CONTENTS. 



PAGE 



LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. . . . . vii 



PREFACE, . . . . . .3 



THE UNCOILING FRONDS, . . .7 



THE OSMUNDAS, . . . . .21 



THE RATTLESNAKE FERN AND THE ADDER'S- 



TONGUE, . . . . 37 



THE MOONWORT AND ITS ALLIES, . . 49 



THE BRACKEN, . . . . -65 



THE CLIFF BRAKES, . . . . .79 



THE WOODSIAS, . . . . .89 



THE CHRISTMAS AND HOLLY FERNS, . . 101 



THE MARSH FERN TRIBE, . . . .113 



THE WOOD FERNS, . . . . .129 



THE ROCK SPLEENWORTS, . . . .151 



THE LADY FERN AND ITS KIN, . . .175 



THE POLYPODIES, . . . . .191 



THE BLADDER FERNS, . . . . 205 



THE CHAIN FERNS, . . . . .215 



THE BOULDER FERN, . . . .225 



CHEILANTHES AND MAIDENHAIR, . . . 233 



THE SENSITIVE AND OSTRICH FERNS, . . 249 

 THE WALKING FERN AND THE HART'S-TONGUE, . 261 



THE CURLY GRASS AND THE CLIMBING FERN, . 273 

 BORDER SPECIES, ..... 283 



CONCERNING NOMENCLATURE, . . .291 



KEY TO THE GENERA, . . . .301 



CHECKLIST OF THE FERNS, . . . . 313 



GLOSSARY, . . . . .321 



INDEX TO COMMON NAMES, . . . 327 



INDEX TO SCIENTIFIC NAMES, . . .330 



