INDEX, 



Ferns 



repay consideration 

 rest the tired brain 

 sensitive to thought- 

 ful tenderness... 

 suggest a new source 



of pleasure 

 suggest thoughts of 



green fields 

 of sweet wild flowers 

 of woods 

 surroundings of 

 the most beautiful of 

 vegetable forms 



brighten 

 homes of 

 pooi- 

 freshen 



the 

 the 



37 

 40 



37 

 40 



40 

 40 

 40 

 42 



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and 



beautify our homes 37 

 will grow anywhere 51 

 will not droop like 



exile 39 



Ferny lanes of Devon ... 92 



moorlands 109-29 



rambles in South 



Devon 91-108 



Fertilizer, chemical 226 



Few homes without plants 



or flowers 216 



Fibrous roots of Ferns ... 219 

 Filling up sunless corners ... 44 

 vacant corners with 



Ferns 33 



Filmy Ferms 399-403 



Fingle Bridge 110, 116, 181-21, 125 

 Fish and Ferns ... . 187-9 



Fish and Fishing ... ... 188 



Floral purpose, odds and ends 



turned to a ... ... 54 



Eloral transformations ... 178 

 Flower gardening' in town 



suburbs 29 



Flowerless monotony of city 50 



Flowers in backyards ... 29 



on the window-sill ... 178 



Flower stands... ... ... 178 



windows 181 



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Food of plants ... ... 204 



Forest, stillness cf 42 



Forked spleenwort ... 74, 367-8 



culture of 368 



description of ... 367-8 



habitats of 368 



Form, beauty of ... ... 65 



Form which delights the 



eye ... ... ... 47 



Fountains and rockwork .. 184 

 Fresh green plants in every 



corner ... ... ... 42 



Freshness of colour in Ferns 46 



Fronds like balls 220 



of Ferns ... ... 219 



unrolling ... ... 220 



Fuchsias ... ... ... 179 



G. 



GARDENS IN LARGE TOWN 



CENTRES, THE EXCEPTION 29 



' Garden of England ' ... 66, 70 



Garden soil, rough ... ... 225 



Geraniums ... ... ... 179 



Gifs of the all-wise Creator 58 



Glass over area ' wells ' ... 182 



shades 163 



stands 163 



Glories of the Devonshire 



moorland ... ... ... 39 



Glorious forms of Fern life ... 65 

 vegetation of the 



earth 62 



Glowing heat of the tropics 42 



Graceful forms of Ferns ... 47 

 Gracefulness and beauty of 



Ferns ... ... 45-7, 65 



Granite boulder ... ... 45 



Green lane ! Down a ... 131-51 



Green lanes of Devon ... 69, 84 



life in the country ... 37 



Green spleenwort ... ... 383-4 



culture of 384 



description of ... 383-4 



habitats of 383 



Ground fernery 210 



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