CONTENTS. 
Faye. 
Preface to Second Edition vii 
Preface to First Edition xiii 
I. History of the Introdcction of Exotic Ferns ... 1 
II. Organography, Explanation of the Terms used 
in Describing Ferns 44 
III. Classification of Ferns explained 5<> 
IV. Generic Character and Enumeration of Culti- 
vated Species 73 
V. Appendix 293 
VI. Etymology, the Meaning of the Generic Names 32. 
VII. The Cultivation of Ferns 335 
I. Preliminary Remarks 335 
II. Special or Pot Cultivation 342 
III. Natural Cultivation 37 . 
IV. Wardian Case Cultivation 388 
V. Propagation 39.) 
VIII. List of Authors and Books quoted in this Work 40. 
IX. General Index of Genera, Species, and Syn- 
ONYMES 415 
X. Index of Special Terms 449 
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