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The British Fern Gazette, Vol. 2, Nos. 13 to 

 24. — The Editor would remind the members that only 

 about thirty volumes containing portrait of Dr. F. W. 

 Stansfield have been bound in cloth for the benefit of such 

 members as have not preserved all the above numbers, 

 or have too recently joined to possess them. As no 

 reprint will be available, and the books are widely 

 recognized as most valuable contributions to our Fern 

 literature, the opportunity of acquiring copies, even extra 

 ones, should not be lost sight of. The price to members 

 is 3s. gd. post free, and speedy application is advisable 

 to secure. 



The subscriptions for 1915-16 being due in advance, 

 the Hon. Secretary would feel much obliged by a 

 remittance of 5s. at an early date to 11, Shaa Road, 

 Acton, London, W. 



OUR FRONTISPIECE. 



POLYPODIUM DRYOPTERIS PLUMOSUM. 



The Editor of the Gardeners 9 -Chronicle having very kindly 

 lent us a block of a frond of this charming new Fern, 

 which shows its beauty to far greater advantage than that 

 given in our last issue (which see for particulars), we have 

 profited by the opportunity to give our members the 

 benefit of it, for which we are sure they will be grateful. 



VARIATION : ITS STARTING-POINT. 



(Continued.) 



Many years ago a very handsome new form of 



Gymnogramma Laucheana was raised by Messrs. Dixon 



of Hackney. This was a very heavily crested 



grandiceps, and, visiting their foreman, he told us that 



