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FERNS IN THEIR HOMES AND OURS. 



Table to show the position occupied by Ferns in the 

 classificatio7i of Plants, 



< Dicotyledons (Roses, Oaks, Composites, &c.). 

 Phanerogams \ Monocotyledons (IJlies, Palms, Grasses, &c.). 



I Gymnosperms (Pines, Spruces, Cycads, &c.). 



{r Selaginella. 

 I^ycopodiaceae . \ Lycopodium 

 Rhizocarpeae 



Vascular Cryp- 

 togams 



Isosporous 



MuscinesB 



CharaceaD 



Thallophytes 



I Isoetes. 



Marselia. 



Salvinia. 



^ , . , ( Botrychium. 



Ophioglossaceae < ^ , . 



( Ophioglossum. 



. \ Equisetum. 



I Polypodium. 

 * j Aspidium, &c. 



f Sphagnum, 

 j Bryum. 

 I Polytrichum, 



&c., &c. 

 r March antia. 

 . \ Jungermannia, 

 I &c., &c. 

 Chara. 

 NiteJla. 



[Lichens.] 

 Trufifles. 

 Mushrooms. 

 Toadstools. 

 Wheat-smut. 

 Potato-rot. 

 Mildew. 

 Seaweeds. 

 Confervae. 

 Desmids. 

 Diatoms. 



Equisetaceae 



FiLICES . 



Musci 



Hepaticae 



. \ Characeas 

 [Myxomycetes.] 



Fungi 



Algae 



