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FERNS. 



BRITISH EEENS; an Introduction to the study of the 



Ferns, Lycopods, and Equiseta indigenous to the British Isles. With 

 Chapters on the Structure, Propagation, Cultivation, Diseases, Uses, Pre- 

 servation, and Distribution of Ferns. By M. Plues. Crown 8vo, 16 Co- 

 loured Plates, drawn expressly for the work by W. Fitch, and 55 Wood- 

 Engravings, 10s. Qd. 



One of the ' New Series of Natural History for Beginners,' accurately de- 

 scribing all the Ferns and then" allies found in Britain, with a Wood-Engraviug 

 of each Species, and Coloured Figures of 32 of the most interesting, including 

 magnified dissections showing the Venation and Fructification. 



THE BEITISH EEENS; or, Coloured Eigures and De- 



scriptions, with the needful Analyses of the Fructification and Venation, of 

 the Ferns of Great Britain and Ireland, systematically arranged. By Sir 

 W. J. Hooker, F.R.S. Royal Svo, 66 Plates, £2. 2*. 



The British Ferns and their allies are illustrated in this work, from the 

 pencil of Mr. Fitch. Each Species has a Plate to itself, so that there is ample 

 room for the details, on a magnified scale, of Fructification and Venation. The 

 whole are delicately coloured by hand. In the letterpress an interesting account 

 is given with each species of its geographical distribution in other countries. 



GAEDEN EEENS ; or, Coloured Eigures and Descriptions, 



with the needful Analyses of the Fructification and Venation, of a Selection 

 of Exotic Ferns, adapted for Cultivation in the Garden, Hothouse, and Con- 

 servatory. By Sir W. J. Hooker, F.R.S. Royal Svo, 64 Plates, £2. 2s. 



A companion volume to the preceding, for the use of those who take an in- 

 terest in the cultivation of some of the more beautiful and remarkable varieties 

 of Exotic Ferns. Here also each Species has a Plate to itself, and the details of 

 Fructification and Venation are given on a magnified scale, the Drawings being 

 from the pencil of Mr. Fitch. 



EILICES EXOTIOE ; or, Coloured Eigures and Description 



of Exotic Ferns, chiefly of such as are cultivated in the Royal Gardens of 

 Kew. By Sir W. J. Hooker, F.R.S. Royal 4to, 100 Plates, £6. 11*. 



One of the most superbly illustrated books of Foreign Ferns that has been 

 hitherto produced. The Species are selected both on account of their beauty of 

 form, singular structure, and their suitableness for cultivation. 



FERNY COMBES; a Eamble after Eerns in the Glens and 

 Valleys of Devonshire. By Charlottte Chanter. Third Edition, 

 i (■[). Svo, 8 coloured plates by Fitch, and a Map of the County, 5 s. 



