THE FJ3RN PAEADISE. 



and enormous roots extending to nearly the whole 

 width of the wall, and forming a compact mass 

 nearly a foot square. This wall, like the one at 

 Berry Pomeroy, was immersed in the deepest 

 shade flung by the over-hanging trees. 



Planted in the highest and shadiest clefts of the 

 out-of-door rockery, with leaf-mould, sand, and 

 old bits of mortar for soil, kept sufficiently moist, 

 but not drenched with water, the elegant Scale 

 Fern will succeed well. 



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