CONTENTS. 
Introduction, ... ... ... . . . . . . 1 
General Description, ... ... . . . 5 
Table of British Ferns, ... ... ... ... 12 
List of Lake Ferns, ... ... ... ... 16 
The Common Polypody, ... ... ... ... 19 
The Mountain Polypody, or Beech Fern, . . 25 
The Three-branched Polypody, or Oak Fern, ... 29 
The Limestone Polypody, ... ... . . 33 
The Rock Brake, or Parsley Fern, ... ... ... 37 
The Alpine Shield Fern, or Holly Fern, ... 41 
The Common Prickly Shield Fern, ... ... 45 
The Soft Prickly Shield Fern, ... ... 48 
The Female Buckler Fern, or Marsh Fern, ... ... 52 
The Mountain Buckler Fern, or Heath Fern, . . 55 
The Common Buckler Fern, or Male Fern, . . . . 61 
The Remote Buckler Fern, ... ... ... 69 
The Rigid Buckler Fern, ... ... ... 72 
The Narrow Prickly-toothed (Crested) Buckler Fern, 75 
The Broad Prickly-toothed Buckler Fern, ... 81 
