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Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site
Ferns

ferns includes:

Images of Park's Ferns
 
Christmas Fern
Photo of a Christmas Fern

Approximately 30 species of ferns have been identified at Saint-Gaudens NHS. Typically, they are found in shady areas with moist soils. Ferns are an ancient line of plants that reproduce by spores rather than seeds and therefore do not produce flowers. At one time the Eastern United States was covered with forests of tree-sized ferns.
Portrait cameos of the Stuart Family done by Augustus Saint-Gaudens, ca. 1864  

Did You Know?
Augustus Saint-Gaudens ended his formal schooling at age 13 and was then apprenticed for six years to a cameo cutter. He later used this skill to support himself during the early years of his career.

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