THE 
BRITISH FERNS 
POPULARLY DESCRIBED, 
AND 
ILLUSTRATED BY ENGRAVINGS OF EVERY SPECIES. 
FORMING 
A COMPLETE HISTORY OP THE FAMILY AS REGARDS 
THEIR CHARACTERISTICS, PECULIARITIES, NATURAL PLACES OP 
GROWTH, AND THE MOST SUCCESSFUL METHODS 
OP CULTIVATING THEM. 
BY 
GEORGE W. JOHNSON, F.R.H.S., 
EDITOR OF “THE JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE,” -StC. 
FIFTH EDITION, 
WITH AN APPENDIX, 
LONDON: 
JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER 
OFFICE, 
171, FLEET STREET. 
18G7. 
