L. REEVE AND CO.’S PUBLICATIONS. 
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THE BRITISH FERNS; or, Coloured Figures and De¬ 
scriptions, with the needful Analyses of the Fructification and Venation, of 
the Ferns of Great Britain and Ireland, systematically arranged. By Sir 
W. J. Hooker, F.R.S. Royal 8vo, 66 Plates, £2. 2.?. 
The British Ferns and their allies are illustrated in this work, from the 
pencil of Mr. Fitch. Each Species has a Plate to itself, so that there is ample 
room for the details, on a magnified scale, of Fructification and Venation. The 
whole are delicately coloured by hand. In the letterpress an interesting account 
is given with each species of its geographical distribution in other countries. 
GARDEN FERNS; or. Coloured Figures and Descriptions, 
with the needful Analyses of the Fructification and Venation, of a Selection 
of Exotic Ferns, adapted for Cultivation in the Garden, Hothouse, and Con¬ 
servatory. By Sir W. J. Hooker, F.R.S. Royal 8vo, 64 Plates, £2. 2 s. 
A companion volume to the preceding, for the use of those who take an in¬ 
terest in the cultivation of some of the more beautiful and remarkable varieties 
of Exotic Ferns. Here also each Species has a Plate to itself, and the details of 
Fructification and Venation are given on a magnified scale, the Drawings being 
from the pencil ot Mr. Fitch. 
F1LICES EXOTICbE; or, Coloured Figures and Description 
of Exotic Ferns, chiefly of such as are cultivated in the Royal Gardens of 
Kew. By Sir W. J. Hooker, F.R.S. Royal 4to, 100 Plates, £6. 11.?. 
One of the most superbly illustrated books of Foreign Ferns that has been 
hitherto produced. The Species are selected both ou account of their beauty of 
form, singular structure, and their suitableness for cultivation. 
FERNY COMBES; a Ramble after Ferns in the Glens and 
Valleys of Devonshire. By Charlotte Chanter. Third Edition . 
Fcp. 8vo, 8 coloured plates by Fitch, and a Map of the County, 55. 
MOSSES. 
HANDBOOK OF BRITISH MOSSES, containing all that 
are known to be Natives of the British Isles. By the Rev. M. J. Berkeley, 
M.A., F.L.S. Demy 8vo, pp. 860, 24 Coloured Plates, 215. 
A very complete Manual, comprising characters of all the species, with the 
circumstances of habitation of each; with special chapters on development and 
structure, propagation, fructification, geographical distribution, uses, and modes 
of collecting and preserving, followed by au extensive series of coloured illustra¬ 
tions, in which the essential portions of the plant are repeated, in every case on 
a magnified scale. 
