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unmistakably the immense decorative value of British fern varieties and 

 speaks for itself. 



FlG. 33. — PoLYPODIUM VULGARE, VAR. COEKUBIENSE ELEGANTtSSlMtM. 



Inexorable limits of time precluded me from entering into several 

 points in my notes. I avail myself of this opportunity to deal with them, as 

 they form an essential part of the lecture. In the first place, the beauty 



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