GENERAL INDEX 
Aberdeen, Cystopteris Dickieana near, 23. 
Aberdeenshire, Ferns found in, 140, 173. 
Abyssinia, Ferns found in, 24, 39, 40, 46, 51, 80, 
a v m??’ , 109 ’, I45 ’ I71 ’ I7 3> l8 3- 
Achill Island, and the Flowering Fern, 178. 
Acrosticheee, tribe of, xiii. 
Acrostichum, venation of, v. ; sorus of, vii. 
A. aureum , 79 ; economic value of, xxix. 
A . H uascaro , medicinal properties of, xxviii. 
Actiniopteris radiata , description and locality of, 
13, 8 . 
Adder’s Fern, a name for the Polypody, 73, 165. 
Adder-spit, a name for the Bracken, 38, 73. 
Adder’s Spear Ointment, and the OpJuoglossum 
vulgation, xxvi., 182. 
Adder’s Tongue, or Ophioglossum, 182 ; various 
reasons for the name, 182, 183 ; its medicinal 
properties, 182, 183 ; description of, 183; distri- 
bution of, 183; varieties of, 183; a name for 
Blechnum , 73 ; vernation of, i., vi. ; medicinal 
properties of, xxvi. ; preservation of, xxxi. 
Adiantum , indusium of, viii. ; genus of, xii. ; 
species and distribution of, 42, 43 ; description 
of, 44 ; Pliny’s derivation of the word, 48 ; and 
Cheilanthes radiata , 52. 
A. cethiopicum , 42, 46, 47, 50. 
A. asarifolium , locality of, 42. 
A. Capillus-veneris, or True Maidenhair, 42, 43, 
47* 50* 93 *> distribution of, xvi., 112 ; medicinal 
properties of, xxviii., 47, 48 ; description and lo- 
cality of, 44 — 46; etymology and folk-lore of, 49. 
A. caudatum, locality of, 42. 
A. cuneatum, the true Maidenhair; description 
and cultivation of, 49, 50. 
A. digit atum , locality and description of, 44. 
A. dolabriforme , medicinal properties of, 48. 
A. Farleyense, 43, 44, 91, 104 ; description and 
locality of, 43, 44. 
A. Feei , locality and description of, 44. 
A. fragile, locality of, 44; Sir W. Hooker and, 44. 
A. lunulatum , locality of, 42. 
A. macrophyllum , locality and description of, 44. 
A. melanocaulon, medicinal properties of, 48. 
A. Parishii, fronds of, 42 ; locality of. 42. 
A. pedatum , at Kew, xxxvii. ; medicinal pro- 
perties of, xxviii., 42, 48 ; locality and descrip- 
tion of, 42,48 ; its similarity to the true Maiden- 
hair, 48 ; French name of, 93. 
A. renijorme, fronds of, 42 ; locality of, 42. 
A. scutum, 44. 
A. tetter um, 43 ; French name of, 93. 
A. trapeziforme, 43, 99. 
Afghanistan, Ferns found in, 53, 55, 92, 103, 108, 
112, 114, 129, 166. 
Africa, North, Ferns found in, 46, 71, 99, 112, 135, 
, I 45» 157* J 63, 171— 173. 
Africa, South, Ferns found in, xv., xvi., xxix., 
xxxvii., 18, 40, 109, 112, 145, 163, 175, 182. 
Africa, Tropical, Ferns found in, xiv. — xvi., 19, 
29, 39* 4°» 4 6 * 5 1 * 64, 109, 138, 149, 183. 
Agardh, 29. 
Aintab, Asia Minor, Scolopendrium Hemionitis 
near, 137. 
Airlie Castle, Forfarshire, A splenium germanicum 
near, 115. 
Aitchison, Dr., on species of Asplenium , 103, 112. 
Alabama, Ferns found in, 14, 46. 
Alaska, IVoodsia ilvensis in, 6. 
A Ichemilla alpina , 62. 
Algeciras, Ferns found in, n, 20. 
Algeria, Ferns found in, xv., xvi., 39, 46, 53, 54, 
86, 92, 97, 99, 105, 108, 1 19, 129, 131, 135, 137, 
163, 173, 178, 184. 
Algoa Bay, Maidenhair in, 46. 
Alkali from the ashes of the Bracken, 30, 31. 
Allchin, Dr., 146. 
Allosorus , a generic symbol of Parsley Fern, 59, 
60 ; etymology, 60. 
A. acrostichoides , 61, 63. 
A. Brunonianus, 61, 63. 
A. crispus , 61. 
A. minutus , a name for A. Stelleri , 61. 
A. sitchensis , 61. 
A. Stelleri, description and locality of, 61. 
Alnwick, Asplenium fontanum at, 102, 103. 
