A Field Manual of the Ferns and Fern-Allies of the United States and Canada. With photographs by A. Murray Evans. 1985. 406 colourphotographs. IX, 389 p. gr8vo. Paper bd.

Contents: Introduction/ Studying and Collecting Ferns/ Fern Names and Classification/ Geography, Habitats, and Ecology of Ferns and Fern-allies/ Structure of Ferns and Fern-allies/ Life Cycle of Ferns and Fern-allies/ Ferns and Fern-allies in the Past/ Growing Ferns and Fern-allies/ Uses and Misuses of Ferns and Fern-allies/ Key to the Families of Ferns and Fern-allies/ Fern-allies: Psilotaceae(Whisk-fern Family)/ Lycopodiaceae (Club-moss Family)/ Selaginellaceae (Spike-moss Family)/ Isoetaceae (Quillwort Family)/Equisetaceae (Horsetail Family)/ Ferns: Ophioglossaceae (Adder's tongueFamily)/ Osmundaceae (Royal Fern Family)/ Schizaeaceae (Climbing FernFamily)/ Parkeriaceae (Water Fern Family)/ Sinopteridaceae (Maiden-hairFamily)/ Hybrid Complexes: Appalachian Asplenium Complex/ Aspleniumverecundum Complex/ Cystopteris fragilis Complex/ North American Dryopteris Complex/ Glossary/ Bibliography/ Checklist/ Index to Common Names/ Index to Scientific Names/