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F. Clowes, medical practitioner, of Windermere, is best 

 known as the first finder of L. remota as a British plant. 

 It was then supposed to be a new British species, but 

 is now, with good reason, believed to be a hybrid. 

 Found a marginate Polypody in 1854. •^- ^'^"^ota has 

 since been found by several other hunters. 



John Dadds, of Ilfracombe, an early hunter and grower of 

 ferns. Did not approve of raising fern from spores, as 

 it " spoiled the market for hunters." He will, however, 

 be probably best remembered as the raiser of the 

 polydactyiotis Lastrea which is known by his name, and 

 which is the most graceful of that section. Finder of 

 AdianUim C. V. phimosum. Died about 1904. 



C. Elworthy, gardener to Sir G. Trevelyan, Nettle- 

 combe, Devon, one of the most successful of early 

 hunters, being very active in the fifties. His P. nng. 

 pkimosum and roUmdatum, are well-known and still 

 standard forms. 



William Forster, of Salford. A thorough-going enthusiast, 

 as proved by his success in growing ferns under the 

 most depressing conditions in the heart of a large town. 

 An early and successful hunter, though not one of the 

 earliest. A working man, whose scanty holidays were 

 all fern-hunts. 



Edwin F. Fox, surgeon, of Brislington, found a rellexed 

 Athyriuin in 1850, and continued an enthusiastic lover, 

 cultivator, and raiser of ferns until his death about 

 1892. Was co-worker with Col. Jones in the produc- 

 tion of the plumose divisilohe strain of angulares. 



Patrick Neill Fraser. An early hunter and cultivator 

 of ferns. Did valuable work for many years by pub- 

 lishing periodical lists of all the known varieties of 

 British ferns. Remained an enthusiastic fern-lover to 

 the time of his death. 



Robert Gray, Alphington. The pioneer hunterof angulave 

 hrachiato-cristaUi?n, of which his form found in 1854 ^^^^^ 

 probably the earliest, and, when in its best character, 



