pretty effect. I have seen it in the left-hand hedge 
going up Salcombe HilL 
Uses.-— The old physicians (who had many primi- 
tive ways of attacking the ills that flesh is heir to) 
prescribed preparations of this fern in cases of cough, 
asthma, pleurisy, jaundice, obstructions of the spleen, 
and pains in the abdomen. It was likewise thought 
to be beneficial in scorbutic complaints. 
Where eoijnd.— -First lane on right on the Exeter 
road, after passing the Toll-Gate, on the left side 
hedge going down to the river. Road up Salcombe 
Hill, after passing all the houses, in left-hand hedge. 
Going up Peak Hill, left-hand hedge, opposite gar- 
den wall of stone and red brick. New Ottery Road, 
quarter of a mile beyond Bulverton, in right-hand 
hedge. Moor, or Moor-Park Lane, near Mutter’s- 
Moor, mostly south side* 
Culture. — It is easily cultivated, and is a pretty 
plant either in a room or on rock-work. It thrives 
best in the open air. It prefers a sandy soil mode- 
rately moist. From being an evergreen it always 
looks neat and flourishing. 
