[CONTENTS]
| Page | |
|---|---|
| Preface | [v] |
| Ferns as a Hobby | [1] |
| When and Where to Find Ferns | [15] |
| Explanation of Terms | [28] |
| Fertilization, Development, and Fructification of Ferns | [32] |
| Notable Fern Families | [36] |
| How to Use the Book | [38] |
| Guide | [40] |
| Fern Descriptions: | |
| Group I | [54] |
| Group II | [67] |
| Group III | [87] |
| Group IV | [105] |
| Group V | [120] |
| Group VI | [159] |
| Index to Latin Names | [211] |
| Index to English Names | [213] |
| Index to Technical Terms | [215] |
[LIST OF PLATES]
⁂ The actual sizes of ferns are not given in the illustrations. For this information see the corresponding description.
| PLATE | PAGE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| I. | Sensitive Fern, | Onoclea sensibilis, | [57] |
| II. | Ostrich Fern, | Onoclea Struthiopteris, | [59] |
| III. | Cinnamon Fern, | Osmunda cinnamomea, | [61] |
| IV. | Curly Grass, | Schizæa pusilla, | [65] |
| V. | Royal Fern, | Osmunda regalis, | [69] |
| VI. | Interrupted Fern, | Osmunda Claytoniana, | [73] |
| VII. | Adder's Tongue, | Ophioglossum vulgatum, | [79] |
| VIII. | Ternate Grape Fern, | Botrychium ternatum, | [83] |
| IX. | Moonwort, | Botrychium Lunaria, | [85] |
| Lance-leaved Grape Fern, | Botrychium lanceolatum, | [85] | |
| X. | Purple Cliff Brake, | Pellæa atropurpurea, | [91] |
| XI. | Narrow-leaved Spleenwort, | Asplenium angustifolium, | [99] |
| XII. | Net-veined Chain Fern, | Woodwardia angustifolia, | [103] |
| XIII. | Hairy Lip Fern, | Cheilanthes vestita, | [113] |
| XIV. | Hay-scented Fern, | Dicksonia pilosiuscula, | [115] |
| XV. | Lady Fern, | Asplenium Filix-fœmina, | [121] |
| XVI. | Silvery Spleenwort, | Asplenium thelypteroides, | [125] |
| XVII. | Rue Spleenwort, | Asplenium Ruta-muraria | [127] |
| XVIII. | Mountain Spleenwort, | Asplenium montanum, | [131] |
| XIX. | Ebony Spleenwort, | Asplenium ebeneum, | [135] |
| XX. | Green Spleenwort, | Asplenium viride, | [139] |
| XXI. | Scott's Spleenwort, | Asplenium ebenoides, | [141] |
| XXII. | Pinnatifid Spleenwort, | Asplenium pinnatifidum, | [143] |
| XXIII. | Bradley's Spleenwort, | Asplenium Bradleyi, | [145] |
| XXIV. | Virginia Chain Fern, | Woodwardia Virginica, | [157] |
| XXV. | New York Fern, | Aspidium Noveboracense, | [161] |
| XXVI. | Marsh Fern, | Aspidium Thelypteris, | [163] |
| XXVII. | Spinulose Wood Fern, | Aspidium spinulosum, var. intermedium, | [165] |
| XXVIII. | Boott's Shield Fern, | Aspidium Boottii, | [167] |
| XXIX. | Crested Shield Fern, | Aspidium cristatum, | [169] |
| XXX. | Clinton's Wood Fern, | Aspidium cristatum, var. Clintonianum, | [171] |
| XXXI. | Goldie's Fern, | Aspidium Goldianum, | [173] |
| XXXII. | Evergreen Wood Fern, | Aspidium marginale, | [175] |
| XXXIII. | Fragrant Shield Fern, | Aspidium fragrans, | [179] |
| XXXIV. | Braun's Holly Fern, | Aspidium aculeatum, var. Braunii, | [183] |
| XXXV. | Broad Beech Fern, | Phegopteris hexagonoptera, | [189] |
| XXXVI. | Oak Fern, | Phegopteris Dryopteris, | [191] |
| XXXVII. | Bulblet Bladder Fern, | Cystopteris bulbifera, | [195] |
| XXXVIII. | Fragile Bladder Fern, | Cystopteris fragilis, | [197] |
| XXXIX. | Rusty Woodsia, | Woodsia Ilvensis, | [199] |
| XL. | Blunt-lobed Woodsia, | Woodsia obtusa, | [201] |
| XLI. | Northern Woodsia, | Woodsia hyperborea, | [205] |
| XLII. | Smooth Woodsia, | Woodsia glabella, | [207] |