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ferns 338081 - Ferns Mini_001-192.indd 1 12/5/20 2:51 PM 338081 - Ferns Mini_001-192.indd 1 ((FF5522))__TTiittllee:: 333388008811 -- FFeerrnnss MMii1nn2ii/5/20 2:40 PM Text PPaaggee:: 11 338081 - Ferns Mini_001-192.indd 2 12/5/20 2:51 PM 338081 - Ferns Mini_001-192.indd 2 ((FF5522))__TTiittllee:: 333388008811 -- FFeerrnnss MMii1nn2ii/5/20 2:40 PM PPaaggee:: 22 ferns INDOORS OUTDOORS GROWING CRAFTING Mobee Weinstein 338081 - Ferns Mini_001-192.indd 3 12/5/20 2:51 PM 338081 - Ferns Mini_001-192.indd 3 ((FF5522))__TTiittllee:: 333388008811 -- FFeerrnnss MMii1nn2ii/5/20 2:40 PM Text PPaaggee:: 33 © 2020 Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc. Digital edition: 978-0-76036-8-992 Text © 2020 Mobee Weinstein Hardcover edition: 978-0-76036-8-985 Photography © 2020 Quarto Publishing Group Digital edition published in 2020 USA Inc., except as noted on page 188 First Published in 2020 by Cool Springs Press, Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data an imprint of The Quarto Group, Names: Weinstein, Mobee, author. 100 Cummings Center, Suite 265-D, Beverly, Title: The complete book of ferns : indoors — out- MA 01915, USA. doors — growing — crafting — history & lore / T (978) 282-9590 F (978) 283-2742 Mobee Weinstein. QuartoKnows.com Description: Beverly, Massachusetts : Cool Springs Press, 2019. | Includes index. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be Identifiers: LCCN 2019032527 (print) | LCCN reproduced in any form without written 2019032528 (ebook) | ISBN 9780760363942 permission of the copyright owners. All images in (hardback) | ISBN 9780760363959 (ebook) this book have been reproduced with the knowledge Subjects: LCSH: Ferns. and prior consent of the artists concerned, and no Classification: LCC QK522 .W45 2019 (print) | LCC responsibility is accepted by producer, publisher, or QK522 (ebook) | DDC 587/.3—dc23 printer for any infringement of copyright or other- LC record available at https://lccn.loc. wise, arising from the contents of this publication. gov/2019032527 Every effort has been made to ensure that credits LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc. accurately comply with information supplied. gov/2019032528 We apologize for any inaccuracies that may have occurred and will resolve inaccurate or missing Design and page layout: Laura Shaw Design, Inc. information in a subsequent reprinting of the book. Printed in China Cool Springs Press titles are also available at discount for retail, wholesale, promotional, and bulk purchase. For details, contact the Special Sales Manager by email at [email protected] or by mail at The Quarto Group, Attn: Special Sales Manager, 100 Cummings Center, Suite 265-D, Beverly, MA 01915, USA. 24 23 22 21 20 1 2 3 4 5 338081 - Ferns Mini_001-192.indd 4 12/5/20 2:51 PM 338081 - Ferns Mini_001-192.indd 4 ((FF5522))__TTiittllee:: 333388008811 -- FFeerrnnss MMii3nn0ii/5/20 7:57 PM Text PPaaggee:: 44 Dedicated to my mother, Sue Clark 338081 - Ferns Mini_001-192.indd 5 12/5/20 2:51 PM 338081 - Ferns Mini_001-192.indd 5 ((FF5522))__TTiittllee:: 333388008811 -- FFeerrnnss MMii1nn2ii/5/20 2:40 PM Text PPaaggee:: 55 � 338081 - Ferns Mini_001-192.indd 6 12/5/20 2:51 PM 338081 - Ferns Mini_001-192.indd 6 ((FF5522))__TTiittllee:: 333388008811 -- FFeerrnnss MMii1nn2ii/5/20 2:40 PM PPaaggee:: 66 Contents � � Chapter 1 | History and Uses 9 The Evolution of Ferns 10 The Many Uses of Ferns 15 Chapter 2 | tHe Botany of ferns 19 Parts of a Fern Plant 23 Diversity in Ferns and Their Forms, Climates, and Lifestyles 27 How Ferns Propagate 29 Chapter 3 | GreeninG yoUr environment: ferns indoors 35 Growing Culture 36 Indoor Fern Profiles 51 Chapter 4 | GreeninG yoUr environment: ferns oUtdoors 81 What a Fern Needs 83 Seasonal Outdoor Fern Care 88 Outdoor Fern Profiles 91 Chapter 5 | do-it-yoUrself CraftinG witH ferns 119 8 Creative Planting Projects 120 3 Projects to Turn Ferns into Art 169 About the Author 187 Photo Credits 188 Index 189 338081 - Ferns Mini_001-192.indd 7 12/5/20 2:51 PM 338081 - Ferns Mini_001-192.indd 7 ((FF5522))__TTiittllee:: 333388008811 -- FFeerrnnss MMii3nn0ii/5/20 7:57 PM Text PPaaggee:: 77 338081 - Ferns Mini_001-192.indd 8 12/5/20 2:52 PM 338081 - Ferns Mini_001-192.indd 8 ((FF5522))__TTiittllee:: 333388008811 -- FFeerrnnss MMii1nn2ii/5/20 2:40 PM PPaaggee:: 88