1973 as an unabridged and corrected copy of the second (1948) edition with the first edition in 1936.

 Descriptions of the 65 species of ferns which grow in the north-eastern United States, with line illustrations and brief accounts of key features, ecology and occurrence.

Farida Anna Wiley (1889-1986) was an American naturalist, ornithologist and educator who worked with the American Museum of Natural History. She was well known for her 7 am walking tours and natural science field trips of Central Park and Greater New York. 

She worked at the American Museum of Natural History. In 1953, she was awarded The American Museum of Natural History's silver medal, for over 50 years as a naturalist and teacher.

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