i ?8 THE FERN PARADISE. 



in the season, even before the actual com- 

 mencement of summer. 



The modest little fern only reaches a height 

 of two or three inches. It is, indeed, even more 

 unpretending than Vulgatum. But its habitats 

 are similar; and in obtaining it for cultivation 

 the same precautions must be used. From its 

 tiny size, there will, of course, be less difficulty 

 in transplanting it with a sufficiency of its native 

 soil. Let its roots be undisturbed; and take it 

 up bodily in the turf on which it is found grow- 

 ing. If you wish to plant it in your fern-garden, 

 place your turf with its tiny freight in the selected 

 situation. If you would grow it in a pot, secure 

 one of the size necessary to hold the fern and its 

 surrounding tuft of grass and grassy roots. 



