THE 



BRITISH FERN GAZETTE. 



Vol. 3. 



DECEMBER, 1915. 



No. 26. 



CONTENTS. 



Editorial Notes 



Our Frontispiece (P. dryopteris plumosum) 



Variation : Its Starting-Point (conclusion) 



Ferns, Horned and Thorned .. 



Ferns for Beginners 



New Ferns. Rev. Kingsmill Moore 



British Ferns of the Future .. 



British Ferns Abroad 



The Hartstongue Fern .. 



The Romance of Lady " Clarissima 



Recent Acquisitions 



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EDITORIAL NOTES. 



Although naturally we have now entered upon the 

 apparently dead season of the year, when little new 

 material can be expected to turn up for record, we think 

 that our present number will not be found to fall behind 

 its predecessors in matters of interest, although, as usual, 

 there is far too large a proportion of the C.T.D. matter, 

 which properly, with so many members, should serve 

 rather as padding than as the principal material. Several 

 members have, however, come forward as valuable con- 

 tributors, for which we are very grateful. 



May we also beg the present members to strain a point 

 and help us by inducing their fern loving friends to join 

 the Society. A specimen copy will willingly be sent free 

 to any likely subscriber on receipt of name and address. 



The subscription is 5s. per annum (August to August), 

 and entitles to four issues of the Gazette and any desired 

 information re British ferns. 



