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Frances Theodora Parsons. How to Know the Ferns
How to Know the Ferns
Table of Contents
PREFACE
LIST OF PLATES
How to Know the Ferns
FERNS AS A HOBBY
WHEN AND WHERE TO FIND FERNS
WHEN AND WHERE TO FIND FERNS
EXPLANATION OF TERMS
FERTILIZATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND FRUCTIFICATION OF FERNS
NOTABLE FERN FAMILIES
OSMUNDA (Flowering Ferns)
ONOCLEA
WOODSIA
CYSTOPTERIS (Bladder Ferns)
ASPIDIUM (Shield Ferns)
PHEGOPTERIS (Beech Ferns)
WOODWARDIA (Chain Ferns)
ASPLENIUM (Spleenworts)
PELLÆA (Cliff Brakes)
BOTRYCHIUM (Moonworts)
HOW TO USE THE BOOK
GUIDE
GROUP I. STERILE AND FERTILE FRONDS TOTALLY UNLIKE; FERTILE FRONDS NOT LEAF-LIKE IN APPEARANCE
1. SENSITIVE FERN
2. OSTRICH FERN
3. CINNAMON FERN
4. CURLY GRASS
GROUP II. FERTILE FRONDS PARTIALLY LEAF-LIKE, THE FERTILE PORTION UNLIKE THE REST OF THE FROND
5. ROYAL FERN
6. INTERRUPTED FERN
7. CLIMBING FERN
8. ADDER'S TONGUE
9. RATTLESNAKE FERN
10. TERNATE GRAPE FERN
11. LITTLE GRAPE FERN
12. MOONWORT
13. MATRICARY GRAPE FERN
14. LANCE-LEAVED GRAPE FERN
GROUP III. FERTILE FRONDS UNIFORMLY SOMEWHAT LEAF-LIKE IN APPEARANCE, YET DIFFERING NOTICEABLY FROM STERILE FRONDS
15. SLENDER CLIFF BRAKE
16. PURPLE CLIFF BRAKE
17. CHRISTMAS FERN
18. NARROW-LEAVED SPLEENWORT
19. NET-VEINED CHAIN FERN
GROUP IV. FERTILE AND STERILE FRONDS LEAF-LIKE AND SIMILAR; SPORANGIA ON OR BENEATH A REFLEXED PORTION OF THE MARGIN
20. BRAKE
21. MAIDENHAIR
22. HAIRY LIP FERN
23. HAY-SCENTED FERN
GROUP V. FERTILE AND STERILE FRONDS LEAF-LIKE AND SIMILAR; SPORANGIA IN LINEAR OR OBLONG FRUIT-DOTS
24. LADY FERN
25. SILVERY SPLEENWORT
26. RUE SPLEENWORT
27. MOUNTAIN SPLEENWORT
28. EBONY SPLEENWORT
29. MAIDENHAIR SPLEENWORT
30. GREEN SPLEENWORT
31. SCOTT'S SPLEENWORT
32. PINNATIFID SPLEENWORT
33. BRADLEY'S SPLEENWORT
34. WALKING FERN
35. HART'S TONGUE
36. VIRGINIA CHAIN FERN
GROUP VI. FERTILE AND STERILE FRONDS LEAF-LIKE AND USUALLY SIMILAR, FRUIT-DOTS ROUND
37. NEW YORK FERN
38. MARSH FERN
39. MASSACHUSETTS FERN
CHRISTMAS FERN
40. SPINULOSE WOOD FERN
41. BOOTT'S SHIELD FERN
42. CRESTED SHIELD FERN
43. CLINTON'S WOOD FERN
44. GOLDIE'S FERN
45. EVERGREEN WOOD FERN
46. FRAGRANT SHIELD FERN
47. BRAUN'S HOLLY FERN
48. COMMON POLYPODY
HAY-SCENTED FERN
49. LONG BEECH FERN
50. BROAD BEECH FERN
51. OAK FERN
52. BULBLET BLADDER FERN
