Maidenhair

Do thou pluck a maniple -- that is an handful -- of the plant called Maidenhair, and make

Medical Essays, 1842-1882 Oliver Wendell Holmes 1851

Do thou pluck a maniple -- that is an handful -- of the plant called Maidenhair, and make a syrup therewith as I have shewed thee.

Complete Project Gutenberg Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Works Oliver Wendell Holmes 1851

You have some great shots here … I love so many but have to say the first is stunning as well as the black stems of Maidenhair fern, the fruit of Passion vine and your trunks of Silver Maple.

Look Up-Look Down-Look All Around « Fairegarden 2009

The spiral of the Maidenhair Fern the first shot is so unusual.

The Sunny Woodland-GBDW* « Fairegarden 2009

The black stems of the Maidenhair Fern were striking–just like The Black Forest with all the lush underbrush.

Look Up-Look Down-Look All Around « Fairegarden 2009

Maidenhair ferns are lovely, I grow Adiantum pedatum, the Northern maidenhair fern.

Eerie Times « Fairegarden 2008

I just transplanted my Maidenhair fern a few days ago .. in a shadier spot so it will be happier .. and yes, I think a fern collection in a shady area just makes you relax looking at them ..

Monday Report « Fairegarden 2008

Those Maidenhair Ferns are my new nemesis plant for the garden.

Movement « Fairegarden 2008

I looked out on the Maidenhair Moor one more time and I thought I saw a glint of light to the southwest.

The Welkening Gregory Spencer 2004

Years ago, when my friends Sutton Hoo and Zennor Pict were young men, they came upon a herd of wild horses grazing near Maidenhair Meadow.

The Welkening Gregory Spencer 2004