Ferns

tliere is a aliady spot r corner, in which i' ■■) iis eau lic grown. i liad jnst such n spui, and planted everything tha.t was ïccoinmended. but without succes,-,. One day, wtiile trainping through the oods, it occurïed to me to try ferna :an liy making a bottom t'or the i cd. hy liiying tWO nchcs or more ol' einders; then all the broken earthenwaré and bits of briek 1 could tind, and u pon the Band and gravel. Next I cleaned out the wood-hougo, for the dirt and line chips. Then I started, (■iic line day, with my man and girl-ofall-work for tlie woods; and wliile Ke filled the wagon with rich, light sofl; wc (Ing nut all fche rotten wood vp could l'nid. It's the best thilig in the world for Icins. Wc were very caref tl I to take up plenty of their natural soil with the ferns. Before dárk the ugly, bare spot that had been so long au eyesore to me, wasathing of beauty. 'l'lie nct year it was still more lovelj; and now as I look out of the vindoY ir is beyond description. I put on IVcsli carth every year, and cover the hed with moss in the fall. They liever lade; secm to gipw naturally; and I causee the l'eiiis tryíllá to get their