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FERN FRONDS FOR NAMING. 



Since a considerable number of fronds are sent to the 

 Editor for naming, he would feel obliged if the following 

 rules were observed : — 



1. The fronds sent should either be carefully pressed 

 flat and placed dry between sheets of stout paper or card- 

 board so as to show their character to the best advantage, 

 or sent in a Iresh and undamaged condition in damp moss so 

 as to show them to the best advantage in their living form. 



2. Each specimen should have a slip attached bearing a 

 number, so that it can be identified on return with the plant 

 concerned. 



If it is desired that the fronds be returned, postage 

 stamps should be remitted to cover expense. 



Furthermore, it should be remembered that it is prac- 

 tically impossible to name varieties safely from very young 

 fronds or much damaged ones. 



How not to do it is exemplified by a large cardboard 

 box before us as we write, in the corner of which on 

 unpacking we find three small shrivelled fronds lying quite 

 loose, and which would have been in far better form if simply 

 placed between the folds of the accompanying letter at the 

 cost of a penny instead of threepence. These dried relics 

 have been placed in water, and may or may not recover 

 their form sufficiently to enable recognition. Vcyb. sap. 

 sat. The Editor. 



The Editor would remind the Members that Messrs. 

 H. B. May and Sons, Edmonton, are distributing true 

 plants of that uniquely beautiful fern, P. aculeafum gvacilli- 

 muni Druevyii. 



A VISIT TO ACTON. 



On October 24th, in company with Mr. Henwood and 

 Mr. C. Henwood, I paid a visit to our Editor and Hon. 

 Secretary, Mr. C. T. Druery, at Acton. We were received 



