What Genus Are you? The Fern Edition

It just gets rainier and rainier here. To the point where I've finally convinced myself to get a pair of rain boots. I'm thinking a pair of Hunter boots in navy blue, but I'm still thinking on it. It seems like a wild investment, but at this point - probably the best one I could make. My mother called me at 7:30 this morning to chat about floods ... that's occasion enough for expensive footwear.

I thought today would be appropriate to share some illustrations of pretty ferns that came from the Meehan's Monthly books...
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Whitened Cloak Fern



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Claytons Flowering Fern



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Bladder Fern



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Lady Fern



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Goldies Shield Fern



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Borded Shield Fern



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Killarney Fern



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Marsh Shield Fern



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Mountain Spleenwort



(okay, so I don't think this could technically be considered a fern, but it does look nice with the other anyway!)

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Peters Hair Fern



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I'm sure the ferns in the forests around here are looking gigantic and healthy - unlike my button fern I have at home... sad story about that thing. It was in ICU and underwent major surgery when I forgot to water it for a few days (ie I had to cut all but three stems out because the leaves were dry and crackling off) but then I brought it back to life with new little sprouts and it was looking okay for about a week or so, but it's starting to look sickly again. I think I'm going to give up custody and hand it over to be with other plant friends on Alice's porch. And no one can forget to water it because it's surely doing enough of that outside anyway!