CONTENTS. 



INTRODUCTION 



LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS USED 



LIST AND DESCRIPTION OF PLATES .... 



I. THE LIFE OF A FERN . . 



II. CLASSIFICATION OF FERNS .... 



III. DISTRIBUTION AND NOMENCLATURE OF FERNS 



IV. SOMETHING OF THE LITERATURE OF FERNS 



V. HOW TO COLLECT FERNS FOR CULTIVATION 



VI. FERNERIES OUT OF DOORS .... 



VII. HINTS ABOUT SOILS AND POTS FOR FERNS 



VIII. TROPICAL AND TEMPERATE HOUSES 



IX. FERN-CASES 



X. FERNS IN THE LIVING-ROOM "... 



XI. SPECIAL WAYS OF GROWING FERNS 



XII. TREE-FERNS 



XIII. GOOD FERNS FOR CULTIVATION . 



XIV. HOW TO PROPAGATE FERNS .... 



XV. OTHER CRYPTOGAMS IN CULTIVATION . 



XVI. SELAGINELLAS 



XVII. FLOWERING-PLANTS TO GROW WITH FERNS 



XVIII. FERN-PESTS 



XIX. CONCLUSION 



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