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and very distinct fern. Try your hand at a large pot 
specimen—when four or five years old it will be grand. 
A rather strong soil, with good drainage* suits it; say 
yellow loam three parts* leaf mould two parts* and grit 
obtained by sifting the sweepings of the gravel walks 
one part. By the way* this is a capital plan of obtain¬ 
ing clean sharp sand. We rarely buy sand* as we sift 
all our sweepings and spend the sand money in keeping 
the gravel perfect. 
