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The Fern Lover’s Companion

by George Henry Tilton

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  1. 1Epigraph — Dedication
  2. 2Preface
  3. 3Introduction
  4. 4Reproduction
  5. 5Vernation
  6. 6Veins
  7. 7Explanation of Terms
  8. 8Sporàngia and Fruit Dots
  9. 9Helpful Hints
  10. 10Key to the Genera
  11. 11I
  12. 12B. Fruiting Fronds Partly Sterile
  13. 13II — Those Which Have the Fruiting Portion on the Back or Margin of…
  14. 14B. Indusium Present
  15. 15Descriptive Text of the Ferns
  16. 16The Fern Family Proper or Real Ferns Polypodiàceæ
  17. 17The Polypodies — 1 — Polypody. Polypodium
  18. 18(1) Common Polypody. Polypodium Vulgare
  19. 19(2) Gray or Hoary Polypody
  20. 20The Bracken Group — 1. Bracken or Brake
  21. 212 — Maidenhair. Adiantum
  22. 22(1) Common Maidenhair. Adiantum Pedatum
  23. 23(2) The Venus-Hair Fern. Adiantum Capíllus-Veneris
  24. 243 — Cliff Brakes. Pellàea
  25. 25(1) Purple Cliff Brake. Pellæa Atropurpùrea
  26. 26(2) Smooth Cliff Brake — Pellàea Glabella. Pellàea Atropurpùrea, Va…
  27. 27(3) Dense Cliff Brake — Cryptográmma Densa. Pellaèa Densa
  28. 28(4) Slender Cliff Brake
  29. 29(5) The Rock Brake. Parsley Fern
  30. 304 — Lip Ferns. Cheilánthes
  31. 31(1) Alabama Lip Fern. Cheilánthes Alabaménsis
  32. 32(2) Hairy Lip FERN. Cheilánthes Lanòsa, C. Véstita
  33. 33(3) Woolly Lip Fern. Cheilánthes Tomentòsa
  34. 34(4) Slender Lip Fern
  35. 355 — Cloak Fern. Notholàena
  36. 36(1) Powdery Cloak Fern. Notholàena Dealbàta
  37. 37The Chain Ferns. Woodwardia
  38. 38(1) The Common Chain Fern. Woodwardia Virgínica
  39. 39(2) Net-Veined Chain Fern — Narrow-Leaved Chain Fern — Woodwardia A…
  40. 40The Spleenworts
  41. 41(1) Pinnàtifid Spleenwort. Asplenium Pinnatífídum
  42. 42(2) Scott’s Spleenwort. Asplenium Ebenòides
  43. 43(3) Green Spleenwort. Asplenium Víride
  44. 44(4) Maidenhair Spleenwort. Asplenium Trichómanes
  45. 45(5) Small Spleenwort
  46. 46(6) Ebony Spleenwort
  47. 47(7) Bradley’s Spleenwort. Asplenium Brádleyi
  48. 48(8) Mountain Spleenwort. Asplenium Montanum
  49. 49(9) Rue Spleenwort. Asplenium Ruta-murària
  50. 50B. The Large Spleenworts. Athýrium
  51. 51The Lady Fern and Its Kin — 1 — The Lady Ferns
  52. 52(1) The Upland Lady Fern. Athýrium Angústum
  53. 53(2) The Lowland Lady Fern
  54. 54(3) Silvery Spleenwort. Athýrium Acrostichòides — Asplènium Acrosti…
  55. 55(4) Narrow-Leaved Spleenwort — Athýrium Angustifòlium. Asplenium An…
  56. 56Hart’s Tongue — Scolopéndrium. Phyllìtis
  57. 57(1) Scolopendrium Vulgàre Phyllìtis Scolopéndrium
  58. 58Walking Fern. Walking Leaf
  59. 59Camptosòrus Rhizophyllus
  60. 60The Shield Ferns — The Christmas and Holly Ferns
  61. 61(1) The Christmas Fern
  62. 62(2) Braun’s Holly Fern
  63. 63(3) Holly FERN. Polystichum Lonchìtis
  64. 64The Marsh Fern Tribe
  65. 65(1) The Marsh Fern — Aspídium Thelýpteris. Thelýpteris Palústris —…
  66. 66(2) Massachusetts Fern — Aspidium Simulàtum. Thelýpteris Simulàta —…
