LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 



GROUP or CHOICE FERNS .... Frontispiece 

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A GRISTED SCOLOPENDRIUM . . . To face pave 6 



NEPHROLEPIS FOSTV.RI . . . . ,, ,, 10 



A PLUMOSE NEPHROLEPIS . . . . ,, ,, 12 



ENTRANCE TO FERN HOUSE . . . . ,, ,, 18 



LOMARIA ASPERA (A PROLIFEROUS FERN) . . . ,, ,, 24 



POLYPODIUM AMERICANUM . . . . ,, ,, 26 



NOTHOCHUENA RUFA . . . . . ,,,,28 



NEPHROLEPIS SUPERBISSIMA . . . ,, ,, 32 



POLYPODIUM MEYENIANUM . . . . ,, ,, 38 



HYMENOPHYLLUM DEMISSUM . ,, ,, 44 



GYMNOORAMMA CHRYSOPHYLLA GRANDICEPS . . ,, ,,46 



OSMUNDA MAYI . . . . ,, ,, 48 



POLYPODIUM KNIGHTUE . . . . . ,, ,, 51 



PLATYCERIUM GRANDE (ON CORK) . . . ,, ,, 54 



POLYPODIUM VENOSUM . . . ,, ,, 56 



NEPHROLtPlS TODX01DES . . . . ,, >, 60 



ASPLENIUM MAYI . . . . . 66 



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