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Derbyshire. — On the rocks in Dovedale it has been observed 
by Mr. Finder and many other correspondents. On limestone 
rocks in Lath-hill-dale : Mr. J. E. Bowman. On a wall at New- 
ton near Melbourne : Bev. A. Bloxam.” — Francis's Analysis, 
Devonshire. — Miss Griffiths informs me it is common upon 
rocks and walls near Torquay, and that it occurs on Bentisbury 
church, North Devon : Mr. Beynon also mentions its growing 
luxuriantly on rocks at Torquay, intermixed with Asplenium 
Trichomanes and Ruta-murai'ia, The Bev. W. S. Hore ob- 
serves that it is not uncommon on walls built of limestone, but 
is rare on slate ; Mr. Sparkes observed it on rocks at Babbi- 
combe ; Mr. Watson near Plymouth ; Mr. Jordan at Chudleigh ; 
Mr. Forster on a wall between Totness and Newton-Bushell. 
Dorsetshire. — I have occasionally seen this fern on old walls 
about Sherborne &c., but consider it far from common. 
Glamorganshire. — Mr. Lees informs me it occurs on rocks 
of carboniferous limestone opposite the Mumbles ; Mr. West- 
combe that he has found it on Pennard -castle, and on walls in 
Gower. Mr. Dillwyn finds it commonly about Swansea ; and 
Mr. Murcott on a wall at Aberdare, on a bridge near Aberdare, 
and on the walls of Caerphilly castle. 
Gloucestershire. — I have observed this fern to be unusually 
common in this county, having noticed it in many and distant 
localities, as near Bristol, Cheltenham, Tewkesbury, Painswick, 
Cirencester, &c. Mr. Lees has noticed it on Deerhurst-church 
near Tewkesbury, and sparingly on walls among the Cotswolds, 
on iron-stone rocks at Cherewell in the Forest of Dean, and pro- 
fusely clothing almost every old wall about that place ; equally 
abundant on the loose stone walls near Chepstow, on the Glou- 
cestershire side of the river Wye : Mr. Lees observes that it is 
peculiarly partial to the carboniferous limestone district. Miss 
Browne has observed it in abundance at Clearwell near Cole- 
ford ; Mr. Flower on old walls at Stapleton, Bristol and Wick ; 
Mr. Babington, Mr. Thwaites and Mr. Grindon say it is plen- 
tiful on St. Vincent’s rocks. 
Hampshire. — I have observed it on the walls of Winchester 
cathedral. Mr. Flower has noticed it at Netley-abbey, South- 
ampton, and the New Forest: Mr. Beeves on the walls of the 
