The Fern Loaer's Compaxiox 11 



Sori of Lady Ft-rn. Athijriinii aiiyiixtiiDi 93 



Varieties of Lady Fern 94 



Lowland Lady Fern. Athi/riinn axpienioidcs 96 



Silvery Spleenwort. Afliijriinii acrnsticJioidcs 99-100 



Narrow-leaved Spleenwort. Afhi/riiiin (iiigiistifcliKiit . . .101 



Pinnfe and Sori of Athyriiiiii atigiixtifoUiim 102 



Sori of Scolopcndrium ruliiurc 103 



Hart's Toiigne. Scolopi'iidriiiin I'ulgare. 104 



Walking Fern, Camptosonin rhizopliyllus- 106 



Christmas Fern. Polystichuiii arrosfichoidefi 108-109 



A'arieties of Christmas Fern 110 



Brann's Holly Fern. Poh/sticliiiiii Braiinii 112 



Holly Fern. Polystichiim Ldiiclidi.^ 113 



Marsh Fern. As-pidiuiii Thrhiptcrif: 114 



Mar.sh Fern, in the mass 115 



Massachusetts Fern. Axj/idhim xiinid(diini 117 



New York Fern. Aspidiiiiii iiiircbi>racettse 118 



SoTi oi As-piditim noveboracntsi: 119 



FinniX' and SoTi ot Aspidiiiin iiiiri'liiiracensi: 120 



Oak Fern. Phegopteris Dryopieris 122 



Northern Oak Fern. Phegopteris Robertiana 123 



Broad Beeeh Fern. Aspidiiim Iie.ragonopfcra 124 



Long Beech P'ern. Aspidiiiiii pnlypodioides 126-127 



Fragrant Fern. Aspidiiiiii fragraiis 129 



Marginal Shield Fern. Aspidiiiiii iiiaryinale 131 



Crown of Fronds of Aspidiiiiii tiiarginale 132 



Sori of Aspidium marginale 133 



Male Fern. Aspidium Fili.x-iiias 135 



Aspidium Filix-mas and details 136 



Goldie's Shield Fern. Aspidium Goldiaiiutn 13S 



Aspidium Goldianiiiit, m the mass 139 



Crested Shield Fern- Aspidium cristaiuin 141 



Crested Shield Fern. Aspidium cristatuiti (Xo. 2) 142 



Clinton's Shield Fern. Aspidium cristatum var. Clintonianiiin 143 

 Crested Marginal Fern. Asjiidium cristatum X marginale . 145 



Aspidium cristatum X inargitialr, in the mass 146 



Boott's Shield Fern. Aspidium Boottii 147 



Spin ulose Shield Fern, Aspidium spiiiulosum 149 



