INDEX. 



PAGE 



Devonshire 



warmth and mois- 

 ture of ... ... 71 



Distinguishing- characteristics 



of Ferns 218-21 



Down a green lane ... ... 131-51 



Dreary courtyard ... ... 174-5 



outlooks ... ... 175 



windows ... ... 175 



Dripping rocks .. ... 211 



* Drooping trees above you ' '45 



E. 



EMBLEM OF FKRNLAXD ... 139 



' England, gai den of ... 66 



English Channel ... ... 70 



English landscapes ... ... 69 



Rhine 78-9 



Enjoyment with companion 



of kindred tastes ... 45 



Enlivening influence of plants 29 



Envoi, L' 405-12 



Epidermis of plant leaves ,.. 205 

 Epping Forest, Ferns in 38, 291 

 Every house a ' Fern Para- 

 dise ' 159 



Excursion trips are cheap ... 38 



Extending the love of Ferns 36 

 Extensive capabilities of 



Ferns 50 



Fern culture and the 



poor 



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51, 154 



F. 



FAIRY CAVERN, A. ... 

 ' Fairy grotto,' A 

 Fascination of Fern culture. 



of Fern hunting 

 Fern accessories 



books 



cases... 



cases on the floor ... 163 

 caverns in minia- 



ture 



compost 



195-200 



(it his.) 200 



226 



197 

 53-5 

 49 

 49 

 161 

 66 

 161-164 



a popular passion... 65 

 cheap ...... 48 



delightful ...... 48 



may be developed ... 41 

 must have some 



effect on the mind 47 

 Ferneries as outlooks .. 4S 



Ferneries in lieu of ground 



glass ......... 48 



on balconies ... 184 



Fernery, a ground ... ... 210 



Fern groups ... ... ... 281-2 



house on the leads... 183 

 Fern-hunting tour, A ... 254-8 



Fern! and ... ... ...57-151 



introduction to ... 57-75 

 Fern literature ... ... 65 



Fern paradise at home 153-200 



introduction to a ... 153-6(1 

 everywhere... ... 160 



in dreary homes ,.. 160 

 of England ... ... 75 



Fern pockets ...... 175, 179, 181 



Fern rockery ... ... ... 183 



on bed-room window 



'wells' ...... 184 



Fern stands of clay ... ... 163 



of glass ...... 163 



of majolica ... ... 163 



of porcelain... ... 163 



of stone ... ... 163-4 



of terra-cotta ... 163-4 



of wood ...... 163-4 



Fern? what is a ... 215-221 



Fern windows .. ... 177-186 



Ferns a. cheap means of deco- 



ration ... ... ... 50 



an admirable adorn- 

 ment for our 

 dwellings ... 47 

 and aquaria 187-193 



and Devonshire 



scenery 70-5 



and climbers (iJhis.) 185 



Ferns and Fern culture 213-413 



introduction to . 213-4 



418 



