PREFACE TO THE ILLUSTRATED EDITION. 
N this, its Foueth, Edition, 4 The 
Feen Paeadise 5 enters upon an 
entirely new phase of its exist¬ 
ence. It is indeed, to a large 
extent, a new book. Not only 
has the original text been carefully re¬ 
vised throughout, but considerable addi¬ 
tions have been made to the volume. 
The first contents comprised two parts, 
respectively called 4 Fern-land’ and 4 Ferns and 
Fern Culture.’ These remain—revised, and sup¬ 
plemented by additions to their text—as Parts I. 
and IV., whilst the whole of Parts II. and III. 
