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INDEX. 
on tables and side¬ 
boards . . . 156 
on tbe landing of the 
stairs . . .156 
on tbe lawn . 173-177 
{illus.) 176 
on window-sills 156,182 
passionately loved . 27 
popular pursuit of . 49 
refresh tbe wearied 
spirit . . .18 
repay consideration . 15 
rest tbe tired brain . 18 
sensitive to thought¬ 
ful tenderness . 15 
suggest a new source 
of pleasure . . 18 
suggest thoughts of 
green fields . . 18 
of sweet wild flowers 18 
of woods ... 18 
surroundings of . 20 
the most beautiful of 
vegetable forms . 49 
the most graceful of 
vegetable forms . 49 
will brighten the 
homes of the poor 18 
will freshen and 
beautify our homes 15 
will grow anywhere . 29 
will not droop like 
an exile . . 17 
Ferny lanes of Devon . . 84 
moorlands . 103-121 
rambles in South 
Devon . . . 83-98 
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Fertilizer, chemical . . 250 
Few homes without plants or 
flowers .... 238 
Fibrous, roots of Ferns . . 241 
Filling up sunless corners . 22 
vacant corners with 
Ferns ... 11 
Filmy Ferns .... 441-5 
Fingle Bridge 104, 108,110-13,117 
Fish and Ferns . . 195-197 
1 Fish and Fishing'' . . 196 
Floral purpose, odds and ends 
turned to a . . .32 
Floral transformations . . 182 
Flower gardening in town 
suburbs .... 7 
Flowerless monotony of city . 28 
Flowers in backyards . . 7 
on the window-sill . 182 
Flower stands . . . 182 
windows. . .185 
Food of plants . . . 220 
Forest, stillness of . . .20 
Forked spleenwort . 58, 407-8 
culture of . . 408 
description of . . 407-8 
habitats of . . 408 
Form, beauty of . .49 
Form which delights the 
eye . . . . .27 
Fountains and rockwork . 188 
Fresh green plants in every 
corner.... . 20 
Freshness of colour in Ferns . 24 
Fronds like balls . . . 242 
of Ferns . . . 241 
unrolling . . . 242 
Fuchsias .... 183 
