CONTENTS 



PAGE 

 CHAPTER Preface ...... v 



I. The Life of a Fern ..... 3 



II. Where Hardy Ferns Can Be Grown . .11 



III. Ferns in the Mixed Border ... 25 



IV. Rockwork for Ferns .... 47 

 V. Hardy Ferns for Indoor Culture, and How to 



Select Them 67 



VI. Ferns in the Living Room During Winter . 81 



VII. Fern Rockeries Indoors .... 93 

 VIII. Fern Culture Under Bell Glasses and in the 



Wardian Case 107 



IX. Exotic Ferns Without a Greenhouse . .121 



X. JEnal Fern Culture . . . 135 



XL Ferns for Special Purposes . . . 139 



Index to Contents and Synonymy . . 153 



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