60 AMERICAN FERN JOURNAL 
Ferns at home and visiting 
Kate D. SpatpINnG 
(PLATE 3) 
In the course of a short walk one summer day, I found 
seven different kinds of ferns and picked a frond from 
each plant just for the love of them. A friend, seeing 
them, exclaimed, “‘ They all look alike to me!” It hardly 
seems possible that a person having eyes should see so 
little of beauty around him. : 
_ There is no more fascinating study for the amateur 
a botanist than ferns, especially if he lives in a locality _ 
Ps where they are abundant. Everyone admires their grace-_ 
