194 
E uropean Ferns. 
New Mexico, Ferns found in, xv., xvi., 114 ; 
CheilantJvs viscosa in, 52. 
New South Wales, and the Blechn um cartila- 
gineum , xxviii. 
Newspapers ; their use as collecting-boxes for ferns, 
XXX. 
New York State, Hart’s-tongue in, 135. 
New Zealand, Ferns found in, xiii., xv., xvi., xxv., 
8, 12, 16 — 18, 20, 29, 30, 37, 66, 80, 84, 93, 149, 
173 — 175, 183, 184, 187 : economic properties of 
ferns in, xxvii., xxix. 
Nice, Asplenium Petra rchie at, 97. 
A T ilssonia, Fronds of, xliv. 
Niphobolus costatus, xxxvii. 
Nootka Sound, Ferns found at, 42, 61, 71, 93. 
Norfolk, and the Bracken, 38 ; Lastrea cristata 
in, 157, 158. 
Norfolk Island, Ferns found in, xxix., 29, 64. 
Normandy, and the economic use of the Bracken, 30 
North America, Ferns found in, 1, 24, 29, 40, 48, 
54, 60, 61, 65, 187. 
North Carolina, Cystopteris bulbi/era in, 21. 
North Devon, and the Parsley Fern, 62. 
Northumberland, Earl of, and the Bracken, 32. 
Northumberland, Ferns found in, 17, 90, 115. 
North Wales, Ferns found in, 18, 70, 114, 1 66. 
Norway, Ferns found in, 3, 5, 18, 63, 90, 114, 174, 
140, 145, 156, 170, 188. . 
Nothochlienie , Genus of, xiii., 17 1 ; erroneous spell- 
ing N othochliena , 171 ; etymology of, 171. 
N. argentea , 171. 
N. Hookeri , 171. 
N. lanuginosa, distribution of, xvii., 171 ; de- 
scription of, 171. 
N. Marantce , distribution of, xvii., 171 ; cultiva- 
of, xviii. ; description of, 171. 
N. biloselloides , medicinal properties of, xxix. 
N. tomentosa, 171. 
Nottinghamshire, Lastrea cristata in. 157, 158. 
Nova Scotia, Asflenium marinum in, 99. 
Nova Zembla, Ferns found in, 6, 24. 
Nyman, Prof., work by, on ferns, xxxiv. 
Oak Fern, a name for the Bracken, 38 ; for Polypo- 
dium vulgare, 163 ; for P. Dryopteris, 163, 166. 
Oak Polypody, and the Limestone Polypody, 
xxxvi. 
“ Oak-tree,” The, in the stipes of Pteris aquilina , 
28. 
Oetzthal, Woodsia Jiyperborea in, 5. 
Onoclea , genus of, xii. ; species of, 1 ; relation to 
genus Struthiopteris , 2. 
Onopteris major , Gerard’s name for Black Maiden- 
hair Spleenwort, 107. 
O. ger/nanica, or O. Struthiopteris, 1. 
O. Orientalis, locality of, 1. 
O. sefisibilis , locality and description of, 1 ; cul- 
tivation of, 3. 
O. Struthiopteris , 79 ; dimorphism of, vi. ; dis- 
tribution of, xvi. ; and the Tree-fern, 1 ; de- 
scription and nomenclature of, 2 ; locality of, 3 ; 
specific name of, 75. 
Oolite period. Ferns of the, xliv. 
Oosphere , definition of, viii. , ix. 
Ootacamund, The Lady Fern in, 119. 
Open ground culture, xviii. 
Ophioglossaceie, vernation of, vi. ; classification of, 
x., xiii. ; distribution of, xvii. 
Ophioglossum, or Adder’s-tongue, 73 ; sporangia 
of, vii. ; classification of, x. ; genus of, xiii., 
182 — 184. 
O . Bergianum , 182. 
O. gramineum , 184. 
O. lusitanicum , 184; distribution of, xvii., 184, 
description of, 184 ; and the Adder’s-tongue, 
184. 
