HOW TO KNOW THE FERNS 

 A Guide to the Names, Haunts, and Habits ol oui N 



Ferns. By FRANCES THEODORA !' M: 



Dana). With 144 full-page illustrations, and 6 full- 

 page illustrations from photographs. Crown 

 Si. 50 net. 



"Since the publication, six years ago, of ' How to know the UY..I 

 Flowers,' I have received such convincing testimony of the eagcrac 



nature-lovers of all ages and conditions to familiarize themselves with 



the inhabitants of our woods and fields, and so many assuimi 



joy which such a familiarity affords, that I have prepared ; tnioo 



volume on ' How to Know the Ferns.' It has been i 



world of delight which opens before us when we are admitted Int 



of intimacy with our companions other than human, is enlarged with each 



new society into which we win our way."— From the Author s l'> ■ 



"Of the ferns, as the flowers, she writes as one who not only k;.' 

 loves them. The charm of her fern-book is as irresistible and ; 

 is the charm of nature itself. This gifted and enthusiastic naturalist kl 

 the ferns literally 'like a book,' and her book makes the first lesson 

 novice in the lore of fern-life an easy and a delightful task.'' 



—New York Mail and Express. 



" This is a notably thorough little volume. The text is not voluminous, 

 and even with its many full-page illustrations the book is small; but bn 

 as we are glad to see so many writers on nature learning, is the fit 

 in this field. . . . The author of ' How to Know the Perns ' baa mastered 

 her subject, and she treats of it with authority."— New York Tribune. 



"The inspiration that entered into and made 'How to Know the Wild 

 Flowers' so deservedly popular has not been lost in '1! • the 



Ferns.' "—New York Times. 



" After a delightful introductory chapter on ' Fern- 

 author goes on to the explanation of terms, to the fertilization, development, 

 and fructification of ferns, the notable fern families, and the descripl 

 individual ferns. The illustrations, by camera and pencil, an n 

 exceedingly fine, completing a book that must prove a lasting delight to all 

 nature-lovers."— Boston Evening Transcript . 



A SELECTION OF FIFTY PLATES 



From " How to Know the Wild Flowers." Printed on 

 Special Paper suitable for Coloring by Hand. The 

 set, in a portfolio, 31.00 net. 