53. COMMON BLADDER FERN
54. RUSTY WOODSIA
55. BLUNT-LOBED WOODSIA
56. NORTHERN WOODSIA
57. SMOOTH WOODSIA
FERN DESCRIPTIONS
GROUP I. STERILE AND FERTILE FRONDS TOTALLY UNLIKE; FERTILE FRONDS NOT LEAF-LIKE IN APPEARANCE
1. SENSITIVE FERN
2. OSTRICH FERN
3. CINNAMON FERN
4. CURLY GRASS
GROUP II. FERTILE FRONDS PARTIALLY LEAF-LIKE, THE FERTILE PORTION UNLIKE THE REST OF THE FROND
5. ROYAL FERN. FLOWERING FERN
6. INTERRUPTED FERN
7. CLIMBING FERN. CREEPING FERN. HARTFORD FERN
8. ADDER'S TONGUE
9. RATTLESNAKE FERN. VIRGINIA GRAPE FERN
10. TERNATE GRAPE FERN
11. LITTLE GRAPE FERN
12. MOONWORT
13. MATRICARY GRAPE FERN
14. LANCE-LEAVED GRAPE FERN
GROUP III. FERTILE FRONDS UNIFORMLY SOMEWHAT LEAF-LIKE IN APPEARANCE, YET DIFFERING NOTICEABLY FROM STERILE FRONDS
15. SLENDER CLIFF BRAKE
16. PURPLE CLIFF BRAKE
17. CHRISTMAS FERN
18. NARROW-LEAVED SPLEENWORT
19. NET-VEINED CHAIN FERN
GROUP IV. FERTILE AND STERILE FRONDS LEAF-LIKE AND SIMILAR; SPORANGIA ON OR BENEATH A REFLEXED PORTION OF THE MARGIN
20. BRAKE. BRACKEN. EAGLE FERN
21. MAIDENHAIR
22. HAIRY LIP FERN
23. HAY-SCENTED FERN
GROUP V. FERTILE AND STERILE FRONDS LEAF-LIKE AND SIMILAR; SPORANGIA IN LINEAR OR OBLONG FRUIT-DOTS
24. LADY FERN
25. SILVERY SPLEENWORT
26. RUE SPLEENWORT. WALL RUE
27. MOUNTAIN SPLEENWORT
28. EBONY SPLEENWORT
29. MAIDENHAIR SPLEENWORT
30. GREEN SPLEENWORT
31. SCOTT'S SPLEENWORT
32. PINNATIFID SPLEENWORT
33. BRADLEY'S SPLEENWORT
34. WALKING FERN. WALKING LEAF
35. HART'S TONGUE
36. VIRGINIA CHAIN FERN
GROUP VI. FERTILE AND STERILE FRONDS LEAF-LIKE AND USUALLY SIMILAR, FRUIT-DOTS ROUND
37. NEW YORK FERN
38. MARSH FERN
39. MASSACHUSETTS FERN
40. SPINULOSE WOOD FERN
Aspidium spinulosum (Dryopteris spinulosa)
Var. intermedium (D. spinulosa intermedia)
Var. dilatatum (D. spinulosa dilatata)
41. BOOTT'S SHIELD FERN
42. CRESTED SHIELD FERN
43. CLINTON'S WOOD FERN
44. GOLDIE'S FERN
45. EVERGREEN WOOD FERN. MARGINAL SHIELD FERN
46. FRAGRANT SHIELD FERN
47. BRAUN'S HOLLY FERN
48. COMMON POLYPODY. SNAKE FERN
49. LONG BEECH FERN
50. BROAD BEECH FERN. HEXAGON BEECH FERN
51. OAK FERN
52. BULBLET BLADDER FERN
53. FRAGILE BLADDER FERN. COMMON BLADDER FERN
54. RUSTY WOODSIA
55. BLUNT-LOBED WOODSIA
56. NORTHERN WOODSIA. ALPINE WOODSIA
57. SMOOTH WOODSIA
INDEX TO LATIN NAMES
INDEX TO ENGLISH NAMES
INDEX TO TECHNICAL TERMS
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