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A fern frond, leaves and grasses framing a rectangular space. Nature print.

Tree-ferns in an Australian forest with two hunters in the distance. Engraving by E. Brandard, c. 1873, after N. Chevalier.

Various leaf forms, leaf venation, bud arrangements and woody stems. Watercolour by I. Sawkins.

A fern, a moss, a fungus and an alga: all with anatomical details. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1799.

Our native ferns, or, A history of the British species and their varieties / by E.J. Lowe.

Still life with a ledger, a skull and other objects. Oil painting, 1766.

Three fern fronds. Chromolithograph after a nature print.

Adder's tongue (Ophioglossum vulgatum L.): fertile stem with description of the plant and its medicinal uses. Coloured line engraving by J. Basire, the younger, c. 1759, after T. Sheldrake.

An analysis of the British ferns and their allies / by G.W. Francis.

A fern frond, possibly of the male fern (Dryopteris filix-mas). Colour nature print, c. 1860.

The structure & development of the mosses & ferns (Archegoniatae) / by Douglas Houghton Campbell.

Les fougères : choix des espèces les plus remarquables pour la décoration des serres, parcs, jardins et salons, précédé de leur histoire botanique & horticole / par Aug. Rivière, É. André, E. Roze ; ... publié sous la direction de J. Rothschild.

Select ferns and lycopods: British and exotic / [Benjamin Samuel Williams].

A summary of the new ferns which have been discovered or described since 1874 / by J.G. Baker.

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The structure & development of the mosses & ferns (Archegoniatae) / by Douglas Houghton Campbell.

Les fougères : choix des espèces les plus remarquables pour la décoration des serres, parcs, jardins et salons, précédé de leur histoire botanique & horticole / par Aug. Rivière, É. André, E. Roze ; ... publié sous la direction de J. Rothschild.

Tree-ferns in an Australian forest with two hunters in the distance. Engraving by E. Brandard, c. 1873, after N. Chevalier.

Select ferns and lycopods: British and exotic / [Benjamin Samuel Williams].

A summary of the new ferns which have been discovered or described since 1874 / by J.G. Baker.