C > ' ' 
THE 
BRITISH FERNS 
POPULARLY DESCRIBED, 
AND 
ILLUSTRATED BY ENGRAVINGS OF EVERY SPECIES. 
FORMING 
A COMPLETE HISTORY OF THE FAMILY AS REGARDS 
THEIR CHARACTERISTICS, PECULIARITIES, NATURAL PLACES OF 
GROWTH, AND THE MOST SUCCESSFUL METHODS 
OF CULTIVATING THEM. 
BY 
GEORGE W. JOHNSON, ESQ., 
EDITOB OF " THE COTTAOE GARDENER," &C. 
THIRD EDITION. 
LONDON : 
COTTAGE GARDENER OFFICE, 
20, PATERNOSTER ROW. 
TO BE HAD OF ALL BOOKSELLERS. 
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