THE FERN WORLD 
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with the upper part of the crown well elevated. Within 
reach of the spray of a fountain, or shaclily placed amidst 
stones on a bank overhanging water, it becomes a singularly 
beautiful object, its fronds seeming to revel in the moist 
atmosphere which surrounds them under such circumstances. 
The rootstock of the Hartstougue can be divided with a 
sharp knife into three or four pieces, so cut, that each 
portion retains an equal share of the caudex and two or 
three fronds. Each portion thus detached will grow if 
separately planted. 
