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ONOCLEASENSIBILIS OBTUSILOBATA. 2 5 6 



SENSITIVE FERN. Onoclea sensibilis. Fertile and sterile fronds. . facing 256 



" IN THE WET, SANDY SOIL OF A HALF-SHADED ISLAND." facing 258 



OSTRICH FERN. Struthiopteris Germanica. Ferule and sterile fronds, facing 260 



" IT CARPETS THE FACE OF THE GRAY ROCKS," facing 266 



A FRUITING FROND. 26 7 



HART'S-TONGUE FERN. Scolopendrium vulgare 269 



IN THE HAUNTS OF THE HART'S-TONGUE. .... facing 270 



CURLY GRASS. Schizcea pusilla. ..... facing 278 



CLIMBING FERN. Lygodium palmatum. .... facing 280 



A FRUITING PINNA. 28z 



" I COME FROM HAUNTS OF COOT AND HERN." .... 284 



ROCK BRAKE. Cryptogramma acrostichoides, . . . . 286 



KILLARNEY FERN. Trichomanes radicans. ..... 287 



A FRUITING PINNULE. 288 



TRICHOMANES PETERSII. Natural size. 289 



"GREW A LITTLE FERN LEAF." ....... 2Q 2 



OSMUNDA. INITIAL. 2 93 



OPHIOGLOSSACE/E. ........ 294 



OSMUNDACE/E. 2 94 



SCHIZ/EACE/E. 294 



HYMENOPHYLLACE/E. 2 94 



POLYPODIACE/C. ......... 295 



SCHIZ/EA. 35 



ONOCLEA. 35 



STRUTHIOPTERIS. 3S 



LYGODIUM. .......... 306 



OPHIOGLOSSUM. 36 



BOTRYCHIUM. 36 



POLYPODIUM. 37 



PHEGOPTERIS. 37 



NOTHOL/ENA. ......... 307 



TRICHOMANES. 37 



PTERIS. .......... 308 



ADIANTUM. 38 



PELL/EA. 38 



CHEILANTHES. 38 



CRYPTOGRAMMA. ,308 



WOODWARDIA. . . . . . ' . . . . 39 



POLYSTICHUM. ......... 309 



