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No. 5. Polystichum angulare Thompsoniae (Top 



half of frond). 



,, 6. ,, ,, divisilobum cristatum 



Ivery (pinna). 



7. ,, ,, pulcherrimum varie- 



gatum Moly. 



8. ,, „ plumosum Pateyii 



(pinna). 



9. ,, ,, cristatum Wollaston 



(crest). 



10. „ ,, grandiceps Talbot 



(crest). 



11. ,, ,, rotundatum (top half 



of frond). 



The Editor. 



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THE NARRATIVE OF A RESUSCITATED 



COLLECTION. 



I am induced to put pen to paper, firstly in the hope 

 that others may profit by my experience, in the second 

 place to record the resuscitation of varieties collected by 

 the late Mr. James Moly and possibly unknown to the 

 majority of Fern hunters. 



At the outset I desire to acknowledge my indebtedness 

 to the Editor for his assistance and suggestions of treat- 

 ment, without which the experiments would probably have 

 ended in failure. 



For some years I had corresponded with the late Mr. 

 Moly on subjects ferny and otherwise, and a few years 

 before his death he wrote me that, with advancing age and 

 the death of old friends, he was unable to look after his 

 ferns, and offered me his collection. I need hardly say 

 that I at once accepted his offer, but as I was about 

 changing my residence, arranged for the ferns to remain in 

 situ until I could conveniently remove them. It was not 

 until August of 1908 — an exceptionally hot and dry month 



