THE 



BRITISH FERN GAZETTE. 



Vol. 2. 



MARCH, 1914. 



No. 19. 



CONTENTS. 



Editorial Notes 



Our Frontispiece (Scol. v. Drummondiae superbum) 



New Ferns Up to Date .. 



Notes on some Rare Ferns (A. Cowan) 



Fern Notes from Derbyshire (W. R, Roberts) 



Odr Native Polypodies (continued) 



My Native Ferns (Rev. Kingsroill Moore) 



The Bracken as a Mimetic Fern (C. B. Green) 



Odr Native Shield Ferns 



New Ferns 



EDITORIAL NOTES. 



The Editor must start this time with a cordial vote of 

 thanks to those members who in this number have re- 

 sponded so liberally to his prayer for assistance as to enable 

 him to produce an increased number of pages plus the 

 improvement which naturally results from contributions 

 from many brains in lieu of mainly one. Leaving these 

 contributions to speak for themselves, he hopes for a con- 

 tinuance of such aid ; and asks the members in addition ta 

 do him the further service of canvassing their fern-loving 

 friends on behalf of the Society so that more funds may be 

 available for still further extension of the Gazette and 

 membership of the Society. 



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 alv/ays be 

 sent on receipt of application from possible members^ 

 and the small subscription of 5s. per annum — from August 

 to August — entitling to four issues of the "Gazette" and 



