. The book of choice ferns : for the garden, conservatory, and stove : describing and giving explicit cultural directions for the best and most striking ferns and selaginellas in cultivation. Illustrated with coloured plates and numerous wood engravings, specially prepared for this work . Ferns; Ferns. PREFACE TO VOL. Y the publication of ttie Third Volume " The Book of Choice Ferns" is now completed, and it is hoped that, on account of the scientific yet practical lines upon which it has been written throughout, it will, as a whole, be duly appre- ciated by scientists as well
. The book of choice ferns : for the garden, conservatory, and stove : describing and giving explicit cultural directions for the best and most striking ferns and selaginellas in cultivation. Illustrated with coloured plates and numerous wood engravings, specially prepared for this work . Ferns; Ferns. PREFACE TO VOL. Y the publication of ttie Third Volume " The Book of Choice Ferns" is now completed, and it is hoped that, on account of the scientific yet practical lines upon which it has been written throughout, it will, as a whole, be duly appre- ciated by scientists as well as by amateur and professional gardeners. It will be noticed that the same care and attention which were conspicuous in its early stage have been bestowed upon it to its last pages, the Publisher having spared no expense to make it a work worthy of his production, while no pains have been spared by the Author to render it what may legitimately be considered a truthful Book of Reference and a work of popular interest. All known species and varieties possessed of any decorative value have, at the hands of the Author, received special attention and have been described in full. Plants of more or less botanical interest, but useless from the decorator's point of view, though not fully described, have, nevertheless, been included in the enumeration, with remarks as to their habitats and dimensions, and references to previous works in which complete technical descriptions may be found. In so doing, the Author has been impelled by the desire of overcoming the great difficulty of " drawing the line" at any species or variety being by him considered a " Choice ; To make researches both easy and useful, an exhaustive Index to the whole work has, at the suggestion of many Subscribers, been appended to this volume ; and it is hoped by the Author, that, for practical purposes, he. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been
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