The actual sizes of ferns are not given in the illustrations. For this information see the corresponding description.
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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
XXI.
Scott's Spleenwort,
Asplenium ebenoides,
141
XX.
Green Spleenwort,
Asplenium viride,
139
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
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
"The cheerful community of the polypody"
Frontispiece
From a photograph by Miss Madeline Smith.
Page
New York Fern
xvi
"The greatest charm the ferns possess is that of their surroundings"
12
From a photograph by Mr. Augustus Pruyn.
Fiddleheads
18
Fragile Bladder Fern
19
Crested Shield Fern
20
Purple Cliff Brake
22
Ternate Grape Fern
24
Evergreen Wood Fern
27
Sensitive Fern
55
Cinnamon Fern
60
Royal Fern
68
Interrupted Fern
74
Climbing Fern
75
Rattlesnake Fern
80
Slender Cliff Brake
89
"The unpromising wall of rock which rose beside us"
94
From a photograph by Miss Ledyard.
More compound frond of Purple Cliff Brake
95
Christmas Fern
97
Narrow-leaved Spleenwort
98
Brake
106
Maidenhair
110
Mountain Spleenwort
130
Mountain Spleenwort
132
"In the shaded crevices of a cliff"
132
From a photograph by Miss Madeline Smith.
Maidenhair Spleenwort
137
Walking Leaf
146
"We fairly gloated over the quaint little plants"
148
From a photograph by Miss Ledyard.
Hart's Tongue
151
Marsh Fern
162
"Like the plumes of departing Summer"
178
From a photograph by Miss Madeline Smith.
Common Polypody
184
Long Beech Fern
187
Oak Fern
191
Bulblet Bladder Fern
194
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