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THE author's knowledge of fern species and their habitats has been manifested in previous publications, so that one is prepared to find this real pocket-book, measuring 61/2 by 31/2 inches, a trustworthy and desirable acquisition when making an excursion in quest of ferns. Forty-five species are enumerated, but varieties with one exception are omitted. The descriptions are written primarily for the amateur collector, and serviceable assistance is provided in the illustrations. The information is tabulated under the headings frond length,-description, usual habitat, and. localities. The list of localities, given as fully as possible, represents an arduous piece of work. Certain introductory sections are prefixed, of which the two giving definitions and general habitats are most desirable and helpful, but the others are imaginative rather than scientific; it is not necessarv to go beyond the statement that every point of the germ (sporeling) is equally ready to produce roots or a stem. Disregarding the first four sections, the book provides a compact, informative guide.
British Ferns: a Pocket Help for the Collector.
By F. G. Heath. Pp. x + 130. (London: Sir Isaac Pitman and Sons, Ltd., 1911.) Price 2s. net.
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British Ferns: a Pocket “Help” for the Collector . Nature 87, 213 (1911). https://doi.org/10.1038/087213a0
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