Alpine Lady’s Mantle, and the Parsley Fern, 62. 
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Alps, Ferns found on the Swiss, 5, 24, 26, 63. 
Alsophila, geographical distribution of, xiii. ; sori 
of, xliii. 
A. excelsa , economic value of, xxix. 
A. lunulata , economic value of, xxviii., xxix. ; 
fronds of, used as food, xxviii. 
Altai region, Ferns found in the, 3, 114. 
Amazon, Species of ferns found near the, xiv. 
Ambleside, Forked Spleenwort at, 114. 
America, Central, Polystichum angulare in, 145. 
America, North Temperate, Species of ferns in, 
xv., 53, 151, 178, 183 ; fern-collecting in, xxxiv. 
America, South Temperate, Species of ferns in, 
xiv. — xvi. 
America, Tropical, Ferns found in, xiv. — xvi., 8, 
12, 14, 16, 29, 42—44, 52, 67, 68. 
American Water-weed, Anacharis Alsinastrum, 
84 ; its nickname, 125. 
Amersham, Asplenium fontanum at, 101 — 104. 
Amurland, Ferns found in, 5, 124, 149, 159, 175. 
Anacharis Alsinastrum, 84, 125. 
Anastomosing venation, definition of, v. 
Andalusia, Davallia canariensis in, 20. 
Andes, Ferns found on the, xiv., 18, 24, 53, 65, 90. 
Andrews, Mr., 13. 
Anemia tomentosa, scent of, 53. 
Angiopteris evecta , economic properties of, xxviii., 
xxix. ; scent of, 53. 
Anglesey, Lastrea cemula in, 162. 
Angola, Ferns found in, 14, 39, 149, 178, 183, 184. 
Annual Maidenhair, a name for Gymnogramma 
leptophylla, 174. 
Annulus , definition of, vii. 
Antheridia, definition of, viii. 
Antrim, Ferns found in, 62, 1 66. 
Apennines, Cystopteris montana on the, 26. 
Arabia, Ferns found in, 39, 40, 46, 51, 108, 138. 
Arabia, Tropical, no ferns in, xiv. 
Archegottia , definition of, viii. 
Arctic regions, Ferns found in the, xiv., 24, 90, 159, 
Ardeche, Notholcena Marantce in, 171. 
Areolce , 76; definition of, v. 
Argyle, Ferns found in, 17, 129. 
Armenia, Black Maidenhair Spleenwort in, 108. 
Arnott, Professor, 5. 
Arran, Isle of, Ferns found in, 14, 46 — 48, 164. 
Arrowhead, or Sagittaria sagitt folia, 75. 
Arthur’s Seat, Edinburgh, Asplenium germani- 
cunt on, 1 15. 
Asia, Central, Ferns found in, xv., xvi. 
Asia, Eastern, Cheilanthes tenuifolia in, 52. 
Asia Minor, Ferns found in, 24, 135, 137, 140, 156, 
170. 
Asia, Northern, Ferns found in, 1, 3, 29, 52, 149, 
. l8 S- 
Asia, 'i emperate, Ferns found in, xv., xvi., 145. 
Asia, Tropical, Ferns found in, xiv., xvi., 39, 138. 
Asia, Western, Ferns found in, xv., xvi., 145. 
Asiatic Russia, Lastrea rigida in, 156. 
Asparagus, Fronds of ferns used as substitutes for, 
xxviii., 30. 
Aspidieee , tribe of Polypodiaccce , xiii., 119 ; distri- 
bution of, xvii. 
Aspidium, genus of, xiii. 
A. aculeatum, distribution of, xvii. ; its utilisa- 
tion in protecting the fruit of the fig-tree, 143. 
A, cemulum , locality of, xiv., xvii. ; scent of, 52. 
A. angulare , distribution of, xvii. 
A. cristatum , distribution of, xvii. 
A. dilatatum , distribution of, xvii. 
A, Filix-mas, 31, 79 ; distribution of, xvii.; 
medicinal properties of, xxvi. 
A . fragrans, economic properties of, xxviii. ; 
scent and locality of, xiv., 52. 
A, Lonchitis , distribution of, xvii. 
A. montanum , distribution of, xvii.; scent of, 52. 
A. proliferum, 79. 
A. remotum , distribution of, xvii. 
A . rigidutn, distribution of, xvii. 
A. spinulosum, distribution of, xvii.; Hooker on, 
161. 
A. Thelypteris , distribution of, xvii. ; rhizome 
of, xxxi. 
