POT CULTURE OF FERNS 
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beauty will come with it. Whether in a gloomy room, 
unrelieved by the presence of any other plant forms; on 
the solitary window-sill, looking out upon a bleak prospect 
of bricks and mortar ; by the bedside of an invalid ; or even 
in the office of the man of business, it will convey to the be- 
holder a sense of pleasure. To the lover of Nature the sight 
of it I will bring up to the mind’s eye scenes of the moorland 
— of gurgling brook, of foaming cascade, and of wooded hills 
and winding valleys. 
To promote the successful pot-culture of Ferns, simple and 
easily- remembered directions are all that need be observed; 
for here, as in other kinds of cultivation, it is only necessary 
to provide the conditions which will the most nearly resemble 
the natural conditions under which the plants grow. We 
have seen that Ferns especially love situations which, 
though abundantly moist, are nevertheless well drained. 
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