CONTENTS 
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PREFACE es eee a ee iti 
List OF PLATES awe aes we Vil 
INTRODUCTION oe ood ae we Cll 
1. History of our knowledge of the Fern 
Flora of the Bombay Presidency ae OL 
2. The Structure of Ferns wes en 63 
3. The Life History of Ferns ua a. «13 
4. Vegetative Reproduction sie . =«18 
5. Distribution and Habitats of Ferns .. «19 
6, Cultivation of Ferns he as 23 
CLASSIFICATION... bai ae rey 
Sub-order I. Gleicheniacez ee aa OF 
II. Polypodiaceze sts ais 229 
II]. Osmundacez aa ... 192 
IV. Schizeacez ‘seis ... 193 
V. Marattiacee as «. 197 
VI. Ophioglossacee .... .. 198 
SYNOPSIS OF GENERA sine oor .-. 205 
INDEX was re Sis is 223 
