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characters were splendidly brought out. About the time 

 of that publication, meeting Mr. R. Bolton, also of Walton, 

 as the writer had no good specimens in his collection he 

 very kindly offered to send a plant, and did so. 



As none of the fronds were fully developed, it was assumed 

 to be identical with Mr. Green's plants, but late in the season 

 it gradually developed into the remarkably heavily crested 

 form we now illustrate and to which we can, only give the 

 name of " grandiceps " to distinguish it from its predecessors. 

 Clearly such a variety can only be done justice to as a pot 

 plant. As such it was potted up in a rough mixture ot 

 road sweepings in which it is obviously happy. Reverting 

 for a moment to our remark anent conflicting varietal 

 tendencies in one and the same plant, we may add that on 

 one occasion, one and the same base of a Drummondiae 

 frond, i.e. the bottom half inch by which it is attached to 

 the caudex produced two buds closely adjacent, one of 

 which became a very ordinary smooth-edged, uncrested 

 crispum and the other a characteristically fringed 

 Drummondiae. 



C. T. D. 



NOTES ON MR. T. E. HENWOOD'S 

 COLLECTION. 



[Contimied.) 



Lastreas I have but a few. The King Cristata. 

 Polydadyla Wills, a noble fern. Polydactyla Dadds. 

 Cristata Jimhviata, beautiful. Ravwsissima, Raviulosissima, 

 Pidchella, Stahlevii, a big grower. Flnctuosa, Crispa 

 gracilis, Flnctuosa cristata, Apospnra cristata Cropper, 

 beautiful, but miffy, gives about one or two fronds at a 

 time. Athyriums-Clarissimaj Kalothrix, Percristatum Driiery, 

 Gemmatum, Foecundulosissimum Druery, Frizellice, Congestum 

 minus, Congestum minus cristatum, Unco-glomeratum. Velu- 

 timini, lovely, a ball of moss. Congestum, several forms. 



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