was Hivondelle, a most distinct and graceful plant, so named 

 from the fact of the pinnules being set on in pairs at an 

 angle which, when held up to the light, present the appear- 

 ance of a swallow in flight. This plant is incorrectly 

 attributed to Dr. Wills in the " Book of British Ferns," as 

 also in Lowe's " British Ferns, and where found," page 123. 

 It is a Lineave, and was found by Moly at Hawkchurch. 

 When I thought I had lost the plant, the caudex had 

 decayed and been cut away again and again. I wrote to 

 Moly asking him its history and whether he has ever had 

 an offset. He wrote me, fully recommending a course of 

 treatment, informed me it had remained a single crown ever 

 since its discovery. The Editor came to see me, and I 

 produced the stump of caudex which was then and there 

 reduced to the size of a cigar end. It was thoroughly washed, 

 placed in a tumbler on a bed of moist silversand — which 

 was first thoroughly scalded to destroy spores of confervae — 

 covered with a slip of glass, and put in gentle heat. Within 

 three months three buds appeared, and I have now two 

 plants with fronds nine inches long, but as yet they show 

 no lineare character. I managed to find a few spores on a 

 dried frond that I had preserved and have a dozen seedlings, 

 but they are also in a juvenile stage and time alone will 

 prove them. There are a large number of other Resurgams 

 of which it is only possible to remark that they are develop- 

 ing, and in course of time may have surprises in store. It 

 is too much to hope that a pulchcrriinuni may declare itself. 

 Possibly on some future occasion I may have other dis- 

 coveries to announce. In the meantime I can only say that 

 watching the development of the erstwhile cripples and 

 moribunds is an endless source of interest. Should any 

 of our members desire to sow spores from any of the 

 varieties I have named, I would be only too pleased to 

 supply them, or possibly send young plants should I have 

 any to spare. 



W. B. Cranfield. 



