THE 



BRITISH FERN GAZETTE. 



Vol. 2. SEPTEMBER, 1913. No. 17. 



CONTENTS. 



PAGE 



Editorial Notes .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 107 



Our Frontispiece (P. v. semilacerum falcatum O'Kelly) .. 108 



ScoL. V. Crispum Nobile (A Correction) . . . . . . 108 



The August Meeting .. .. .. .. .. .. 109 



The Totnes Excursions .. .. .. .. .. .. 113 



Root-room for Ferns and Some Experiments .. ., 115 



Dwarf British Ferns .. .. .. .. .. .. 119 



Ferns in Bottles .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 121 



New Ferns .. .. .. ,. .. .. .. .. 123 



List of Members .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 126 



EDITORIAL NOTES. 



As the August meeting is fully dealt with elsewhere, both 

 by the Editor and by Dr. F. W. Stansfield, there is 

 nothing needed to say here in this special connection, but 

 the Editor would reiterate his desire that the members 

 should supply him on a more extensive scale with material 

 for the " Gazette," drawn from their own experiences in 

 Fern culture or discoveries. He is always ready to edit any 

 notes of interest in this direction. He would furthermore 

 ask them kindly to aid him in extending the membership 

 among their fern-loving friends, to whom he would gladly 

 send a copy of the " Gazette" on receipt of a line giving 

 their addresses. As the balance sheet shews, we are 

 maintaining our financial position well, but not sufficiently 

 to admit of enlarging or improving the "Gazette" by 

 additional matter and illustrations as he desires to do. 

 The "Gazette" stands alone as a publication dealing 

 specially with the British Fern cult, and it is the Editor's 

 desire to see all matters of interest in that connection 

 gravitate to its pages. Specimen copies will always be 



