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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 

 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 

 all the privileges of membership, should certainly not form 

 an obstacle to joining to any real Fern lover. 



The subscription for 1913-14 is now due, and the 

 Hon. Secretary would be obliged by its remittance at 

 an early date •- to his address, 11, Shaa Road, Acton, 



London, W. 



The Editor. 



* The Hon. Secretary would take it as a kindness if such remittance 

 be made at once, as it fell due in August last. 



OUR FRONTISPIECE. 



SCOLOPENDRIUM VULGARE VAR. CRISPUM GRANDE WiLLS. 



We are again indebted to Mr. C. B. Green for a photo- 

 graph of the very fine form of plumose Scolopendrium, 

 known as cvisptim gvande Wills, as grown by himself 

 from a division given him a long time ago from a plant 

 received in its turn from the original finder, Dr. Wills, in 

 Dorset. When given to the Editor it was accompanied 

 by the remark that it was the Doctor's best find of crispum, 

 and was hence named " grande." On his death it became, 

 we believe, confused with other crispums in his collection 

 of less merit, but happily its survival in our hands permits 

 of no doubt as to its origin and distinctness from any 

 other form by its great breadth and bold habit. It is 

 distinguished from Bolton's broad form, figured in No. 16 

 of the B.F.G., by its crenate and more crispate margins 

 and also by its habit of growth. 



Editor. 



