INDEX 
TAGE 
Polypodium calcareum — 
Culture . . . 268 
Description . . 266-8 
Distribution . . 268 
Habitats . . . 266 
dryopteris . . . 263-5 
Culture . . . 265 
Description . .263-4 
Distribution . . 265 
Habitats . . . 263 
pheaopteris . . 259-62 
Culture . . .261-2 
Description . 259-60 
Distribution . . 261 
Habitats . . . 259 
vulgare . . . 255-8 
Culture . . . 258 
Description . .256-7 
Distribution . .257-8 
Habitats . . . 255-6 
Polystichum aculeatum . 272-5 
Culture . . . 275 
Description . .273-1 
Distribution . . 274-5 
Habitats . . . 272-3 
angulare . . ■ 276-9 
Culture . . - 279 
Description . . 277- 8 
Distribution . .278-9 
Habitats . . . 276 
lone hi lis . . . 280-3 
Culture . - .282-3 
Description . .280-1 
Distribution . . 281-2 
Habitats . . . 280 
Porlock . . . . .113 
Portlemoutli . . . .172 
Pot culture of Ferns . . 82-6 
Pots, Drainage of . . . 84-5 
Method, of filling . 84-5 
Watering Ferns in . 86 
Potting, Caution in . . 85-6 
Prawlc Point . • 172, 175-6 
Prickly-tootbed Buckler 
Fern . 333-5 
Plate 11, Fig. 1 . .331 
Culture . • • 335 
Description . . 333-4 
Distribution . . 334-5 
Habitats . . - 333 
Propagation of Ferns . . 59-63 
Fern spores . .59-61 
Protballus, Nature of . - 9 
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Ptekis aqitilina . . 187-91 
Culture . . .190-1 
Description . 187-90 
Distribution . .190 
Habitats . . . 187 
Q- 
Queen Mab amongst the 
Ferns .... 42-3 
R. 
Rachides in Ferns 
. 18 
Primary ■ 
. 18 
Scales on 
. 21 
Secondary 
. 18 
Structure of . 
. 18 
Rambles through Fernland 
109-76 
Removing rock Ferns . 
. 100 
Re-potting Ferus . 
. 85 
Best time for . 
. 85 
Rhizomas 
. 14 
Scales or hairs on 
. 15 
Rigid Buckler Fern 
. 322-3 
Plate 10, Fig. 1 
. 325 
Culture . 
. 323 
Description 
. 322-3 
Distribution . 
. 323 
Habitats . 
. 322 
Rings around spore cases 
. 23 
Elasticity of . 
. 23 
Rockery for Ferns 
. 74-8 
Arrangement 
of 
Ferns on 
. 77 
Building of 
. 76-7 
Earth for 
. 76 
In Fern house 
. 80-1 
Method of planting 
on 
. 77 
Stone for 
. 72 
Use of 
. 52 
Rockford Inn, Ashford 
. 123 
Rock Spleen wort . 
. 364-6 
Plate 6, Fig. 17 
. 235 
Culture . 
. 366 
Description 
. 364-5 
Distribution 
. 365-6 
Habitats . 
. 364 
Rocks, Valley of the 
. 134-5 
Rootlets of Ferns 
.15-16 
