How to Know the Ferns

About this eBook

Author

Parsons, Frances Theodora, 1861-1952

Title

How to know the ferns : A guide to the names, haunts and habitats of our common ferns

Credits

Produced by Chris Curnow, Diane Monico, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

QK: Science: Botany

Subject

Ferns -- United States -- Identification

Category

Text

eBook-No.

43167

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/43167

Release Date

July 9, 2013

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.How to Know the Ferns
2. 2.PREFACE
3. 3.CONTENTS
4. 4.LIST OF PLATES
5. 5.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
6. 6.How to Know the Ferns
7. 7.FERNS AS A HOBBY
8. 8.WHEN AND WHERE TO FIND FERNS
9. 9.WHEN AND WHERE TO FIND FERNS
10. 10.EXPLANATION OF TERMS
11. 11.FERTILIZATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND FRUCTIFICATION OF FERNS
12. 12.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)
13. 13.HOW TO USE THE BOOK
14. 14.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
15. 15.FERN DESCRIPTIONS
16. 16.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
17. 17.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
18. 18.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
19. 19.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
20. 20.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
21. 21.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
22. 22.INDEX TO LATIN NAMES
23. 23.INDEX TO ENGLISH NAMES
24. 24.INDEX TO TECHNICAL TERMS
25. 25.BOOKS ON GARDEN FIELD AND WOOD

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