Publications
In learning about ferns or other tropical plants, there are a variety of bookshops or book
dealers that we highly recommend.
Timber Press, Inc. is one of the largest and most dedicated plant book publishers. They carry, not only books for those dealing in tropical plants, but they have a vast array of books dealing with temperate and hardy species.
Timber Press is where you will find Barbara Joe Hoshizaki's & Robbin Morran's Fern Grower's Manual. Another general fern book is David L. Jones' Encyclopaedia of Ferns.
If you are looking for a specialized subject like staghorns, then nothing compares with Roy Vail's Platycerium Fern Hobbyist Handbook
Other fern books of great interest are:
Ferns for American Gardens, John Mickel
Ferns of The Tropics, Wee Yeow Chin
Ferns to Know and Grow, F. Gordon Foster
Ferns of Malaysia in Colour, A. G. Piggott
A Field Manual of the Ferns &Fern-Allies of the United States & Canada, David Lellinger
The Ferns of Florida, Gil Nelson
Flora of Florida Volume 1 (Pteridophytes and Gymnosperms), Richard P. Wunderlin and Bruce Hansen
Flora of North America (Volume 2 (Pteridophytes and Gymnosperms), Flora of North America Editorial Committee
Ferns and Allied Plants (With Special Reference to Tropical America),Rolla and Alice Tryon