THE FERN PA11AD1SE. 



follow and coyly rest along the course of many 

 a stream which provides the natural element of 

 the finny tribes. Waving Ferns by the margins 

 of river and brook, of lake and pond, deepen the 

 shelter of overarchin & trees and shrubs, furnishing 



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the coolest of cool retreats for the inhabitants of 

 the sparkling waters ; and in many a moorland 

 stream the angler, following his gentle craft, will 



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often find his noblest prey in the deeper cur- 

 rents which flow by the roots of clustering Brake 

 or graceful Lady Fern. 



But if we transport our flowerlcss plants to our 

 home and town surroundings, why cannot we still 

 bring them into association with the little fish 

 worlds, which it is so much the custom to intro- 

 duce into our dwellings ? In his pleasant and 

 genial ' Notes on Fisli and Fishing ' a delightful 

 volume, from the pen of one of the most pleasant 

 .and genial of enthusiastic lovers of Nature Mr. 

 J. J. Manley suggests that the followers of his 

 gentle craft might learn much that would be both 

 interesting and instructive concerning the habits 

 of fish by watching their movements in aquaria. 

 An excellent suggestion ! And how easy it would 



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