Some |3cess ©pinions 
OF 
c 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. Heath's 
book is well conceived. First he stimulates a taste for the fernery by vivid descriptions 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 dis¬ 
cussing 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 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 amore, 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 of Nature, 
and who has thrown around his subject, not only the light of science, but the charm of 
enthusiasm and poetry.’ 
Morning- Post. 
4 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 ornamentation even of the humblest 
dwellings.’ 
Standard. 
‘ The Fern Paradise has won its way to a most deservedly high place in popular esti¬ 
mation.’ . . . ‘ The chapters which the author devotes to accounts of rambles amongst 
green lanes and shady 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.’ 
G-arden. 
‘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 chaiacteristic ability. His object is to extend the 
love of fernery, and we imagine that few who read his pages will do so uninfluenced by 
his enthusiasm.' 
