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THE FERN WORLD OF AUSTRALIA. 
LIST OF AUTHORITIES 
FOR GENERIC AND SPECIFIC NAMES. 
Aibreviationt. The full name &c. 
Agardh. — J. C. Agardh, a Swedish professor and writer on Algse. 
Ait, — W. T. Aiton, a former director of the Eoyal Gardens, Kew. 
Bail. — ^F. M. Bailey, an Austrahan Botanist. 
Baker. — J. G. Baker, one of the authors of Synopsis Filicum. 
Bedd. Beddome, a writer on S. Indian ferns. 
BernJi. — J. J. Bernhardi, Professor of Botany at Erfurt. 
BL — 0. L. Blume, a Dutch Botanist and traveller in Java. 
Bori/. — Bory de St. Vincent, a French Botanist and traveller. 
Bosch. — V. de Bosch. 
Br. or R. Br. — Robert Brown, a British Botanist, author of Pro- 
dromus-Florae Novse-HoUandige. 
Brack. — W. D, Brackenridge, Botanist to the U. S. Expl. 
Expedition. 
Sraiin. — A. Braun, director of the Berlin Botanic Garden. 
Brongn. — A. Brongniart, Professor of Natural History, Paris. 
Burmann. — J. Burraann, Professor of Botany at Amsterdam. 
Carm. — Capt. D. Carmichael, author Flora of Tristan da Acunha. 
Cav. — 'A. J. Cavanilles, a Spanish Botanist. 
Colenso. — The Rev. W. Colenso, a writer on N. Zealand plants. 
Colla. — A. CoUa, a collector of Chilian plants. 
Desv. — N. A. Desvaux, a French Botanist. 
Don. — David and George Don, both British Botanists. 
Dr7/. — Jonas Dryander, a Swedish Botanist, librarian to Sir J. 
Banks. 
Fee. — A. L. A. Fee, a French Botanist. 
Forst. — George Forster, a traveller and early writer oii Australian 
plants. 
Gaudich. — A. Gaudichaud, a French Botanist and traveller. 
Grev. — Robert Kaye Greville, author of "The Scottish Cry- 
ptogamic Flora." 
Hoffm. — G. F. Hoffmann, a German Botanist. 
Hook. — Sir "W. J. Hooker, author of Species FiHcum, &c.^ &c. 
HooTc. et ^m.-— Hooker and Arnot. 
Hooh. et Bak. — Hooker and Baker, authors of Synopsis Filicum. 
Hooh. et Grev, — Hooker and Greville, authors of Icones Filicum. 
HooTc. f. — Sir J. D. Hooker, director of Botanic Gardens, Kew. 
Humh. etBonp. — Humboldt and Bonpland, travellers in America, &c. 
Kaulf.—G. Fredrick Kaulfuss, M.D. Professor of Botany at Halle. 
Kuhn. Kuhn, a German Botanist. 
Kmze. — G. Kunze, Professor of Botany at Leipsic. 
