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Editor. 



OUR FRONTISPIECE. 



This represents another of the very beautiful and, 

 indeed, unique section of P. acttleatum raised from P. ac. 

 pulchervimwn, one form of which was depicted in our 

 frontispiece to No. i, the parental form being also shown 

 on page 4 of that issue. This variety occurred in Mr. C. B. 

 Green's batch of seedlings, and, as will be seen, differs 

 very markedly from the rest of the " gracillimum" section, 

 approaching in foliose dissection and plumose character the 

 wonderful P. angulare divisolobes of Col. Jones and Dr. Fox. 

 It has been consequently named P. ac. plumosjun Green, and 

 deservedly obtained an award of merit from the Royal 

 Horticultural Society. Fortunately, this new varietal 

 section of the species, despite its extra delicacy of cutting 

 and appearance, has inherited the parental robustness of 

 character, though time has not yet sufficed to attain similar 

 size. The production of spores we think is doubtful, but 

 a tendency has already been shown to the production of 

 bulbils and offsets, which practically secure true propaga- 

 tion of the several types produced. The photo was kindly 

 supplied by Mr. C. B. Green. 



Editor. 



THE KING OF THE MALE FERNS. 



Lastrea pseudo-mas Cristata. 



We have before us as we write a splendidly grown 

 specimen of this truly regal British Fern, the fronds of 

 which are fully four feet in length, while the trunk, which 



