THE FEKN PARADISE. 



but beyond of a vivid and delightful green; a 

 rachis of the same delightful green, and on each 

 side of it, placed in alternation, a row of 

 little, egg-shaped, saw-edged leaflets, diminish- 

 ing in size as the frond tapers to a point. 

 Each root- stock produces these pretty little fronds 

 in thick clusters, so that a luxuriant specimen of 

 the plant presents a delightfully fresh appearance. 

 The fronds grow to various heights, their luxu- 

 riance depending on the favourable or unfavour- 

 able nature of the situation in which the plant 

 grows. Sometimes they are not more than an 

 inch or two in height ; sometimes they are five or 

 six, occasionally as much as eight or ten. 



Delighting as it does in an atmosphere of mois- 

 ture, it should be planted where ii> can secure the 

 conditions which it requires. It may be grown 

 in the rockery or in pots in the house. But under 

 a covering of glass it will thrive admirably, for 

 there it can most easily secure the moisture which 

 it loves. 



