SOME PRESS OPINIONS OF "THE FERN WORLD" (continued). 



Saturday Review. 



". . . The book may be said to comprise, in a compact, and at any rate 'knapsack-fitting* 

 form, the whole grammar and dictionary of the fern world. ... In page 39 an insight may 

 be gained into the gradual formation of a 'fern-islet by a process of Nature which is charmingly 

 described. . . . A delightful addition to the naturalist's library " 



British Quarterly Review. 



"The book is beautifully illustrated. The ferns are photographed and coloured with an 

 excellency that we have never seen surpassed. The volume is a very charming one, and 

 is as fascinating for the general reader as it is useful for the amateur cultivator. Vivid and 

 felicitous descriptions of natural scenery, touches of poetry, accounts of rambles, a pervading 

 glow of enthusiasm, and an easy, sparkling style, combine with the useful information to make 

 the volume one th;t* even those most insensible to the charms of Nature will be glad to possess. 



V/orld. 



" It is equally charming and useful. No work of the kind could advance a more, substantial 

 claim to popularity of the best kind. It is agreeably free .from technical terminology, yet its 

 descriptions of, vai ious growths are-accurate enough to satisfy the most scientific of botanists. 

 The same may be said of Mr. Heath's account of the peculiarities of different ferns, a subject 

 which he handles ; in lovingly as he does skilfully. . . ." 



Standard. 



'' The execution of this work is in every way worthy of the past fame and the present aims 

 of the author. " 



Morning Post. 



" The author of ' The Fern World ' is already well known by former books as an enthusiastic 

 lover of Nature, his special study being the beautiful form of the fern in all of its numerous 

 and always attractive varieties. The illustrations in this book are simply perfection. . . . 

 Mr. Heath warms into eloquence, and groups together picturesque details, which convey quite 

 a little ' vignette ' to the mind's eye. His language is poetic, his colouring fresh. . . . He has 

 produced a very beautiful volume, abounding in knowledge of his pleasant theme, rich in 

 illustrations, and presented to the botanic student and the reading world in general in an 

 elegant and attractive form. Mr. Heath leads us out into cool, shady nooks, and ' pleasant 

 places,' redolent of enjoyment to men of pure thought and poetic fancies." 



Mr. GEORGE HENSLOW, in Academy. 



"... Lovers of ferns will hail with delight another and charming volume from the pen of 

 Mr. Heath. Whether we regard the cover stamped all over with pretty ferns, or the pictorial 

 embellishments within ... or, on the other hand, the excellent treatment of the subject, 

 the volume is an attractive one. We heartily recommend it to the reader." 



Spectator. 



" Many lovers of the quieter aspects of Nature will thank us for directing their attention to 

 Mr. Heath's ' Fern World/" 



Illustrated London News. 



'"The Fern World' is both instructive and delightful in the highest degree, combining 

 exact botanical description with the most inviting and enchanting accounts of many a ramble 

 in the sweetest rural haunts. . . . But in this delightful book the study of botanical, generic, 

 and specific varieties has obtained a fascinating and most helpful method of representation. 

 This is done by means of twelve of the finest plates, printed by Messrs. Leighton Brothers 

 from photographs of fronds, collected and grouped by the author, which are unquestionably 

 the most beautiful, vivid, and faithful pictures of plant-life that have ever yet appeared in any 

 work of this class. They have all the freshness of 'the living hues of Nature,' 



Queen. 



"A beautiful, instructive, and bewitching book. Mr. Heath is a painter who adds colour 

 to drawing, and produces a picture endued with life and grace. He gilds the pills of know- 

 ledge which he administers with the most fascinating effect, and we believe the information 

 given in the volume will be highly prized by fern collectors and amateurs. The author paints 

 icenery with a glowing pencil; and for such as love the beauties of Nature and who have a 

 pecial love for ferns the descriptive portions of the volume will prove a charm. We have 

 gone through the book with real pleasure. ... Of the illustrations it is not too much to say 

 that they are exquisite." 



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