Show one of nature a 8 joics A species of tern fern which grows in the shape of the horn and tind ant lers of deer and sag stag have been aptly de scribed is one of mature nature s jokes rho cause of this extraordinary reproduce tion of a feature of animal life has bas not been accounted for it Is altogether together il to behold the thin green horns curving out of the file tree as bealls as if they ft iv ere growing from the had of a stag or to see seve the branch ing ing and dign dicent antlers of a moose imitated eien e en to the finest detail this till ins ing ece atric ty is not by any menus mean the only ic ie feature of fein lowth the wonderful manner in III anh ch ell these plants are propagated m gated has challenged the admiration an and awe e of students tb under a magnifying glass bun lids of the minute which perform the function of seeds look like ills only the smallest atom and so imperceptibly ire they scattered from fern to fern thit that shil sh il lespeare coul I 1 think of oo 00 better synonym for love than the secief of the fern seed which walk walks n visible invisible |