CONTENTS. 



General Description . . .1 



Table of British Ferns . . . . . 8 



List of Lake Ferns . .12 



The Common Polypody . . . . . 13 



The Mountain Polypody, or Beech Fern . . .17 



The Three-branched Polypody, or Oak Fern . . . 20 



The Limestone Polypody . . . . .23 



The Rock Brake, or Parsley Fern . . . . 25 



The Alpine Shield Fern, or Holly Fern . . .27 



The Common Prickly Shield Fern . . . . 29 



The Soft Prickly Shield Fern . . . .31 



The Female Buckler Fern, or Marsh Fern . . . 35 



The Mountain Buckler Fern, or Heath Fern . , 37 



The Common Buckler Fern, or Male Fern . 40 



The Remote Buckler Fern . . . .44 



The Rigid Buckler Fern 48 



The Narrow Prickly-toothed (Crested) Buckler Fern . 51 



The Broad Prickly -toothed Buckler Fern . . . 55 



The Hay-scented, or Concave Buckler Fern . . 59 



