466 
INDEX. 
PAGE 
Hillman, Charles, Fern col¬ 
lector .... 385, 397 
Hills of Devon, rugged bold- 
ness of 
. 53 
Holly Fern 
. 346-8 
culture of 
. 348 
description of . 
. 346-8 
distribution of . 
. 347 
Home of our Native Ferns 
. 50 
Horseman’s Steps 104,117-18 
Household tastes flowerward 
. 184 
Hygienic influence of plants 
in rooms 
215-27 
Introduction to 
215-16 
HYMEN OPHYLLTJM, 
genus .... 
. 441 
tunbridgense 
.442-3 
culture of 
. 445 
description of . 
. 442-3 
distribution of 
. 442 
habitats of 
. 442 
unilaterale . 
414-5 
culture of 
. 445 
description of . 
. 444 
habitats of 
. 444-5 
I. 
Imitating natural rock 
. 169 
rustic woodwork 
. 165 
Imitation of Nature 
. 201 
Increase in window gardeners 181 
Indulging sentiment 
. 19 
Indusia of Ferns . 
. 353 
Influence of plants in rooms 
219-27 
Inner paradise of Ferns 
. 132 
Inoculated with passion for 
Ferns .... 
. 27 
PAGE 
Insects and plants . .195 
Interdependence of animals 
and plants .... 219 
Interest taken in culture of 
Ferns.25 
Ivy and hardy Ferns . . 23 
J. 
Joseph Woods, Botanist . 367 
L. 
Lady Fern in ‘ Waverley ’ . 16 
Lady Fern . 76-7, 97, 109, 117> 
118,133,134,144, 166-7, 
196. 
culture of . .272-3 
description of . 269-71 
habitats of . .271-2 
purple stemmed . 133 
Lanceolate spleenwort 58, 119, 120 
culture of . 419-20 
description of . 417-18 
distribution of. . 418 
habitats of . 418-19 
Landscapes of Devon . . 54 
Lane, a boulder . . .121 
a green and ferny 132-145 
Lane ! down a green lane 125-45 
Lane within a lane . . 131 
Language of Ferns . . 50 
of flowers . . 50 
of science . . 50 
a 
language 
few 
for the 
50 
