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Date: 19 Jan 2002 16:49:53
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>     Actually, both tapers look correct. Your first one was more typical of
> ferns grown in more light, and your second is symptomatic of ferns grown
in
> less light. Also, the first looked more like classic "Boston" fern, while
> your second is more the newer "Crinkled Boston" fern.

I'm amazed that you can even tell the fern's family when looking at my
pictures *g*
That's a great proove for their realism.

> ferneries of Peirson (the fern capital of the world). If fertilizer had
been
> spread while the fern was still wet with dew, we would get alot of that.
> Plus a wind storm can cause something similar among the new sprouts.

I didn't know how the "dead" leaves happen but I saw some on my fern.
Possibly due to activities of my cat ,-)

>     Both are great and I hope we get source when it is done...

No problem. I will post the two includes so everyone can build those ferns
for his scenes. A lot of variables control shape and age of the fern so it
is easy to create a great variety of ferns. I think I will have to write
some manual *g*

regards
SY


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