156 BRITISH FERNS 



C. gracilis. — A dwarf and pretty form raised by Dr. Lyell. 



C. cristata angustata. — Raised by Messrs. Lang of Kirkcaldy ; 

 a dwarf, congested form of cristata angustata. 



Cristata (Plate XVII).— Found at Charleston, near St. Austell, 

 in Cornwall ; this has well been termed the " King of the Male 

 Ferns." A splendid robust evergreen, which, under certain treat- 

 ment (see chapter on Culture), can become a tree Fern of great 

 beauty. A peculiarity of this variety is that it reproduces itself 

 from the spore by "apogamic" buds, no fertilization occurring. 

 The plate obviates description as does the nature print (see Ap- 

 pendix No. XXV), which latter, however, is taken from a somewhat 

 damaged frond, giving an irregular appearance which is not obvious 

 in the growing plant. 



C. Angustata (Plate XIX). — A narrow form of cristata, not 

 growing so large. 



C. Wilson. — Found in Langdale by Mr. Wilson ; fine pendulous 

 tassels. 



C. fimbriata. — A beautifully fringed offspring of cristata, a sort 

 of half-way type between cristata and apospora pcrcristata, and 

 probably the parent of the latter. 



Grandiceps Ranyard. — A splendid heavily crested variety. 



Polydactyla Druery. — The parent form, when found near 

 Kilmarnock, was a robust, splendidly polydactylous form, but 

 proved to be a " rogue " ; one seedling, however, lost its bad char- 

 acter, and repaid the finder for previous disappointments. 



P. Jones. — Found in Burton by J. J. Jones ; finely tasselled. 



P. Wills. — A magnificent rival to the " King of the Male 

 Ferns " ; produces fewer fronds, but much longer and wider. 



Ramo-cristata Fitt. — A small-growing, branched, and tasselled 

 variety. 



Ramosissima. — Found in N. Wales by R. Wright ; fronds branch 

 repeatedly and terminate with heavy tassels, forming a ball of 

 verdure ; very fine. 



Ramulosissima. — Raised by Sim from Schofieldii ; a densely 

 branched and tasselled gem. 



R. grande. — Raised by Mr. G. Whitwell, Kendal, we believe 

 by a simple secondary " sporting " of a division of ramulosissima, 

 which we believe is barren of spores ; a beautiful dark green bunch 

 of cresting, nearly a foot high. 



Revolvens. — Found at Troutbeck by Mr. Clowes, in a green- 



