Article: Polypodiophyta
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition;      437 words ......the plants commonly called ferns . The ferns are vascular plants with stems...the large spore-producing fern plant are quite independent of each...popularly recognized as a fern, may have an erect stem of...much divided, although many ferns have simple leaves, i.e., leaves with the ...

Article: Ferns
A Dictionary of British Place-Names;      9 words ...Ferns ( Fearna ) Wexford. ‘Place of alders’.

Article: Don't underestimate the fern's usefulness.(LIVING)
Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA);  December 6, 2007 ;     535 words ......considered for use in today's gardens is ferns. Why? They grow well in the shade, although there are some that stand in the sun. Ferns are natives; thus they are winter-hardy...feeding on a fern? Even deer seem to leave ferns alone, which is a major plus for our deer...

Article: Report chronicles abuse, cover-up in rural Irish diocese: government considers inquiries into church nationwide.(WORLD)
National Catholic Reporter;  November 11, 2005 ;     700+ words ......revealed that in the small rural diocese of Ferns in Country Wexford on the southeast coast...the year before Comiskey became bishop of Ferns in 1984, a group of parishioners had written...public to the horrendous scale of abuse in Ferns. Comiskey resigned, admitting he had failed...

Article: Aspleniaceae
A Dictionary of Plant Sciences;      50 words ...Aspleniaceae A family of ferns, distinguished among the advanced ( leptosporangiate ) ferns by its oblong or linear superficial sori , borne along one or both sides of the veins; the indusium is often much elongated, sometimes double, or absent...

Article: ferns
A Dictionary of Biology;      3 words ...ferns See Filicinophyta .

Article: Ferns for the West: these get by with less water.
Sunset;  May 1, 1987 ;     700+ words ...Ferns for the West: these get by with less water These ferns get by with a lot less waterthan most. In the coastal fog belt, an ideal climate for ferns, you could almost call them drought tolerant. With good soil...

Article: fern
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition;      700+ words ......especially abundant in tropical rain forests. The ferns and their relatives (e.g., the club moss and...fern (see bayberry ) of florists are not true ferns. Common Species The majority of the common living ferns are members of the polypody family (Polypodiaceae...

Article: Acrostichum
A Dictionary of Plant Sciences;      61 words ...Acrostichum (family Pteridaceae ) A genus of ferns in which the rhizome is creeping, the leaves are pinnate , and...x2019; condition, which also evolved independently in other ferns). There are 3 species in mangrove forests throughout the tropics...

Article: Coleraine
Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names;      38 words ...Coleraine ( Cúil Raithin ), Northern Ireland/UK Situated near the mouth of the River Bann, the name means ‘Nook of Ferns’ from cúil ‘nook’ or ‘corner’ and raith ‘(place of) ferns’.

Article: Drunk woman in car smash.
Evening Courier (Halifax, England);  April 23, 2007 ;     165 words ......been banned for 16 months. Jean Catherine Ferns, 50, of Little Bradley, Greetland, admitted...Road, Elland, on January 31 at 4.45pm. Ferns had driven her Vauxhall Astra into a parked...officers formed the opinion she was drunk. Ferns was unable to provide the two required...

Article: A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon; v.15; part A: Ferns and fern-Allies.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
SciTech Book News;  March 1, 2007 ;     150 words ......handbook to the flora of Ceylon; v.15; part A: Ferns and fern-Allies. Ed. by Monika Shaffer...Overseas Development Administration of the UK. Ferns and fern-allies are covered in volume 15...After an introduction and a key to the ferns and fern-allies of Sri Lanka, part A covers...

Article: A two-year government investigation has revealed more than 100 allegations of abuse against 26 priests in the Diocese of Ferns.(Ireland)(Brief Article)
Conscience;  March 22, 2006 ;     249 words ......abuse against 26 priests in the Diocese of Ferns. The 26 priests represent nearly 10 percent...trust is horrendous, the current bishop of Ferns, Eamonn Walsh, would only acknowledge that...me and to the priests of the Diocese of Ferns of the depth of damage that has been done...

Article: Farnborough
Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names;      26 words ...Farnborough, England/UK Ferneberga (Hampshire) ‘Hill covered in Ferns’ from the Old English fearn ‘fern’ or ‘bracken’ and beorg .