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by the majesty of gracefulness which the ferns 
embody. Hence, the simplest and most inexpen- 
sive materials are all that need be employed to 
produce the most beautiful effects. The humblest 
householder can find no difficulty in obtaining 
these materials. The ordinary red flower-pots, 
for instance, are within the reach of all, even the 
very poorest, and these can be brought fully into 
requisition to aid the fern-lover in transforming 
his home into a “ Fern Paradise.’’ The lovely 
plants will be none the less graceful because grown 
in these simple contrivances. On the contrary, 
they will show to all the greater advantage when 
their own lovely forms are left — unsurrounded by 
artistic adornments — to speak to the eye with the 
quiet eloquence of natural grace. 
In the garden also, however small it may be, 
or even in the paved and narrow yard which may 
exist, when a garden is absent, the same simplicity 
of arrangement will suffice for producing most 
pleasing effects. Rockwork, for instance, will pro- 
vide, perhaps, the most convenient site for the 
disposition of garden ferns ; and here it will be 
