PROSPECTUS OF 1 AS 



Important Work on Ferns. 



ILLUSTRATIONS OF 



The Ferns of North America. 



Text by Prof. Daniel C. Eaton, of Yale College. 

 Illustrations by Mr. Jas. H. Emerton. 

 PuMissibed by 

 S. E. CASSINO, NATURALISTS' AGENCY. 

 Salem, Mass. 



The need of a carefully prepared, and tknrmurl 1 1 y i 1 1 list . -a lei 1 WW* on "fe Attieritsan 

 Kerns, has |,„,k liffi, fell l,y*w s1u«i.vii»|f U.«M- beautiful Wauls. V > irl, no vu k 

 whatever Iiiih to.i.U- its m.|..-Wim.T « rnniuins oven 1 ',' ',V,VI .'.'J "-V-'-.V- l' tV.V-.."H *■ h "i 



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HiKlilvllni-lMMl NaliiraU"li«i..l'v.lra»h.J.'<«, have heel, secure.! In illustrate the work. Mr. 



Kmerl a, 's ..■ real experience as a I a, I a nicah I r I ua'hlsinaii, ami Ins kimw la' ham v ill 



alio assuran.-e llial I tic i llnsl ral inns will nol |«. excelled In an, >,-! dished ami that 



l',r ivork will he a III .• .mpanhni i„ I'u' "Wild Flowers „r vine a-a." imw publico iur. 



I'rol K il ars hc'hariuni of Terns is ,•„. lara'e.-l in America ami he 1- conala nl 1\ m re. cipt 

 ,,(' additional plants from all pari- of Ihe laiunlrv. He i- therefore in a position lo hcl- 



I a' (analurl Ilia »,„•'< aial furni-h 1 he nar-si rv -|»riiiine for i llnsl ia 11s ilia a an\ other 



nerson l',"-i. ies 'he la la .r- ol' I ' r.,i. I, 1 1 ..a a in i M r. Kan rl an , I )r. loan "1 < aiala aha, a 

 in- express,.,! aa inloie-l ia lla- a in leri a k i an' aial kiialh offered lla- 11-r "I Ihe extensive 

 herh-riuin of I he I'ol a nica I ' ei r.len- lor c.msullat nm. The Ma ss. 1 1 01a ieu 1 1 lira 1 So- 



,.jeli"hasalso Ire, I. offered the 1'1-e ..line Davi rl hrrk-irh 1 ferns. The publishers 



will' also have Ihe a -si-la. ice ol'Mr..J.l!,.bimnn.well know 11 as a Fora specialist Mr. <.(•... 

 V Davenonrl aial Mr. ( Iras. K. Knxnn. ol' |!..„I»M, Mrs. Cooper ol' Santa llarhara, ( ah, 

 ami others ia varbuis p ills ol Ihe cnunln , have kindly allVrnl their assistance 



lion. J. Warren Merrill, wl.leU knmu.W havina the lara'.-l an.l nuaa valiuil .Hoc 



linn of American Kerns in null 1 val inn, lia s verv liherallv ollcro,! livinc specimens Han, 

 anvol' liis i>lants la I,(| us(al in inakin- llie. 'Iraw.n.-s aial in (•a| 1 ,rini:'. 



t|,a\\ ,',. Hill la raar I ia tar- ' , a 1 1 1 M a, rl , 1 I a , ^i ■ 1 1 a ol i hau I _ t we n. ■ nth: , 



\Vo"kl!V('rv'i^!i«-I. i'u'nw'a.' In 'i'i'iii.','la'l"l'h'e'\'' ( . S. n il! he liaaired. Kach pari will renin in 

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