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herself; but away with the folly of setting up 

 lifeless imitations where the charming reality 

 can exist, and smile upon us in its pure and dewy 

 freshness ! 



Nothing less, it will be seen, than a revolution 

 in domestic ornamentation will realise the author's 

 ideal an ideal which he fears he has faintly 

 and very imperfectly endeavoured to represent in 

 these pages. What effect could be more pleasing, 

 more delightful, more refreshing, and exhilarating 

 to wearied town dwellers, than the sight of graceful 

 fern-fronds everywhere surrounding them in and 

 about their houses ? Money, as already shown, 

 can be freely lavished if it be desired to employ 

 artistic accessories in indulging the taste which 

 the author desires to see developed : fern-cases, 

 stands and brackets, boxes, hanging-baskets, pots, 

 and, indeed, almost every conceivable arrangement 

 for holding the beautiful plants, with every ela- 

 boration of carving and design, can be obtained 

 in almost infinite variety. The same facilities 

 exist for transforming the lawn or the garden 

 into a " Fern Paradise " ; and the means employed 



