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it near Alpina;" but I believe the acuteness 
of its teeth removes it entirely from Alpina, and 
the division of the fronds from any other named 
species. 
The recollection of Ulleswater and Patterdale is 
very pleasant to me ; the silver mines and the As- 
plenium viride give it an individuality of its own. 
Derwentwater is also lovely, and there are many 
magnificent excursions to be made from it. I saw 
the waterfall of Lowdore at its best; the snowy 
waters were playing all sorts of freaks in the 
gleaming sunlight, sparkling with fun as they 
caught its rays, and darting back foam and spray 
from the sober rocks which stand steady and firm 
amidst the "muttering and sputtering" uproar. 
I spent one day hunting for Ferns in Borrowdale, 
and found Asplenium septentrionale on the Castle 
Rock, but only in very small roots. From the 
way in which it was growing I have no doubt that 
it may be found in some quantities in the neigh- 
bourhood. Asplenium germanicum is also to be 
found in Borrowdale ; but the guides are such di- 
