CONTENTS, 



Introduction vii 



List of Abbreviations used xiii 



List and Description of Plates . . . . . xv 



L The Life of a Fern i 



IL Classification of Ferns 19 



IIL Distribution and Nomenclature of Ferns . 31 



IV. Something of the Literature of Ferns . 37 



V. How TO collect Ferns for Cultivation . 48 



VI. Ferneries out of Doors 54 



VII. Hints about Soils and Pots for Ferns . 65 



Vin. Tropical and Temperate Houses ... 71 



IX. Fern-Cases 83 



X. Ferns in the Living-Room . . . .107 



XL Special Ways of growing Ferns . . .111 



XIL Trp:e-Ferns 123 



XIII. Good Ferns for Cultivation . . . .130 



XIV. How to propagate Ferns 139 



XV. Other Cryptogams in Cultivation . . .149 



XVI. Selaginellas 157 



XVH. Flowerinc^Plants to Grow with Ferns . 165 



XVIIL Fern-Pests 168 



XIX. Conclusion 176 



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