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L, m. congesta and one of the numerous crested forms. It is a 

 very neat form only some eight inches high, and it will 

 always be a dwarf I think, as it now bears spores freely. 

 It originated here from mixed spores kindly given to me by 

 Mr. Whitwell, as did also L. ni. simplex fuvcans, certainly 

 not a beauty but an interesting freak, and worth a place in 

 a large collection. The pinna are narrow and in most cases 

 perfectly plain like those of Polypodiurn vulgare and forked 

 at the tips as is also the apex of the frond. Another 

 interesting form from the same sowing has perfectly 

 upright fronds about a toot high with bunch shaped crests 

 at the apex ; the pinnae which are similarly crested, are 

 not more than half an inch long. This form is on the lines 

 of ramo coronans, but is altogether built on a smaller scale. 

 I am afraid the withered fronds I send of this fern and of 

 L. m. congesta cvistata will give the Editor but a poor idea 

 of what they look like in growth. I have raised a very nice 

 Polystichum angidave of which I have sent a frond to the 

 Editor, and which he will, perhaps, describe and name. The 

 above ferns are all I can think of as worth mentioning at 

 present. 



FERN NOTES FROM DERBYSHIRE. 

 By W. Richter Roberts. 



In October, 191 1, I spent a short holiday at Bakewell, 

 and had many pleasant rambles in the surrounding 

 country. Having recently spent a fortnight at Ashbourne, 

 in the south-western corner of Derbyshire and quite near 

 the famous Dovedale, I thought perhaps some jottings 

 from my records might prove of interest. 



The most noticeable feature of the fern life of the 

 district referred to is the wonderful profusion of the 

 Asplenmm rnta muvaria. I have not seen elsewhere such 

 vast quantities of this pretty little fern. Many of the 



