42 FERN GROWING 



those species and varieties in which each had accomplished 

 so much. Sad to relate, Major Cowburn died before this 

 show took place, and the world lost a valuable and universally 

 esteemed Pterologist. 



It seems desirable to enter fully into the details of this 

 show, as it was supported by a large number of persons 

 interested in British Ferns. 



ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY, EXHIBITION OF BRITISH 

 FERNS, AT THE SOCIETY'S GARDENS, CHISWICK, W., 



Tuesday and Wednesday, August 2T,rd and 24M, 1892. 



Schedule. 



Special Medal Prizes offered by British Fern Growers to Amateurs of the 

 United Kingdom for specimens of the best varieties of British species, with the 

 object of creating a greater interest in our native Ferns. 



\* Note.—?,. G. F. indicates Silver Gilt Flora Medal ; S. F., Silver Flora Medal ; 

 B. F., Bronze Flora Medal ; S. B., Silver Banksian Medal ; B. B., Bronze Banksian 

 Medal. 



Class A. — Colonel A. M. Jones's Memorial Prize for 10 plumose varieties 



(no restriction of species). Given by his daughters and Capt. 



Stafford Jones. S. G. F. Won by the author. 

 Class B. — Mr. Edwin Fydell Fox's Memorial Prize for 10 cruciate or narrow 



varieties (no restriction of species). Given by his sons, Dr. E. 



Churchill Fox and Dr. Arthur E. W. Fox, and his brother, Mr. 



G. F. Fox. S. G. F. Won by the author. 

 Class C. — Mrs. Maria Grant's Memorial Prize for 10 varieties of Athyrium 



Filix-foemina. Given by her son, Mr. W. J. A. Grant. S. G. F. 



Won by the author. 

 Class D.^ — Mr. William Charles Carbonell's Memorial Prize for 10 varieties 



of Polystichum aculeatum and hybrids with P. aculeatum. Given 



by "the Family." S. G. F. Won by the author. 

 Class E. — 16 varieties (no restriction of species). Given by the Clifton 



Zoological Gardens, Mr. E. J. Lowe, F.R.S., and Major 



Cowburn, F.R.H.S. First prize, S. G. F. Won by the author. 

 Class F. — 16 dwarf or congested varieties (no restriction of species). Given 



by the Hon. Mrs. Brassey, F.R.H.S., and Mrs. A. Hodgson. 



First prize, S. F. Won by the author. 



