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Directory of Fern Gardens and Nurseries
-206 entries in 33 states, D.C. and Canada, with data fields noting basic name, address, phone, e-mail, and web site information as well as hours open, best time to visit, admission fee if any, number of fern taxa, ferns for sale (yes/no), special collections featured and comments. This up to date and extremely useful Directory is 30 pages (8 1/2 x 11) and is available for .00
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The Fern Propagation Handbook
-A 42 page booklet written by Hardy Fern Foundation members.
Table of Contents
The Sex Life (or Life Cycle) of Ferns -- Joan Eiger Gottlieb
Apogamy and Apospory for Amateurs -- Joan Eiger Gottlieb
Reproduction of Xerophytic Ferns -- Martin Grantham
Getting Started - Gathering and Cleaning Spore -- Sue Olsen
Waiting for Sporophytes -- Alastari C. Wardlaw
A Method for Growing Ferns from Spores -- Robert Louis Muller
Yet Another Method of Growing Ferns from Spores -- James R. Horrocks
Fern Propagation -- Sue Mandeville
Growing Fern Sporelings on Pumice Rock -- Jim Baggett
A Systematic Method for Spore Germination -- Samuel Tumey
Vegetative Reproduction in Ferns -- Martin Rickard
Fern Propagation Using Tissue Culture -- Serge Zimberoff
Fernet discussion of propagation.
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Fern Books
(list courtesy of Foliage Gardens)
Americas
Pacific Northwest Ferns and Their Allies. T.M.C. Taylor, 1970
How to Know the Ferns and Fern Allies. John T. Mickel, 1979
Flora of North America. Vol. 2. 1993
New Jersey Ferns and Fern Allies. James D. Montgomery & David Fairbrothers, 1992
The Ferns and Allied Plants of New England. Tryon & Moran, 1997
A Field Manual of the Ferns & Fern Allies of the United States & Canada. Lellinger, 1985
Ferns and Fern Allies of Chihuahua. Irving Knobloch, 1962
Ferns and Fern Allies of Canada. Cody & Britton, 1989
Europe
The Ferns of Britain and Ireland. C.N. Page, 1982
A Natural History of Britain's Ferns. C.N. Page, 1988
Scandinavian Ferns. Benjamin gaard, 1993 Magnificent illustrations.
Illustrierte Flora von Mittel-europa. Vol. 1. Gustav Hegi, 1984 (especially useful if you read German...which we don't! BUT the photographs, maps and line drawings are excellent.)
Farne im Herzen Europas. Georg Eberle, 1970 (ditto above!)
Les Fougres et plantes allies de France et d'Europe occidentale. Prelli, 2001 (in French )
Asia
Flora of Japan Jisaburo Ohwi, 1965
An Illustrated Fern Flora of the West Himalaya. S. P. Khullar, Vol. 1, 1994, Vol. 2, 2000
Colored Illustrations of the Japanese Pteridophyta. Tagawa, 1977
Ferns and Fern Allies of Japan. Iwatsuki, 1992
Australasia
New Zealand Ferns and Allied Plants. Brownsey & Smith-Dodsworth, 1989
General Fern Study & Gardening
Encyclopedia of Garden Ferns, Sue Olsen, 2007.
Encyclopaedia of Ferns. David L. Jones, 1987
The Plantfinder's Guide to Garden Ferns. Martin Rickard, 2000
Hardy Ferns. Reginald Kaye, 1968
Ferns for American Gardens. John Mickel, 1994
The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1999
A World of Ferns. Camus. Jermy & Thomas, 1991
Maidenhair Ferns in Cultivation. Christopher J. Goudey, 1985
Ferns. Brooklyn Botanic Garden. 1995 edition
A Guide to Hardy Ferns. A British Pteridological Society publication by Richard Rush. 1984. describing close to 600 hardy and potentially hardy ferns from throughout the world. Excellent quick reference...no illustrations! In addition to the above there are some marvelous octogenarian+ works from Britain by Druery, Lowe, Britten and Schneider that belong in the library of the serious collector. A delightful contemporary book, The Fern Herbal, Abbe, 1985 revives the charm of some of the older literature.
Websites and Email Lists
Fern Societies
American Fern Society
"The American Fern Society is over 100 years old. With over 900 members worldwide, it is one of the largest international fern clubs in the world. It was established in 1893 with the objective of fostering interest in ferns and fern allies." http://www.amerfernsoc.org/
British Pteridological Society
"The British Pteridological Society was founded in 1891 and today continues as a focus for fern enthusiasts. It provides a wide range of information about ferns through the medium of its publications and other literature. It also organises formal talks, informal discussions, field meetings, garden visits, plant exchanges, a spore exchange scheme and fern book sales." http://www.nhm.ac.uk/hosted_sites/bps/
The San Diego Fern Society
"This site was designed to provide an international source of fern-related information for the fern hobbyist." http://www.sdfern.com/
The Los Angeles International Fern Society
"Formed to provide a source of information on ferns, arrange for people to study ferns, and encourage the use and enjoyment of ferns in gardens and patios." http://www.laifs.org/
Great Plant Picks is an educational awards program committed to building a comprehensive palette of outstanding plants for Pacific Northwest gardens. Awards are based on the combined expertise of over forty horticulturists from Washington, Oregon and British Columbia. Great Plant Picks originates at the Elisabeth Carey Miller Botanical Garden in Seattle, Washington, and provides a forum for sharing horticultural information with the wider gardening community. www.greatplantpicks.org
"This group is for the discussion of all aspects of fern cultivation, Hardy, tender, bedded out, in pots, tree ferns, sowing spores or anything at all fern related" http://groups.yahoo.com/group/uk-ferns
Ferns
(formerly Fernet) "Ferns is a mail-list group that discusses any topic relating to ferns and fern-allies. We welcome participants at all levels from beginner to professional pteridologist. We hope our discussions will be lively and helpful. However, we do ask that participants extend courtesy to each other and that personal flaming be avoided...ferns are delicate, cool organisms and it is hoped that we can all maintain our "cool" too while discussing our favorite organisms. Thank you for your interest in Ferns." To subscribe to Ferns, send a message with this one line: SUBSCRIBE FERNS to:
Treefern
"Welcome to the Yahoo! Tree Fern Group, devoted to the cultivation of tree ferns, that is, ferns forming trunks. Cibotium, Cyathea and Dicksonia are the main genera, but there are more... Tree ferns are a marked feature in any garden, bringing that irresistible tropical 'jungle look'. Some species, with a little care, are hardier than you might suspect. They are also easy to grow in containers... Tree ferns can get addictive. Enjoy your time here in this your group!... " To subsscribeto Treefern, visit the Tree Fern Group Main Page: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/treefern
