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darker centre. It was first noticed on the hills of West- 

 moreland. 



The variety glandulom is of larger growth, its surface 

 covered with glands, and the scales of its stipes broader and 

 paler, so that it approaches the spinulosa form of L. cristata, 

 This has been called Lastrea glandulosa; and was originally 

 found in the Forest of Dean. 



The variety dumetorum is comparatively small, with 

 oblong-ovate or ovate-triangular fronds, covered with glands, 

 the stipes clothed with narrow, pointed, pale-coloured scales. 

 It occurs on the hills of Westmoreland and Wales, and what 

 seems the same plant, from the Isle of Arran, has been called 

 L. maculata. 



A more detailed account of these, and several other varia- 

 tions of this species, will be found in our Handbook of 

 British Ferns, and in The Octavo Nature-printed British 

 Ferns. 



The common forms of this species, though found in drier 



E laces than spinulosa, are nevertheless partial to moisture, 

 ciiig found in damp, shady hedgebanks and woodlands. 

 This is a hardy Fern, and easily cultivated in almost any 

 soil 



HAY-SCENTED, OR TRIANGULAR BUCKLER FERN. 



The scientific name of this Fern is Lastrea ccmula. The 

 plant has, however, had many others, of which the best known 

 are Lastrea foenisecii, Lastrea recur va, Lophodium recurvum, 

 Nephrodium foenisecii, and Aspidium recurvum. 



Lcutrea amula. 



The plant is of moderate size and very elegant, drooping 

 in habit, and possessing a crisped appearance from the 

 recurving of the margins of all the segments of the fronds. 

 It grows from one to two feet high, a spreading circle of 

 triangular fronds being produced from its tufted stem. The 



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