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herself ; but away with the folly of setting up 
lifeless imitations where the charming reality 
can exist, and smile upon us in its pure and dewy 
freshness ! 
Nothing less, it will be seen, than a revolution 
in domestic ornamentation will realise the author’s 
ideal — an ideal which he fears he has faintly 
and very imperfectly endeavoured to represent in 
these pages. What effect could be more pleasing, 
more delightful, more refreshing, and exhilarating 
to wearied town dwellers, than the sight of graceful 
fern-fronds everywhere surrounding them in and 
about their houses ? Money, as already shown, 
can be freely lavished if it be desired to employ 
artistic accessories in indulging the taste which 
the author desires to see developed : fern-cases, 
stands and brackets, boxes, hanging-baskets, pots, 
and, indeed, almost every conceivable arrangement 
for holding the beautiful plants, with every ela- 
boration of carving and design, can be obtained 
in almost infinite variety. The same facilities 
exist for transforming the lawn or the garden 
into a “ Fern Paradise ” ; and the means employed 
