INDEX. 
PAGE 
PAGE 
Polypodium vulgare .. . 
286-9 
Perishing of green fields 
47 
culture of ... 287-9,291 
Perpendicular unrolling 
of 
description of 
286-91 
fronds 
221 
distribution of 
289 
Perspiration of plants 
208 
habitats of ... 
289 
Philanthropic considerations 
50-1 
POLYSTICHUM, genus ... 
351 
Physical enjoyment ... 
58 
aculeatum 
308-9 
Pinnules of fronds ... 
220 
culture of 
316 
Plantless corners 
44 
description of 
308-10 
Plants in rooms 
201-11 
distribution of 
310 
or flowers in pots 
29 
habitats of ... 
310 
perspire 
208 
angulare 
343-6 
primary food of 
204 
culture of 
313 
Plate 1 (Single British Ferns) 
227 
description of 311-314 
2 (The Polypodies) 
283 
distribution of 
311 
3 (The Shield Ferns) 
305 
habitats of ... 
311 
4 (The Bladder Ferns) 
317 
lonchitis 
314-0 
5 (The Woodsias) 
329 
culture of ... 
316 
6 (The Buckler Ferns) 
337 
description of 
314-6 
7 (The Spleenworts) 
363 
distribution of 
56 
8 (The Filmy Ferns) 
397 
Popular love of green life ... 
28 
Pleasure which is within the 
want of trees, plants, 
reach of all 
. 33 
&c 
29 
Pockets for Ferns ...175, 
179, 181 
Pores of leaves 
205 
Polypodies, The 
285-363 
Portable fernery and aqua- 
rium 
192 
POLYPODIUM, genus 
285-6 
Position of Ferns 
217 
alpestre... 
302-3 
Practicability of Fern culture 
50 
culture of 
303 
Prickly-toothed Buckler Fern 
352-4 
description of 
302-3 
culture of 
353-4 
distribution of 
303 
description of 
352-3 
habitats of ... 
303 
habitats of ... 
353 
calcareum 
299-301 
Primary rachis in Ferns 
220 
culture of ... 
301 
Professional writer on Ferns 
49-51 
description of 
299-300 
PTERIS aquilina ... ...' 
229-38 
distribution of 
301 
culture of 
236-8 
habitats of ... 
299, 301 
description of 
231-5 
dryopteris 
295-8 
habitats of ... 
230-1 
culture of 
298 
Public garden, A tiny 
54 
description of 
295-8 
Public parks and gardens ... 
28-9 
distribution of 
296 
Pulhamite rockerv ... 168-170 
habitats oi ... 
296 
Pursuit of Ferns 
49 
phegopteris 
292-5 
culture of 
294-5 
0. 
description of 
292-4 
V* 
distribution of 
294 
Quadrupeds and plants 
187 
habitats of ... 
292-4 
Quarterly reviewers on Ferns 
45-7 
Q 
425 
