loS FERNS SUITABLE FOR THE AQUATIC GARDEN. 



Ferns I'ather resent much digging about their roots, but if the soil, 

 moisture, and shade are right, they will continue to grow larger and better 

 each year. 



In winter the species enumerated will need no protection except, perhaps, 

 a light covering of leaves. 



Adiantum pedatum. (Maiden Hair). Eight inches to two feet high. 

 Stem forked, the divisions once to thrice pinnate. Grows from a creeping 

 rootstock, sending up fronds all summer. Rich leaf mold in damp shade. 

 Found in damp woodlands and hillsides. 



