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that collection. Many new varieties are constantly being found 

 wild or are raised from spores, and it is desirable that dupli- 

 cates of these should find a home in this national collection. 



Recently a Fernery has been added to the collection of 

 plants in the Royal Botanic Gardens at Glasnevin, and the 

 author has supplied a number of plants in order to improve 

 this Irish Fernery. 



Although some notable Ferneries have ceased to exist, 

 owing to the death of the owners, others have been 

 formed. In the author's younger days there were Mr. 

 Swynfen Jervis's collection, and those of Mr. James of 

 Vauvert, Mr. Clapham's of Scarborough, Mr. Monkman's of 

 Malton, the Rev. Charles Padley's at Bulwell Hall, Mr. 

 Wills's of Thornscombe, Mr Moly's. of Langmoor, Mr. 

 R. J. Gray's at Exeter, the nursery collections of Mr. Sim 

 of Footscray, Mr. Stansfield's of Todmorden, and Mr. Ivery's 

 of Dorking ; more recently, those of Mr. E. F. Fox at 

 Brislington, Mr. Barnard Hankey's, and others : all but one 

 have ceased to exist.* Colonel Jones's Ferns were presented to 

 the Zoological Gardens at Clifton, and are a very fine collection ; 

 those of Major Cowburn are taken care of by Mrs. Cowburn, and 

 Mrs. Grant's at Hillersdon by her son, Lord Llangattock. 

 Captain Marling of Clauna and others near Chepstow have 

 formed Ferneries, and Mr. F. C. Clark of Street is growing 

 crossed varieties from spores. Although we have lost many 

 cultivators of Ferns, their choicest varieties are still to be 

 procured, and the newer varieties, more especially those raised 

 by crossing, are in great advance of those of former days ; 

 the slight varieties that used to attract attention being now 

 passed over as unimportant. Many named varieties have 

 been superseded by seedlings. Formerly any one finding 

 or raising a dozen new varieties was looked upon with 



* I.e., Mr. Moly's of Langmoor, Charmouth, 



