THE 



BRITISH FERN GAZETTE. 



Vol. I. 



JUNE, igii. 



No. 8. 



CONTENTS. 



PAGE. 



Editorial Notes .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 169 



Our Frontispiece (P. vulgare omnilacerum) .. .. .. 170 



The August Meeting .. .. .. .. .. .. 171 



Fern Pockets and Other Contrivances (illustrated) . . 173 



Our Wonderful Native Ferns, by Charles T. Druery 



{continued) 176 



The Transmutation (?) of Lastrea ^Emula .. .. 179 



Fern "Seeds" .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 183 



The Lady Fern (Athyrium filix foemina) .. .. .. 185 



Blechnum spicant var. concinnum .. .. .. .. 187 



New Ferns .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 188 



The Benbow Herbarium Collection of Ferns .. .. 189 



New Members .. .. .. .. .. .. Inside Cover 



British Ferns and their varieties .. .. .. ,, ,, 



EDITORIAL NOTES. 



In the first place we would call the particular attention 

 of our members to the forthcoming August Meeting, 

 of which particulars follow, and trust that the appeal 

 will bear good fruit. We would also appeal to them 

 to do their utmost to increase the membership by 

 mentioning the Society to all of their friends who take 

 an interest in our native ferns. As will be seen in this 

 number we increase the number of illustrations, and it 

 is our ambition to also increase the number of pages 

 and consequent information, but to this end it is essential 

 that more subscriptions should be obtained to cover 

 the inevitably increased outlay. We have made wonder- 

 ful progress since the '* Gazette " was started, which has 

 won golden opinions from competent critics both here 

 and abroad, as our foreign members indicate, as a 

 recognized "expert" publication, and yet adapted tg 