A. tayge tense, 24. 
Asplenieir, tribe of Polypodiacece, xii. ; distribution 
of, xvi. 
Asplenium, genus of, xii., 82, 85 ; sorus of, vii. ; 
preservation of, xxxi. ; varieties of, 82 ; uses 
of, 84. 
A. Adiantum-nigrum , 48, 91, 105, — no; dis- 
tribution of, xvi., 108 ; medicinal properties of, 
xxviii., 107; fronds of, 83, 108; French name 
of, 93 ; description of, 107; locality of, 108; 
varieties of, 108, 109; cultivation of, no. 
A. adulterinum, locality and description of, 91. 
A, alternifolium, a Continental name for A. 
germanicum, 115. 
A. anceps, locality and description of, 96. 
A. Breynii , a Continental name for A. germatii- 
cum, 115. 
A . bulbiferum, 66 ; a viviparous plant, 84. 
A. dolosum, 91. 
A. ebeneum , 79, 91, 138. 
A. ebetioides, 138; locality of, 91. 
A. fission, distribution of, xiv., xvi. ; description 
and locality of, 116. 
A. fontanum, 100, 102, 104, 112 ; distribution of, 
xvi. ; history of, 101 ; locality of, 103; how 
distinguished from other species, 103, 104 ; 
description of the Amersham plant, 104 ; 
varieties of, 104 ; Milde’s arrangement of the 
plant, 104. 
A. fragile, 79, 90. 
A. germanicum, 97, 114, 115; distribution of, 
xiv., xvi. ; locality and description of, 115. 
A. Hemionitis, distribution of, xvi., 86; fronds 
of, 82 ; description 0% 84, 85 ; and Scolopen- 
drium Hemionitis , 85, 137 ; varieties of, 86. 
A. Hemionitis cristatum, 86, 137. 
A. Heuffleri, distribution of, xiv., xvi. ; descrip- 
tion and locality of, 97; and A, Trichomanes 
and A, germanicum, 97. 
A. lanceolatum, distribution of, xvi.; locality 
and description of, 105 ; how distinguished, 
105 ; varieties of, 106 ; viviparous character of, 
146. 
A. lepidum , 116; distribution of, xvi. 
A . lucidum , 84 ; New Zealand folk-lore of, xxv. 
A. marinum, distribution of, xvi. ; description 
of, 98 ; locality of, 99 ; varieties of, 99, 100. 
A. mustefolium, 85. 
A. Nidus, fronds of, 82 ; locality and description 
of, 85. 
A, palmatum, a name for A. Hemionitis , 86. 
A. Petrardue, locality of, xiv., xvi., 97 ; cultiva- 
tion of, xviii. ; description of, 97. 
A . projection, 90. 
A, rejractum, description of, 104. 
A. Ruta-muraria, 48, 92, no — 113, 115; distri- 
bution of, xvi., 112; medicinal properties of, 
xxvi., xxviii., m, 112; French name of, 93 ; 
Parkinson’s account of, no, m ; description 
of, 112, 1 13; viviparous character of, 146. 
A. sale folium, fronds of, 82. 
A. Seelosii , no; distribution of, xiv., xvi. ; cul- 
tivation of, xviii. ; description and locality of, 
no. 
A. septentrionale, 112 — 115 ; Gerard’s descrip- 
tion of, 1 13; locality of, 114 ; distribution of, 
xvi. ; cultivation of, xviii. 
A. Sinelii , 106. 
A. Trichomanes , 15, 49, 68, 82, 88, 89, 91, 112, 
115, 120; distribution of, xvi., 92 ; etymology 
and folk-lore of, 93 ; Parkinson’s account of, 
93 ; description of, 94 ; varieties of, 95 ; fructi- 
fication ot the upper surface of the fronds, 95 ; 
Prof. Asa Gray on, 96. 
A. Trichomanes ramosum, 89, 95. 
A. viride, 82, 88 — 91, 93, 94, 97 ; distribution of, 
xvi., 89, 112 ; fronds of, 82 ; description of, 89; 
allied species, 90 ; cultivation of, 91. 
Assam, Ferns found in, xv., xvi., 1. 
Athens, Ferns found at, 46, 47. 
Athyrium, xii., 104, 117. 
A. crenatum, xiv. ; distribution of, xvi. ; de- 
scription and locality of, 124. 
A. Filixfcemina, 117 — 123 ; caudex of, iii. ; dis- 
tribution of, xvi. ; and Ray’s Filix minor 
longifolia, 108, 109 ; its affinity to Asplenium , 
117; and Polypodium alpestre, 169. 
A. fontanum and Asplenium. fontanum, 104. 
A . pectination , 119. 
