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down, that resting on the earth being held by the ever 

 useful hairpin ! 



The rock graft was more difficult, but after many 

 failures by way of stones that rolled off, a coarse network 

 of cords was put across and fastened to whatever twigs 

 or roots came in the way. Naturally a period of con- 

 stant sprinkling followed, and for that season the rock 

 graft seemed decidedly homesick, but the next spring 

 resignation had set in, and two years later the poly- 

 podys had completely adopted the new location and were 

 prepared to appropriate the whole of it. 



So you see that there are comparatively only a few 

 ferns, after all, that are of great value to The Garden, 

 You, and I, and likewise there are but a few rules for 

 their transplanting, viz.: 



Don't bother about the tops, for new ones will 

 grow, but look to the roots, and do not let them be 

 exposed to the air or become dry in travel. Examine 

 the quality of soil from which you have taken the ferns, 

 and if you have none like it nearer home, take some 

 with you for a starter ! Never dig up more on one 

 day than you can plant during the next, and above all 

 remember that if a fern is worth tramping the country- 

 side for, it is worth careful planting, and that the moral 

 remarks made about the care in setting out of roses 



