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Edward J. Lowe, F.R.S., etc. Well known as a 

 voluminous writer on ferns. Began to cultivate 

 British ferns in 1842, and continued an enthusiast 

 until his death, about 1900. A hunter of varieties to 

 some extent, but much more successful as a raiser, and 

 especially as a hybridizer. Raised a hybrid between 

 Scolopcndviwii and Ceterach, which, unfortunately, did 

 not live long to commemorate the achievement. 

 Raised a cruciate actileatum by crossing that species 

 with a cruciate angular e. A very genial man. 



J. E. Mapplebeck, an early hunter and grower of ferns. 

 Found and raised many good things — perhaps his best 

 being P. ang. aerocladon, found in 1862, which remains 

 unique and is still rare. Still living. 



James Moly, of Hawkchurch, Axminster, afterwards of 

 Charmouth. Probably the greatest and most successful 

 of hunters, especially among angulaves, of which he has 

 found literally hundreds of good varieties, including 

 many uniques. His greatest achievements are possibly 

 his pulchevrinmms, of which several are unfortunately 

 lost, but two of which still remain. His pUunosum 

 grande is probably the noblest purely plumose Folystichum 

 ever found or raised. It is intermediate between 

 angiilare and aculeatum. Has been also very success- 

 ful among Scolopendriums. Mr. Moly is still living. 



Charles Monkman, of Malton, Yorks., an early and suc- 

 cessful hunter, especially among Athyviums. Found 

 A. f.f. aerocladon in i860. 



Thomas Moore, Curator of the Botanical Gardens at 

 Chelsea, the " Physic Garden " of the Society of 

 Apothecaries, was the first writer to give systematic 

 names to varieties of ferns. A keen and critical 

 botanist, and an authority on fern species as well as 

 varieties. Author of " Nature-printed British Ferns," 

 the plates of which have never since been equalled. 

 For many years the authority on British ferns. 