O. palmatum, 182. 
O. vulgatum, distribution of, xvii. ; medicinal 
properties of, xxvi., 182, 183 : description of, 
183 ; varieties of, 183 ; and O. lusitanicum , 184. 
Orchidaces in the Mascarene Archipelago, xiv. ; 
economic value of, xxiv., xxv. 
Oregon, Ferns found in, 71, 170. 
Organ Mountains, The Flowering Fern on, 178. 
Orissa, Species of Ferns in, xv., xvi. 
Orkney Isles, Ferns found in, 18, 92,99, 162, 183. 
Oruithopteris , Agardh's name for Pteris aquilina , 
29. 
Osmunda , 58 ; sporangia of, vii. ; classification of, 
x. ; genus of, xiii., 175 — 181 ; origin of the 
name, 180, 18 1 ; Wordsworth on the, 180. 
O. bipinnata , 175. 
O. cinnamomea , 175. 
O. Claytoniana, 175. 
O. lane a, 175. 
0 . regalis , xliv., 58, 175 — 181 ; caudex of, iii. ; 
sporangia of, vii. ; distribution of, xvii. ; medi- 
cinal properties of, xxvi. 
O. Struthiopteris , name given by Linnaeus to 
Onoclea Struthiopteris , 2. 
Osmundacetr , 175 ; classification of, x., xiii.; dis- 
tribution of, xvii. 
“ Osmund the Waterman,” and Osmunda , 181. 
Ostrich Fern, 73 ; book-name of Struthiopteris, 3 ; 
dimorphism of. vi. ; indusium of, viii. ; cultiva- 
of, 3* 
Outoanaka, Indian name for Adiantum pedatum , 
43* 
Oxford, Adiantum reniforme at, 42. 
Oxford Botanic Garden, Ferns grown in, 1, 42. 
Pacific Islands, and the Angiopteris evecta, xxix., 
53 ; and Polyppdium phymatodes, xxix. ; ferns 
found in, 16, 29, 39, 40. 
Padina pavonia , or Peacock ’s-tail Seaweed, 12. 
Paku-Kidang, and the Balantium chrysotrichum, 
xxviii. 
Palieopteris hibernica , xli., xliii. 
Pales , definition of, iv. 
Palermo, Asplenium Petrarchs at, 97. 
Palestine, Scale Fern in, 129. 
Panama, Ferns found in, xv., xvi. ? xxix., 67. 
Paraguay, Ferns found in, xv., xvi. 
Parkinson, and the uses of Bracken, 31 ; and the 
Hard Fern, 69, 73 ; and the English Maiden- 
hair, 93; and tne Lady Fern, 1 1 8 ; and the 
Moon wort, 186. 
Parkinson’s “ Herbal,” 94. 
Parsley Fern, or Cryptogramme crispa , 56— 63, 82 ; 
description of, 57 ; fronds of, 58 ; varieties of, 
60,61 ; fructification of, vii. ; indusium of, viii. 
Passijlora vespertilionis, 88. 
Patagonia, Ferns found in, xv., xvi. 
Paterson, and Pteris gracile, 30. 
Peacock's-tail Seaweed, and the Trichomanes mem- 
branaceum , 12. 
Pecopteris genus of coal-ferns, xliii. 
P . arborescens , xliii. 
Pedicularis sylvatica , and the Woodsia hyper - 
bore a , 5. 
Peebles, H ymenophyllum tunbridgense in, 17. 
Pembrokeshire, Ferns found in, 70, 162. 
Penghawar-Djambi, and the Dickso?iia, xxviii. 
Penzance, Asplenium lanceolatum at, 105, 106. 
Pereira, and the Maidenhair, 47, 48. 
Persia, Ferns found in, 24, 40, 92, 108, 129, 185. 
Persian Gulf, Gymnogramma leptophylla in, 173. 
Perth, Asplenium germanicum near, 115. 
Perthshire, Ferns found in, 18, 70, 114, 129, 140 
Peru, Ferns in, xv., xvi., xxviii., 52, 67, 68, 90, 93. 
