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concerned. We also sorely lack support of another kind^ 

 viz. in the shape of contributions of notes and experiences 

 of our members, so that we may spare our readers a possible 

 overdose of the C.T.D. element, which naturally embraces- 

 the experiences of only one individual, while it is abundantly 

 obvious from our face to face conversations with other 

 members at our meetings that their experiences are equally 

 valuable and worthy of record. First, then, please bombard, 

 your fern-loving friends and acquaintances, show them the- 

 "Gazette," tell them of the society, give us "the tip" if 

 necessary, and in this manner help us in one way, while not. 

 omitting to send us a note of anything striking which may 

 turn up within your ken for publication. In this number 

 we give a supplement embracing the names and addresses- 

 of the members for reference and some other particulars 

 of interest to new ones to which we draw special attention. 

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OUR FRONTISPIECE. 



The Hartstongue. 



Our frontispiece represents a selection of the most 

 marked varieties of that wonderfully Protean Fern, the 

 Hartstongue Scolopendvinm vulgare, which gives a good idea 

 of the varied forms into which it has sported, mostly under 

 purely wild conditions. Their names are as follows : — 



I. S. V. supralineatum (shewing approximately the 

 normal outline). 



2, 



3- 



4 

 5 

 6 



7 

 8 



,, ,, crispum sagittatum. 



,, ,, peraferens. 



,, ,, cristatum Millett. 



,, ,, laceratum. 



,, ,, ramo-cristatum Moly. 



,, ,, cristulatum (Stansfield). 



,, ,, spirale. 



