CONTENTS. 



FAGB 



PREFACE ....... v 



INTRODUCTION 3 



THE FILMY FERNS 15 



THE MAIDENHAIR 22 



BRACKEN ,24 



PARSLEY FERN 28 



HARD FERN . 30 



THE SPLEENWORTS 32 



HART'S-TONGUE 51 



THE WOODSIAS 53 



THE BLADDER FERNS 56 



THE SHIELD FERNS 60 



THE BUCKLER FERNS 65 



THE POLYPODIES 80 



ANNUAL GYMNOGRAM . 90 



ROYAL FERN 91 



ADDER'S-TONGUE 94 



MOONWORT 98 



PlLLWORT 100 



THE HORSETAILS. 103 



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