This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1851 edition. Excerpt: ... neither could they be expected to see clearly through them in any form in which they could possibly be presented to them. It has, therefore, been thought best to simplify the matter by regarding such dubious species as varieties, ranging them with those admitted species in whose company, it appeared ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1851 edition. Excerpt: ... neither could they be expected to see clearly through them in any form in which they could possibly be presented to them. It has, therefore, been thought best to simplify the matter by regarding such dubious species as varieties, ranging them with those admitted species in whose company, it appeared to us, they would be most easily recognized. In doing this, however, we record no opinions as to the questions really involved. One novel species a a less dubious addition to our British Fernsa has been announced while these pages have been going through the press. This will be found described in an Appendix. One word. more.a If it so happens that any of those who may be led by the perusal of these pages to study the Ferns of Britain, should, in the course of their inquiries, meet with difficulties or perplexities which we may be able to Vlll PREFACE. remove, it will afford us much gratification to do so. And we should be glad to trouble any reader for information as to the occurrence of any of the species in the counties to which they are not assigned under the head of Local Distribution'' Botanic Garden, Chelsea, London, November, 1851. PLATE I. 1 Ceterach officinarum 2 Polypodium vulgare PLATE II.-' 1 Polypodium Dryopteris 2-- Phegopteris PLATE III. 1 Polypodium calcareum 2 Wooclsia ilvensis PLATE IV. 1 Woodsia hyperborea 2 Polystichum Lonchitis. PLATE V.- 1 Allosorus crispus 2 Polystichum angulare. Page. PLATE VI. i6 l ri- Page. 1 Lastrea Thelypteris 136 2 cristata 116 PLATE VII.-131 1 Lastrea Oreopteris. 131 PLATE VIII.- f I Lastrea Filix-mas, and var. cristata 126 PLATE IX.- ( 1 Lastrea rigida 132 2 dilatata 123 PLATE X. A 1 Cystopteris fragilis 106 2 alpina 104 PLATE XI.- 1 Fig. Page. 1 Atliyrium Pilix-foemina, and var....
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