  67. 67(3) New York Fern — Aspidium Noveboracénse. Thelýpteris Noveboracénsis
  68. 68The Beech Ferns
  69. 69(1) Oak Fern — Phegópteris Dryópteris. Thelýpteris Dryópteris
  70. 70(2) The Northern Oak Fern — Phegopteris Robertiana. Phegopteris Cal…
  71. 71(3) Broad Beech Fern Phegopteris Hexagonóptera Thelýpteris Hexagonó…
  72. 72(4) Long Beech Fern — Phegopteris Polypodiòides. Thelýpteris Phegóp…
  73. 73The Fragrant Fern — Aspídium Fràgrans. Nephròdium Fràgrans
  74. 74Key to the Wood Ferns
  75. 75The Wood Ferns
  76. 76(1) Marginal Shield Fern, Evergreen Wood Fern — Aspídium Marginàle.…
  77. 77(2) The Male Fern — Aspídium Fìlix-mas. Thelýpteris Fìlix-Mas — Dry…
  78. 78(3) Goldie’s Fern — Aspidium Goldiànum. Thelypteris Goldiàna — Dryo…
  79. 79(4) The Crested Fern — Aspidium Cristàtum. Thelýpteris Cristàta — D…
  80. 80Crested Marginal Fern — Aspídium Cristàtum X Marginàle
  81. 81(5) Boott’s Shield Fern — Aspidium Boottii. Thelýpteris Boottii — D…
  82. 82(6) Spinulose Shield Fern — Aspidium Spinulòsum. Thelýpteris Spinulòsa
  83. 83The Bladder Ferns. Cystópteris
  84. 84Cystópteris Bulbífera. Fìlix Bulbífera
  85. 85(2) The Common Bladder Fern
  86. 86Key to the Woodsias
  87. 87The Woodsias
  88. 88(1) Rusty Woodsia. Woódsia Ilvénsis
  89. 89(2) Northern Woodsia. Alpine Woodsia
  90. 90(3) Blunt-Lobed Woodsia. Woodsia Obtùsa
  91. 91(4) Smooth Woodsia. Woodsia Glabélla
  92. 92(5) Oregon Woodsia. Woódsia Oregàna
  93. 93(6) Rocky Mountain Woodsia. Woódsia Scopulìna
  94. 94(7) Cathcart’s Woodsia. Woodsia Cathcartiàna
  95. 95Dennstaédtia. Dicksònia
  96. 96Hayscented Fern. Boulder Fern Dennstaédtia Punctilóbula — Dicksònia…
  97. 97The Sensitive and Ostrich Ferns
  98. 98(1) Sensitive FERN. Onoclèa Sensíbilis
  99. 99(2) Ostrich Fern — Onoclea Struthiópteris. Pteretis Nodulosa — Stru…
  100. 100II — The Flowering Fern Family — Osmúnda
  101. 101(1) Flowering Fern, Royal Fern — Osmúnda Regàlis. Osmunda Regàlis,…
  102. 102(2) Interrupted Fern. Clayton’s Fern
  103. 103(3) Cinnamon Fern. Brakes
  104. 104III — Curly Grass Family Schizæàceæ — Curly Grass. Schizàea Pusílla
  105. 105Climbing Fern. Hartford Fern
  106. 106IV — Adder’s Tongue Family Ophioglossàceæ
  107. 107Key to the Grape Ferns
  108. 108Grape Ferns
  109. 109(1) Moonwort. Botrýchium Lunària
  110. 110(2) Little Grape Fern. Botrychium Símplex
  111. 111(3) Lance-Leaved Grape Fern Botrychium Lanceolàtum Botrýchium Angus…
  112. 112(4) Matricary Fern — Botrychium Ramòsum. Botrychium Matricariæfòlium
  113. 113(5) Common Grape Fern — Botrychium Oblìquum. Botrychium Ternàtum, V…
  114. 114(6) Ternate Grape Fern — Botrýchium Ternàtum, Var. Intermèdium
  115. 115(7) Rattlesnake FERN. Botrychium Virginiànum
  116. 116V — The Filmy Fern Family Hymenophyllàceæ
  117. 117Trichómanes Boschiànum. Trichómanes Rádicans
  118. 118Noted Fern Authors
  119. 119Fern Literature
  120. 120Times of the Fruiting of Ferns
  121. 121Glossary

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