Some flrcss (Opinions 
Ol' 
“ THE FERN PARADISE.” 
Selected from ioo favourable Reviews. 
FIRST EDITION. 
Saturday Review. 
‘ It is an appropriate undertaking- for a practical philanthropist to bring home fern- 
hunting and fern culture to the mind and eye of the many. . . The plan of Mr. Heaths 
book is well conceived. First he stimulates a taste for the fernery by vivid descrip- 
tions of fern land and its unflowering botanic inhabitants, and this done he introduces 
us to a dozen typical ‘single ferns,’ the only species of their respective, genera : 
afterwards discussing some seven interesting ‘fern groups,’ and all this simply and 
clearly, and yet with enough of exactness to prevent any scientific reader having the 
right to cavil at an untechnicality, which is an especial boon to the general reader and 
amateur fern fancier. . . . Unless Mr. Heath himself paints on canvas as cleverly as 
as he depicts on paper the scenes with which his favourite plants are connected, it 
might be worth an artist’s while to visit some of the haunts and outlooks of his 
Devonian rambles.’ 
Spectator. 
‘ With the view of promoting fern culture it is that Mr. Heath has produced this 
charming little volume, which, written, it is needless to say, con amove, will not only 
enchant the Fern lover, but will also please and instruct the general reader.’ 
British Quarterly Review. 
‘We earnestly commend this volume, written by one who is an intense lover "f 
Nature, and who has thrown around his subject, not only the light of science, but the 
charm of enthusiasm and poetry.’ 
Morning- Post. 
‘ The Fern Paradise comes from the pen of a well-known writer on popular 
subjects. While Mr. Heath makes his plea for the culture of ferns almost irresistible 
by his alluring sketches of ‘The Fern Paradise of England,’ he also shows how 
readily the most charming features of that paradise may be utilized for the orna- 
mentation even of the humblest dwellings.’ 
Standard. 
‘ The Fern Paradise has won its way to a most deservedly high place in popular 
estimation.’ . . . ‘ The chapters which the author devotes to accounts of rambles 
amongst green lanes and shad}' nooks are delightfully fresh, and full of picturesque 
descriptions and delicate word-painting. Lovers of the beautiful in Nature could 
desire no more charming programme for a country holiday than to follow. The Fern 
Paradise in hand, Mr. Heath’s wanderings. . . . We have read with great pleasure 
his charming descriptions. 
Garden. 
‘ This book has for its acknowledged object the development of the popular taste 
for ferns. If an enthusiastic appreciation of his subject, a vivid imagination, and 
splendid powers of description are likely to assist in the accomplishment of the 
Author’s purpose, he will probably have the satisfaction of knowing in time that he 
has been successful. His work has evidently been a labour of love; and wisely 
choosing to approach his subject from an aesthetic rather than from a scientific point 
of view, the opportunity has been afforded for descriptive writing of a kind rarely 
to be found in works bearing upon botanical matters.’ 
Land and Water. 
‘ Mr. Heath has fulfilled his task with characteristic ability. His object is to 
extend the love of fernery, and we imagine that few who read his pag'es will do so 
uninfluenced by his enthusiasm.’ 
