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Excerpt from Ferns of Kentucky: With Sixty Full-Page Etchings and Six Wood Cuts, Drawn by the Author, Illustrating Structure, Fertilization, Classification Genera, and Species
From a strictly utilitarian point of view, very little use has been made of ferns, the root of the Male Fern alone furnishing the materia medica with a drug of some value. The true lover of ferns is not troubled with this lack Of utility. The woods and glens and mountains are replete with objects of interest, whether seen with the eye Of a botanist or of an amateur. He finds treasure-trove in every patch of ferns. Every plant, ' whether dried for household decoration, or simply named and classified, will recall the quiet loveliness Of nature whenever the mind is vexed with worldly care. The window, with its store Of living plants, the parlor wall, ornamented with vines, the fern album, filled with carefully prepared specimens, all serve to tell the story of their discovery. The Climbing Fern is there, reminding him of the long tramp among the hills; the little Bladder Fern, recalling the visit to the woodland spring, where it was gathered from the crevices Of the dripping rocks, and where, from the overhanging ledge, he attempted to trace the trailing root Of the Polypody, or watched the Lady Fern unfolding its scroll of deli cate tissues.
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