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THE FERN PARADISE. 
of one of the rockeries which the plant had over¬ 
shadowed. We proceeded to pick up the broken 
piece, when wonderful to behold, it was not a 
broken piece at all, but the persevering tip of an 
enterprising frond which had found its way right 
through the rockery , and had begun gracefully and 
triumphantly to unfold on the top. What this 
clever Bracken will ultimately do, it is impossible 
to say; but we shall not be surprised, after its 
adventure through the rockery, to find its fronds 
peeping up in any part of our garden. 
The Bracken is a great favourite of ours; and 
it cannot be other than a favourite with all true 
Fern-lovers. Give it shade, moisture, rich loam 
and leaf-mould, and plenty of room to creep, and 
it will bring to your ‘Fern paradise,’ the wild 
grace of the forest. 
