THE 



BRITISH FERN GAZETTE. 



Vol. 3. DECEMBER, 1916. No. 30. 



CONTENTS. 



PAGE 



Editorial Notes .. .. .. .. 121 



Frontispiece (P. acul. pulch. Drueryii) .. .. .. 123 



A Delightful Hour (conclusion),. . . . . .. .. 123 



Fern Mysteries (Dr. Stansfield) .. .. . . .. 125. 



Hardy Ferns in Winter.. .. .. .. .. .. 130 



Fern Buds .. 133 



Some Difficulties of an Amateur (Rowlands) .. .. 137 



New Ferns (Dr. Stansfield) .. ., . . .. .. 141 



Fronds and Leaves .. .. .. .. .. .. 142 



British Ferns (C. T. Druery) .. . . .. .. .. 147 



EDITORIAL NOTES. 



It has been a source of much gratification to the Editor 

 to receive numerous spontaneous letters of appreciation of 

 the contents of the Gazette, and particularly of Dr. 

 Stansfield's recent data concerning the puzzling species 

 and sub-species known as the L. dilatata section. In this 

 issue we have been favoured with a further contribution, 

 by the same high authority, on the even more interesting 

 forms of Ferns which make their appearance under 

 culture or even under wild conditions under more or less 

 inexplicable circumstances. 



Our member, Mr. Rowlands, inspired by Dr. Stansfield's 

 last contribution, also helps us materially on very practical 

 lines, by dealing with some amateur difficulties. Further- 

 more, several new members have joined through the 



