REEVE AND CO.’S PUBLICATIONS. 9 
FERNS. 
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BRITISH FERNS; an Introduction to the study of the 
Ferns, Lycopods, and Equisf.ta indigenous to the British Isles. With 
Chapters on the Structure, Propagation, Cultivation, Diseases, Uses, Pre- 
servation, and Distribution of Ferns. By Margaret Plues. Crown 8vo, 
16 Coloured Plates, drawn expressly for the work by W. Fitch, and 55 
Wood- Engravings, 10,?. 6d. 
One of the ‘ New Series of Natural History for Beginners,’ accurately de- 
scribing all the Ferns and their allies found in Britain, with a Wood-Engraving 
of each Species, and Coloured Figures of 32 of the most interesting, including 
magnified dissections showing the Venation and Fructification. 
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. 2s. 
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. 2s. 
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 of Mr. Fitch. 
FILICES EXOTICiE ; 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 on 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 Charlottte Chanter. Third Edition. 
Fcp. 8vo, 8 coloured plates by Fitch, and a Map of the County, 5s. 
