Ferns: British and exotic

Related Titles

Related/Analytical: British and exotic ferns

Related/Analytical: Lowe's British and exotic ferns

By

Lowe, E. J. (Edward Joseph), 1825-1900

Lydon, A. F. (Alexander Francis)
Fawcett, Benjamin, 1808-1893

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

London, George Bell & Sons ..., 1872

Edition

New edition.

Notes

Vol. 1 has half title: Lowe's British and exotic ferns.

Plates by Benjamin Fawcett after A.F. Lydon. Cf. Nissen, C. Die botanische Buchillustration, 1243.

Edition statement from half title of v. 1.

Vol. 1: [4], x, 160 p., L leaves of plates; v. 2: [4], 162 p., LXVI leaves of plates; v. 3: [4], 142 p., L leaves of plates; v. 4: [4], 174 p., LXIV leaves of plates; v. 5: [4], 168 p., LVI leaves of plates; v. 6: [4], 136, [2] p., L leaves of plates; v. 7: [4], 181, [1] p., LXVI leaves of plates; v. 8: [4], 261, [1] p., LXXVII leaves of plates.

All plates protected by guard sheets, except those serving as frontispieces.

Error in numbering: v. 5, plate XII numbered XIII.

Each vol. has an index.

Contents: V. 1. Containing gymnogramma, nothochlaena, niphobolus, polypodium, in part -- v. 2. Containing polypodium, in conclusion, struthiopteris, nevrodium, hymenolepis, vittaria, ceratopteris -- v. 3. Containing adiantum, onychium, platyloma, allosorus, dorypteris, pteris, in part -- v. 4. Containing pteris, in conclusion, hypolepis, cheilanthes, doodia, blechnum, woodwardia, stenochlaena, brainea, lomaria.

Contents: V. 5. Containing asplenium, diplazium, hemidictyum, ceterach, scolopendrium -- v. 6. Containing onoclea, fadyenia, cyclopeltis, didymochlaena, aspidium, in part -- v. 7. Containing aspidium, in conclusion, olfersia, hypoderris, hymenodium, mesochlaena, acrostichum, oleandra, polybotrya, nephrolepis, platycerium, woodsia, ophioglossum, cystopteris, botrychium, hemionitis -- v. 8. Containing osmunda, hymenophyllum, trichomanes, davallia, thrysopteris, cibotium, trichiocarpa, deparia, dicksonia, gleichenia, cyathea, hemitelia, alsophila, todea, dictyoxiphium, mohria, anemidictyon, lygodium, angiopteris, marattia.

Nissen, C. Die botanische Buchillustration, | 1243

Freeman, R.B. Brit. natural hist. books, | 2326

Subjects

19th century , Atlases (Scientific) , Ferns , Great Britain , Illustrated works , Pteridophyta (division)

Classification

587.3

Language

English

Identifiers

LCCN: https://lccn.loc.gov/agr11001385
NAL: 461 L95
OCLC: 78791775