varieties if he or she will be content 

 to take young plants. They should be removed 

 from their native haunts with a good amount of 

 soil adhering to their roots. Give them, if pos- 

 sible, a shady place to grow in, and make the 

 soil as light as that in which they originally 

 grew. It is well worth while to get a wagon- 

 load or two of soil from the woods for the 

 especial use of these plants. In lifting them, 

 wrap each one as soon as lifted in stout paper 

 and set them in a deep basket, applying enough 



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