Fi-lRNY UAMULES IN SOUTH DEVON. 



follows. Selecting Totnes perhaps the most 

 beautiful spot in South Devon as our head- 

 quarters, we determined that we would from that 

 centre explore some of the ferny lanes, streams, 

 woods, and moorlands in its vicinity, naming the 

 places visited, enumerating the Ferns growing 

 there, and giving descriptions of the scenery. 



No choicer spots for the lover of Ferns can be 

 found anywhere in Great Britain than in the 

 neighbourhood of Totnes, whose houses are pic- 

 turesquely dotted about on the banks of the 

 lovely Dart, the most beautiful river in all Eng- 

 land. There are to be found Ferns of many 

 kinds, in every graceful variety of growth, ex- 

 quisite in form and shading, and in countless 

 numbers. 



Totnes pays homage to the Ferns. Everywhere 

 in and about the little town these beautiful plants 

 hold sway. How can we describe the place ? 

 We shall not even attempt any exact description. 

 It is on a hill and yet in a valley. Climb the 

 road that forms its main street, extending from 

 the Dart Bridge which divides Totnes from Bridge 

 Town, to ' the top of the town/ and you will say 



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