THE FEIiN PAEAD1SE. 
remove as much as possible of the soil in which it 
is found growing, without disturbing the roots of 
the Fern. Both the Moonwort and the Adders- 
tongue are found growing in general in open mea- 
dows or heaths, amongst the grass which abounds 
in such situations. There is a double advantage 
in getting up your Fern without disturbing its 
roots. In the first place you make sure that it 
will grow ; and in the next place you ensure its 
commencing to grow immediately on removal. 
You, in fact, bring with your Fern a bit of the 
meadow, or wild heath, and in your home e Fern 
paradise ’ you at once surround your favourite 
with the delightful association of its habitat. The 
Adders-tongue does not, perhaps, possess in full 
measure the attractions of some other members 
of the beautiful Fern family ; but it is, neverthe- 
less, beautiful in its simplicity ; and it should by no 
means be banished from the Fern house or garden, 
or, indeed, from any part of cultivated Fern-land. 
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