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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

GROUP II FERTILE FRONDS PARTIALLY LEAF-LIKE, THE FERTILE PORTION UNLIKE THE REST OF THE FROND

GROUP III FERTILE FRONDS UNIFORMLY SOMEWHAT LEAF-LIKE IN APPEARANCE, YET DIFFERING NOTICEABLY FROM STERILE FRONDS

GROUP IV FERTILE AND STERILE FRONDS LEAF-LIKE AND SIMILAR; SPORANGIA ON OR BENEATH A REFLEXED PORTION OF THE MARGIN

GROUP V FERTILE AND STERILE FRONDS LEAF-LIKE AND SIMILAR; SPORANGIA IN LINEAR OR OBLONG FRUIT-DOTS

GROUP VI FERTILE AND STERILE FRONDS LEAF-LIKE AND USUALLY SIMILAR, FRUIT-DOTS ROUND

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

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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