Petersfield, Hants, Asplenium fontanuni near, 103. 
Petiole, description of, iv. 
Petiver, the botanist, 77, 78. 
Petrarch's Fern, locality of, 97. 
Petrarch’s Spleenwort, description and locality of, 97. 
Phanerogams, or flowering plants, i. 
Phegopteris , genus of, 122. 
Philadelphia, Asplenium ebenoides near, 91. 
Philippine Islands, Ferns found in, xv., xvi., xxviii., 
13 1 , 142. 
Phyilanthus, Semblance of flowers on leaves of, i. 
Phyllitis multijida, Gerard’s description of, 135. 
“ Phytographia,” Plukenet’s, 95, 123. 
Picacho de Veleta, The Parsley Fern on, 63. 
Piedmont, Ferns found in, 3, 53, 63. 
Pinnie , definition of, v. 
Pinnate, definition of, v., 70. 
Piniiati/id , definition of, v., 70. 
Pinnatisect, definition of, v. 
Pinnules , definition of, v. 
Plantain, root of, 153. 
P latycerum , sorus of, vii. 
P. Alcicorne, i., xxxvii. ; dimorphism of, vi. 
Platyloma, and Cheilanthes pteroides , 52. 
Pliny, and the Maidenhair, 48, 49. 
Plukenet, 123; and Asplenium Trichomanes , 95. 
Plumier, and Da 7 >ailia aculeata , 19. 
Plymouth, Asplenium lanceolatum at, 105. 
Poland, Onoclea Struthiopteris in, 3 ; Bracken 
folk lore in, 35. 
Polynesia, Ferns in, xiv. — xvi., 8, 14, 42, 64. 
Polypodiaceie , classification of, x. ; eleven tribes of, 
xi. ; genera of, xii., xiii. ; distribution of, xvi. 
Polypodies , tribe of Polypodiaceie, xiii. ; distribu- 
tion of, xvii. 
PolyPodium, genus of, 163 ; venation of, v. ; di- 
morphism of, vi. ; pot culture of, xx. ; species 
of, i'-;. 
P. alpestre , 121, 169, 170; description and locality 
of, 170; various opinions respecting, 169 ; and 
the Lady Fern, 169, 170. 
P. anomalum , fructification of, 95. 
P. brasiliensis, Mr. John Smith on, xxxvi. 
P. Calaguala, medicinal properties of, xxviii. 
P. calcareum , a name for P. Robertianum, 167. 
P. crassi/olinm , medicinal properties of, xxviii. 
P. diver si folium, dimorphism of, vi. 
P. Dryopteris, 166 ; locality and description of, 
166 ; distribution of, xvii., 112; and P. Rober- 
I tianum, xxxvi., 167, 168. 
P. flexile, 170; description and locality of, 170; 
distribution of, xvii. 
P. lusitanicum, Linnaeus's name for Davallia 
canariensis, 20. 
P. lycopodioides, Mr. John Smith on, xxxvi. 
P. Phegopteris, description of, 168 ; distribution 
of, xvii , 168. 
P. phymatodes, medicinal properties of, xxix. 
P. rlueticum, 23, 169 ; distribution of, xvii. 
P. Robertianum, 167, 168 ; description of, 167 ; 
locality of, 167, 168 ; distribution of, xvii. ; and 
P. Dryopteris, xxxvi., 167, 168 ; and Cystop- 
teris montana, 25. 
P. vulgare, 147, 163 ; and Davallia parallela, 
19 ; or Adder’s Fern, 73 ; growth of, iii., iv. ; 
distribution of, xvii. ; medicinal properties of, 
xxvi., 163 — 165; locality of, 163, 164; descrip- 
tion of, 165; varieties of, 165, 16 6. 
Polypody, The Common, iii., 163 ; eremobryoid, 
iv. ; sterile fronds of, vi. ; sorus of, vii. ; 
medicinal properties of, xxvi., 133, 163 — 165 ; 
preservation of, xxxi. ; various names of, 163. 
