aiid Notice of Plants from Inverness- sJ lit c. 



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of the most alpine of all our Saxifrages, was also new 

 to the district. The Saussurea alpina and Mcdaxis paludosa 

 were also interesting finds in the same locality, the latter 

 on low ground near Nethy Bridge. 



Note on Proliferous First Fronds of Seedling British 

 Ferns. By Charles T. Druery, London. Com- 

 municated by P. Neill Fraser. 



(Read 9th November 1882.) 



In a batch of young ferns raised from spores provided 

 by Mr P. Neill Fraser, of Edinburgh, two forms of Athy- 

 rium Filix-fcemina have appeared this season (1882), pre- 

 senting the following abnormal characteristics. In fig. 1 



Fig. 1. — Proliferous Fern Sporeling. x 2^ times. 

 A, first frond ; B, second frond ; h, bulbils ; ;j, prothallus ; 

 hh frond of second generation ; c, independent ferns 

 developed from same prothallus. The two bulbils on 

 A have sent out aerial roots, reaching and entering soil 

 raised half an inch distant. 



the first frond evolved from the prothallus, besides being 

 bipinnate and very foliose, instead of the usual unipalmate 

 form peculiar to seedlings of this family, bore two buds, 

 one in the axil of a pinnule, the other in the axil of a 

 pinnulet; these buds, without any dormant period, de- 



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