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Gazette is expressly founded for the publication of records 

 of this kind for the general benefit, and it is undoubtedly 

 in the power of every thorough-going student of the cult to 

 add something to his or her fellow student's knowledge. 

 Finally, we should be glad if those members who have not 

 yet remitted their subscriptions for the current year, 191 1 -12, 

 will do so by an early post in response to the request sent 

 herewith. To save reference the subscription is only 

 5s., entitling to membership and four issues of the Gazette, 

 and such remittance should be made to the Hon. Secretary 

 and Editor, 11, Shaa Road, Acton, W. Finally, once 

 again, we want more members, and a copy of the Gazette 

 will be willingly sent gratis to any Fern lovers likely to 

 join. If each member would enlist only one new one, 

 the Gazette could be greatly increased, both pictorially and 

 otherwise, which is the great objective of 



The Editor. 



OUR FRONTISPIECE. 



In the frontispiece of this issue we give a representation 

 of a group of the most striking forms of the Shield Ferns 

 (Polystichums), the names of which we append. This 

 genus, owing to its thoroughly evergreen nature and the 

 wonderful versatility of its varietal types, to say nothing of 

 the peculiarly feathery beauty of the plumose forms, ranks 

 undoubtedly as the head of the elite of the Fern world, so 

 much indeed is this the case that every ardent British 

 Fern cultivator is bound sooner or later to become a 

 Polystichum enthusiast, and hence ^ve make no apologies 

 for the predominance of matter in this issue concerning 

 this remarkable family. 



No. I. Polystichum aculeatum acrocladon. 

 „ 2. ,, angulare acrocladon. [Gray. 



3. ,, ,, brachiato cristatum 



4. „ aculeatum pulcherrimum (Pinna 



and frond tip). 





