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INDEX 
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Rootstocks in Ferns, Form of 1 7-18 
Royal Fern . 
214-19 
Plate 4, Fig. 1 
. 207 
Culture . 
.218-9 
Description 
.215-7 
Distribution 
. 217-8 
Habitats . 
. 214 
Used for colic 
. 39 
for healing 
wounds 
. 39 
for splenetic 
diseases 
. 39 
for starching 
linen 
. 39 
Rue-leaved Spleenwort 
. 350-4 
Plate 6 , Figs. 9 am 
1 10 . 235 
Culture . 
. 353-4 
Description 
.351-2 
Distribution 
. 352-3 
Habitats . 
. 350-1 
S. 
St. John’s Eve and * 
Fern 
SEEDING ’ . 
. 44 
Salcombe 
. 172 
Sandy loam for Ferns . 
53 
Saxon origin of word 
‘ Os- 
munda ’ 
. 215 
Scaly Spleen wort . . .384-7 
Plate G, Figs. 12 and 13 235 
Culture . . . 387 
Description . . 385-0 
Distribution . .386-7 
Habitats . . .384-5 
Used for bait for fish 39 
for melancholy 
diseases . . 39 
Scenery of Somerset . . 110 
Scenicpre-eminence of Devon 111 
Soolopendrium vulgare . 192-6 
Culture . . . 195-6 
Description . . 192-4 
Distribution . .195 
Habitats . . .192 
Sea and sky and waving 
green .... 150-157 
Sea Fern, Home of the . 172-6 
Sea Spleenwort . . .380-3 
Plate 6, Fit). 8 . . 235 
Culture . . . 383 
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Sea Spleenwort — 
Description 
Distribution 
Habitats 
used for burns 
Seed clusters of Ferns . 
Silver Cove . 
Site for rockery 
Slapton Lea Sands 
Soft Prickly Shield Fern 
Plate 8, Fig. 1 
Culture . 
Description 
381- 2 
382- 3 
380-1 
39 
22 
100 
75 
171 
270-9 
293 
279 
277-8 
Distribution . .278-9 
Habitats . . 270 
.Soil and aspect . . . 51-4 
Character of Fern . . 52-4 
Somerset, Scenery of . . 110 
Sorus in Ferns . . .23 
South Poole . . . .172 
‘ Species,’ Definition of . 25-0 
Spermatozoids, Nature of . 10 
Spleenworts . . . 355-74 
Uses of . . 39, 41 
Sporangia in Ferns . . 23 
Non-indusiato . 23 
Texture and shape of 23 
Spore cases in Ferns . . 23-4 
‘ vessels ’ in Ferns . 23 
Variations in . . 23 
Spores, Abundance of . . 12 
Arrangement of ' . 23 
Destruction of . 11 
Development of . 10 
Embryo cells in . 9 
Germination of 8-10,00-1 
Infinitesimal size of 11 
Markings of . . 9 
Shapes of . . 9 
Singular vitality of 10 
Sperm cells in . 9 
Structure of . . 9 
Start Point .... 170-1 
Stems of tree Ferns . . 18 
Stipes of Ferns ... 18 
Colour of . . 18-9 
Length of . . 18-9 
Nature of . . 18-9 
Relative length of 
fronds to . 18 
Scales on . .18-9 
Thickness of . . 18 
Variations in . . 18 
