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The Fern Garden, How to Make, Keep, and Enjoy It; or, Fern Culture Made Easy

by Shirley Hibbard

London: Published by by Groombridge and Sons, 5 Paternoster Row
Printed by J.E. Adlard, Bartholomew Close
MDCCCLXX (1870)

Original antique fern chromolithograph (color lithograph) prints
and black and white wood engravings over 150 years old.

These make wonderful wall groupings of 3, 5, 7 or more—fill the whole wall with these attractive yet inexpensive fern prints!

Sheet size is approximately 4.5 x 7.125 inches (approximately 11.5 x 18 cm)

Condition is generally excellent—the paper is softly age-toned to a creamy antique off-white color, with typical light browning around edges of paper. A few plates may have minor foxing, so please have a look at the enlargements to assess the condition of each print.

Please click on the thumbnails below for a larger image. (Darvill's digital watermark does not appear on vintage print.)

CYSTOPTERIS DICKIEANA
CYSTOPTERIS DICKIEANA
Sheet size: approx. 4.5 x 7.125 inches
(approx. 11.5 x 18 cm)
LIGHT TONING AROUND EDGES
ACROSTICHUM QUERCIFOLIUM
ACROSTICHUM QUERCIFOLIUM
Sheet size: approx. 4.5 x 7.125 inches
(approx. 11.5 x 18 cm)
LIGHT TONING AROUND EDGES
ASPLENIUM VIRIDE
ASPLENIUM VIRIDE
Sheet size: approx. 4.5 x 7.125 inches
(approx. 11.5 x 18 cm)
LIGHT TONING AROUND EDGES; NARROW BOTTOM MARGIN BELOW TITLE
CYSTOPTERIS REGIA
CYSTOPTERIS REGIA
Sheet size: approx. 4.5 x 7.125 inches
(approx. 11.5 x 18 cm)
LIGHT TONING AROUND EDGES
ADIANTUM CAPILLUS-VENERIS
ADIANTUM CAPILLUS-VENERIS
Sheet size: approx. 4.5 x 7.125 inches
(approx. 11.5 x 18 cm)
LIGHT TONING AROUND EDGES; NARROW BOTTOM MARGIN BELOW TITLE
GYMNOGRAMMA LEPTOPHYLLA
GYMNOGRAMMA LEPTOPHYLLA
Sheet size: approx. 4.5 x 7.125 inches
(approx. 11.5 x 18 cm)
LIGHT TONING AROUND EDGES
WOODSIA HYPERBOREA
WOODSIA HYPERBOREA
Sheet size: approx. 4.5 x 7.125 inches
(approx. 11.5 x 18 cm)
LIGHT TONING AROUND EDGES
CHEILANTHES ARGENTEA
CHEILANTHES ARGENTEA
Sheet size: approx. 4.5 x 7.125 inches
(approx. 11.5 x 18 cm)
LIGHT TONING AROUND EDGES
 
LASTREA AEMULA
LASTREA AEMULA
Sheet size: approx. 4.5 x 7.125 inches
(approx. 11.5 x 18 cm)
Black and white wood engraving with text verso
POLYPODIUM VULGARE
POLYPODIUM VULGARE
Sheet size: approx. 4.5 x 7.125 inches
(approx. 11.5 x 18 cm)
Black and white wood engraving with text verso
POLYPODIUM VULGARE, var. CAMBRICUM
POLYPODIUM VULGARE var. CAMBRICUM
Sheet size: approx. 4.5 x 7.125 inches
(approx. 11.5 x 18 cm)
Black and white wood engraving with text verso
POLYPODIUM ALPSTRE, P. DRYOPTERIS
POLYPODIUM ALPSTRE
Sheet size: approx. 4.5 x 7.125 inches
(approx. 11.5 x 18 cm)
Black and white wood engraving with another engraving on opposite side (see print to right)
POLYPODIUM ALPSTRE, P. DRYOPTERIS
POLYPODIUM DRYOPTERIS
Sheet size: approx. 4.5 x 7.125 inches
(approx. 11.5 x 18 cm)
Black and white wood engraving with another engraving on opposite side (see print to right)
POLYPODIUM ANGULARE
POLYPODIUM ANGULARE
Sheet size: approx. 4.5 x 7.125 inches
(approx. 11.5 x 18 cm)
Black and white wood engraving with text verso
Two wood engravings above, one on each side of one sheet
 
POLYPODIUM PHEGOPTERIS
POLYPODIUM PHEGOPTERIS
Sheet size: approx. 4.5 x 7.125 inches
(approx. 11.5 x 18 cm)
Black and white wood engraving with text verso
POLYPODIUM ROBERTIANUM
POLYPODIUM ROBERTIANUM
Sheet size: approx. 4.5 x 7.125 inches
(approx. 11.5 x 18 cm)
Black and white wood engraving with text verso
ADIANTUM CUNEATUM
ADIANTUM CUNEATUM
Sheet size: approx. 4.5 x 7.125 inches
(approx. 11.5 x 18 cm)
Black and white wood engraving with text verso
CAMPYLONEURUM PHYLLITIDS
CAMPYLONEURUM PHYLLITIDS
Sheet size: approx. 4.5 x 7.125 inches
(approx. 11.5 x 18 cm)
Black and white wood engraving with text verso
$19.95
POLYPODIUM VENOSUM
POLYPODIUM VENOSUM
Sheet size: approx. 4.5 x 7.125 inches
(approx. 11.5 x 18 cm)
Black and white wood engraving with text verso
$19.95
PTERIS SCABERULA
PTERIS SCABERULA
Sheet size: approx. 4.5 x 7.125 inches
(approx. 11.5 x 18 cm)
Black and white wood engraving with text verso
POLYPODIUM LACHNOPODIUM
POLYPODIUM LACHNOPODIUM
Sheet size: approx. 4.5 x 7.125 inches
(approx. 11.5 x 18 cm)
Black and white wood engraving with text verso
POLYPODIUM HENCHMANNII
POLYPODIUM HENCHMANNII
Sheet size: approx. 4.5 x 7.125 inches
(approx. 11.5 x 18 cm)
Black and white wood engraving with another engraving on opposite side (see print to right)
POLYPODIUM PHYMATODES
POLYPODIUM PHYMATODES
Sheet size: approx. 4.5 x 7.125 inches
(approx. 11.5 x 18 cm)
Black and white wood engraving with another engraving on opposite side (see print to right)
 
Two wood engravings above, one on each side of one sheet
SEE SOFT DIAGONAL CREASE
EQUISETUM SLYVATICUM
EQUISETUM SLYVATICUM
Sheet size: approx. 4.5 x 7.125 inches
(approx. 11.5 x 18 cm)
Black and white wood engraving with text verso
   
Antique and Vintage Floral and Botanical prints