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CONTENTS. 
CHAP. PAGE 
Introduction 1 
I. -COLLECTION AND CULTIVATION OF BRITISH 
FERNS. 
I. Ferns and Fern-hunting : Where to 
Seek and How to Know Them - - 7 
II. On Variation Oenerally . . . . I7 
III. Fern Culture and Propagation - - 27 
IV. The Wonders op the Spore . . . 34 
V. Fern Pots, Pans, and Contrivances, 
Hockwork, etc. 45 
VI. Ferneries, Wardian Cases, etc. - - - 50 
VII. Fern Foes, and How to Fight Them - 61 
II. -THE FERN FAMILIES OF BRITAIN. 
I. Introduction 69 
II. The Maidenhair Fern 71 
III. The Parsley Fern - 73 
