350 



INDEX. 



Page. 

 A.melanocaulon ...... 83 



obtusum ....... 69 



Ruta-muraria, described . 53, 78 



- its distribution . 79, 271 

 Scolopendrium ..... 174 

 septentrionale, described . 53, 79 



- its distribution . . .273 



- its culture ..... 80 



Spicant ....... 96 



Trichomaues, described . . 53, 80 



- its varieties . . . 53,82 



- its distribution . 82, 273 



- its properties .... 82 



- its culture ..... 82 

 viride, described . . . . 53, 83 



- its distribution . 84, 275 



- its culture ..... 84 

 Athyrium ...... 44, 84 



convexum . , ..... 347 

 Filix-fcemina, described . . 52, 87 



- its varieties . . . 52, 89 



- its distribution , 91, 276 



- its culture ..... 92 



incisum ........ 347 



molle ........ 347 



ovatum ....... 347 



Barometz, or Scythian lamb, 

 vegetable curiosity .. 

 Bleclmum ...... 



boreale 



Spicant, described . . . 



- its distribution . 



- its culture 

 BotrycMum ..... 



Lunaria, described . . . 



- its distribution . 



- its culture 



British Ferns, statistics of . 



a 



. 35 



46, 93 

 96 



55, 94 



96, 279 



96 



47, 96 

 55, 97 



99, 280 



99 



. 3 



British ferns, literature of 



Page. 

 . 5 



Ceterach 45, 99 



officinarum, described . 54, 100 



its distribution . 102, 283 



its culture 102 



Classification of Terns .... 41 

 CLUB-MOSSES .... 47, 183 

 Cryptogramma crispa . . . . 65 

 Ctenopteris vulgaris . . . .347 



Culture of Ferns 25 



in the open air .... 25 



in Wardian cases , . .26 



Cyathea montana Ill 



regia 105 



incisa 105 



Cystea regia 105 



Cystopteris .... 44, 103 



Allioni . . . 347 



alpina, described . . . . 52, 104 



its distribution . 105, 286 



Dickieana 347 



fragilis, described . . 51, 106 



its varieties . 51, 52, 107 



its distribution . 108, 286 



its culture 109 



montana, described . . 52, 109 

 its distribution . Ill, 289 



Distribution of Ferns .... 29 

 statistics of 30 



EQUISETUMS, denned . 48, 217, 221 



structure of 218 



uses of 220 



culture of 253 



Equisetum 221 



arvense, described . . 57, 222 

 its distribution . 222, 333 



