THE 



BRITISH FERN GAZETTE. 



Vol. 3. SEPTEMBER, 1917. No. 33. 



PAGE 



201 

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CONTEXTS. 



Mr. Drdery's Portrait Frontispiece 



The late Mr. C. T. Druery 



Editorial Notes 



Balance Sheet 



Fernery Weeds in a Northern Garden (Mr. H. Stansfield) 206 



Lastrea Montana Formosa-cristata (F.W.S.) .. .. 208 



Some Recent Wild Finds (F.W.S.) 209 



Evergreen Hardy Ferns (C.T.D.) 210 



British and Exotic Ferns (C.T.D.) 214 



Ideal Fern Habitats (C.T.D,) 219 



The Motor-Car in Fern Hunting (F.W.S,) 222 



£bc late fIDr, <L Z. 2>ruen>, 



Our readers will learn with the deepest regret that Mr. 

 Druery's long period of enfeebled health has ended in his 

 death. He passed away peacefully and painlessly on 

 August 8th, and was buried at Acton cemetery on August 

 nth. His funeral was attended, on behalf of the Society, 

 by Mr. W. B. Cranfield, Mr. T. E. Henwood and Dr. 

 Stansfield. So terminates a forceful and unique personality 

 in the Fern world. His services to the British Fern cult 

 have been gigantic, and his labours on behalf of the Society 

 herculean. His loss leaves a gap which it will be impos- 

 sible adequately to fill. The writer's acquaintance with 

 him dates from 1882, i.e. from about a year after his first 

 find, and therefore existed during practically the whole 

 period of his association with British Ferns. Throughout 

 that time he has manifested an unflagging and whole-souled 