Polystichum, genus of, 139 ; its numerous species, 
*39 ; signification of the name, 139. 
P. aculeatum, 139 — 144, 146 ; description of, 141 ; 
beauty of the vernation of, 142; geographical 
range of, 142 ; its utilisation in protecting the 
fruit of the fig-tree, 143 ; and P. angutare , 
I 45* 
P. angulare, 141, 142, 144 — 147 ; and P. aculea- 
tum, 144 ; description of, 144 ; geographical 
range of, 145 ; varieties of, 145— 147. 
P. lobatum , description of, 143. 
P. Lonchitis, 139-141, 146 , locality of, 139, 140; 
description of, 140, 141. 
P. munitum, 130. 
P. viviparum , 143. 
Poly tf ichum alpinum, and the Parsley Fern, 62. 
Porto Zigale, island of Lossin, Scolopeudrium hybri- 
dum in, 137. 
Portugal, Ferns found in, xiv., 14, 20, 38, 39, 45, 53, 
54, 71, 80, 86, 99, 105, 108, 109, 112, 119, 137, 
i7L ^73- 
Pot culture, xx. 
Pratt, Miss Anne, and “ The Ferns of Great 
Britain,” xli. 
Presl, 85, 175. 
Primrose, dimorphism of, 57 ; preservation of, xxix. 
Prior, Dr., and the Bracken, 37; and the Wall Rue, 
iii. ; and the Spleenwort, 126 ; and the Os- 
munda, 180. 
“ Prodromus Florae Hispanicae,” Willkomm and 
Lange’s, 47. 
Propagation of ferns, xxiii. 
Pi'othallium, description of; Dr. Lindsay and, viii. 
Prussia, Onoclea Struthiopteris in, 3. 
Pseudathyj-ium , Genus of, and Polypodium 
alpestre, 169. 
Pteridece, tribe of Polypodiaceie, xii. ; distribution 
of, xvi. 
Pteris, genus of, xii. ; species of, 27 ; sori of, and 
the Aaiantum, 44 ; and the Parsley Fern, 59. 
P. aquilina, distribution of, xvi., 29 ; economic 
properties of, xxv., xxvii. ; description of, 27, 
28, 79 ; varieties of, 29 ; locality of, 29 ; or the 
Bracken, 30 — 38, 59 ; reason for the specific 
name aquilina , 36 ; general names of, 37 ; root 
of, , S3- 
P. arguta, distribution of, xvi. ; description and 
locality of, 38, 39. 
P. argy?'iea , and P. quadriaurita, 27. 
P. cretica , 27 ; indusium of, viii. ; distribution 
of, xvi. ; description and locality of, 40, 41. 
P. ensijotia , a name for P. longi/olia, 39 ; dis- 
tribution of, xvi. 
P. esculenta, economic properties of, xxvii. ; 
abundance of in New Zealand, 37. 
P. Jlabellata, a name for P. arguta , 39. 
P. gracile, and the young Bracken, 30. 
P. longi/olia, description and locality of, 39, 40 ; 
numerous names of, 39. 
P. palustris, a name for P. arguta , 38. 
P. quadriaurita, varieties of, 27. 
P. setraria , Swartz’s name for P. cretica, 41. 
P. serrulata , description and locality of, 27. 
P. serrulata Leyi , description of, 27. 
P, tricolor, and P. quadriaurita, 27. 
P. v it tat a, Linnaeus’s name for P. longi/olia, 39. 
Pulmonaria officinalis, origin of the name, 83. 
Pulu, and Cibotium glaucum, xxix. 
Purdie, Mr., and Blechnum volubile , 67. 
Purple Loosestrife, trimorphism of, 57. 
Purple Orchis, or Orchis mascula , 74. 
Pyrenees, Ferns found on the, 5, 6, 17, 24, 26, 53, 
63, 90, 103, 170. 
Queensland, Ferns found in, 46, 85. 
Quito, Asplenium Trichomanes in, 93. 
Rachis, description of, iv. 
