6 HISTORY OF BRITISH FERNS. 
2. A History of British Ferns. By Edward Newman, 
F.L.S., &c. Third Edition, omitting the Fern allies. 
1854. 8vo, pp. 843.—A handsomely-got-up book, 
with beautiful woodcut illustrations ; but greatly 
disfigured by its egotistical tone, and by numerous 
unnecessary and inadmissible changes made in the 
names of the genera and species. 
3. Florigraphia Britannica, vol. iv.: The Ferns of Bri¬ 
tain and their allies. By Bichard Deakin, M.D. 
1848. 8vo, pp. 136, with 31 plates and numerous 
woodcuts.—Many of the figures are very accurate, and 
the descriptions full and careful. 
4. The Handbook of British Ferns. By Thomas Moore, 
F.L.S., &c. Third Edition. 1857. 16mo, pp. 294.— 
A pocket volume, with full descriptions, accompanied 
by plain woodcut illustrations of all the species and 
of the principal varieties. 
5. A Plain and Easy Account of the, British Ferns. By 
the Bev. E. Bosanquet. 1854. 16mo, pp. 64.—A 
commendable attempt to simplify for beginners the 
classification and description of the species, but 
scarcely realizing these objects. 
