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Tribe 6 . — Scolopendriece. 
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Scolopendrium vulgare 
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„ Hemionitis . 
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Tribe 7. — Aspic niece. 
Aspidium Lonchitis . 
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„ aculeatum . 
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„ angulare . 
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„ Thelypteris 
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„ montanum 
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„ remotum . 
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„ rigidum 
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,, cristatum . 
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„ spinulosum 
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„ dilatatum . 
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,, aemulum . . 
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Tribe 8. — Polypodiece. 
Polypodium vulgare . 
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„ Dryopteris 
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„ Robertianum . 
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„ Phegopteris . 
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,, rhaeticum 
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„ flexile . . 
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Tribe 9. — Gramm it idea. 
Notholasna Marantas 
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„ lanuginosa 
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Gymnogramme leptophylla 
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III. OSMUNDA.CE/E. 
Osmunda regalis 
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IV. Ophioglossace^e. 
Ophioglossum vulgatum . 
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,, lusitanicum 
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Botrychium Lunaria . 
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„ boreale . 
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„ matricariasfolium 
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„ lanceolatum . 
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„ simplex . 
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„ ternatum 
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„ virginicum 
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TIIE CULTIVATION OF FERNS. 
As we have already observed, few plants have gained so wide a popularity as ferns, on account 
of the extreme beauty and elegance of their fronds, and the great diversity of form found 
amongst them ; and the European species, to which these pages are devoted, will especially 
recommend themselves to dwellers in towns, where gardens are, as a rule, very restricted in 
area, and glass-houses are scarce. 
The majority of the ferns indigenous to Europe may be successfully grown in the open 
air in any part of Britain. Some few species from the most southern parts require protection 
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