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PREFACE. 



THIS .little manual is not intended to take the place of the 

 larger and more important works on this subject, but simply 

 as a work of ready reference for Pteridologists and botanists 

 generally, especially where the magnificent works of Beddome, 

 Hooker, and others, are inaccessible; and for students who may 

 be desirous of knowing what species of ferns are indigenous on 

 the Island, and also something of the conditions of growth in 

 their native habitat, for the purpose of cultivating the species 

 most advantageously. The genera and species are arranged 

 alphabetically, as being more convenient for reference, and also 

 to obviate the necessity of indexing. It affords me much pleasure 

 to express my obligations to Sir Joseph Hooker, for valuable 

 specimens, and to Mr. J. G. Baker, of the Kew Herbarium, for 

 valuable assistance in the way of books and information. 



LORENZO G. YATES. 

 SANTA BARBARA, Cal., February, 1887. 



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