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collections of growing plants at Milnthorp (the late Mr. J. M. 
Barnes), at Scarborough (the late Mr. A. Clapham, dispersed ) ; at 
Bulwell and Exeter (the late Rev. C. Padley, dispersed) ; at Usk 
(the late Mr. Carbonell, now at the Royal Gardens , Kew ) ; at 
Chislehurst (Mr. G. B. Wollaston), Nettlecombe Court (Sir Alfred 
Trevellyan), Darlaston Hall (the late Mr. Swynfen-Jervis), Rolleston 
Hall (the late Sir Oswald Mosley), Hawkchurch (the late Mr. J. 
Wills, dispersed ), Chelsea Botanic Gardens (the late Mr. T. Moore), 
Edinburgh (Mr. P. N. Fraser), Ilfracombe (Mr. J. Dadds), Torbay 
(Miss Kitson, dispersed ), Hartfield, Birmingham (Mr. J. E. Mapple- 
beck) ; at Iona House, Clifton (Mr. Martin-Atkins), Hillersdon 
House, Exeter (Mrs. Grant), Exeter (the late Mr. R. Gray, dis- 
persed), Brislington (Mr. E. F. Fox) ; at Bowdon (the late Mr. J. 
Sidebotham), Windermere (Mr. J. Clowes), Bowness (Mr. Garnett, 
and Mr. Wilson), Scarborough (the late Mr. C. Glave, dispersed ), 
Whitby (the late Mr. W. Willison, dispersed ), Malton (the late Mr. 
Monkman, dispersed ), Levens (Mr. Stabler), York (Messrs. Back- 
house and Mrs. Buckle), Manvood (the late Rev. F. Mules), 
Papplewick (the late Mr. Riley, dispersed ), Foots Cray (the late 
Mr. R. Sim), Kirkcaldy (Mr. Sang) Tunbridge Wells (The late 
Mrs. Delves, dispersed ), Wentworth (the late Mr. J. Henderson), 
Vauvert, Guernsey (the late Mr. J. James, dispersed), Glasnevin 
Gardens (the late Mr. D. Moore), Belfast (Mr. W. H. Phillips), 
Edinburgh (the late Mr. Tait, dispersed), Holywood (Mr. R. LI. 
Praeger), Ulverston (Mrs. Hodgson), South Kensington Museum 
(Mrs. Cowper), Ilfracombe (Mr. R. Moule), Charmouth (Mr. J. 
Moly), etc. 
To Mr. John C. Nimrno, Publisher, London, the Author is in- 
debted for the use of the Illustrations, and for which he offers his 
thanks.* 
* The Author is aware that some of the varieties are not sufficiently distinct to 
be retained ; this, however, can be more satisfactorily discussed by the Fern 
Conference from a careful examination of fronds. A few additional varieties 
will be found in an Addendum. 
