FERNS AND AQUAftlA. 



ralist to construct a fernery and aquarium for 

 himself ; and whenever such a work is attempted, 

 it should always be remembered that the most 

 pleasing and successful results will always be 

 attained by the closest possible imitation of 

 Nature. How often have we not all admired the 

 rocky embankment of a trout-stream, for instance, 

 fringed by the waving fronds of Ferns ; and if we 

 were to explore the submerged holes and crevices 

 in such a rocky embankment, we should find that 

 they furnished habitats as congenial for the fish 

 in the streams as in their way are provided for 

 the Ferns above by the holes and corners in the 

 superposed rocky masses. Half an hour's careful 

 study of a ferny streamlet would indeed afford 

 more than one valuable lesson in the art of 

 bringing Ferns into association with aquaria in 

 our homes. 



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