430 BRITISH FERNS 



LXXXII 



Wakelyanum (Moore) 

 Thomas Russell (a navigator). S. Devon, i860. 

 2 ft. 3 in. 



Syil. CRUCIATO-MULTIFIDUM RUSSELL (IVoll.) 



By Capt. Jones, from a seedling of the original. The first 

 multifid form of cruciation, and named after Miss Wakely, of 

 Rose Mount, Axminster. It was found by "a navvy," working 

 on the line then being constructed between Yeovil and Exeter, 

 and was given by him to Miss Wakely, from gratitude for the 

 instruction that he and his comrades had derived from the schools 

 in which Miss Wakely was interested. 



The original plant was purchased by Messrs. Ivery, by whom 

 this variety was distributed. About twelve years afterwards a 

 very similar specimen was found by Mr. Wills, about five miles 

 more to the east. Mr. Wills's plant — which was little more than a 

 seedling when discovered — is probably the more robust form and 

 is more multifid. 



