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Pinnae crested, except near the tip of the frond, the tip itself branch- 
ing and crested. 11x5 inches. Fronds stiff 1 . 
8. crispo-gracile, Lyell. Raised by Dr. Lyell, of Newbury. A 
distinct dwarf variety. Pinnae twisted and crispy. Length, 5 inches. 
Fig. 40. — Nephrodiurn paleaceum, var. crispulum (upper pinnae, showing bunch-cresting). 
*9. crispulum, Lowe (cristatum-globosum, Druery). Found in 
1879 > n a wood about two miles from Bettws-y-coed by Mrs. Boyd, 
and has been growing in her garden until it came into my pos- 
session. It is an interesting variety, for it is almost a copy of 
N. cristatum, except that the cresting is in bunches instead of 
being flat. 36x8. Avery similar variety was raised in 1865, at 
Highfield House, from cristatum. 
F 10. crispum, Moore. Found in Wales, and given to The Hon. 
Mrs. Wrightson, of Warmsworth Hall, Doncaster. A dwarf, very 
stiff, erect-growing fern ; crisp. 11x5 inches. 
ix. cristato-angustatum, Moore. A sport of cristatum , with 
much shorter pinnse. Very narrow strap-shaped fronds, well crested. 
24 x 3 inches. An intermediate variety between this and cristatum 
“ Winstanleyi ” was raised at Highfield House in 1862. 
12. cristatum, Moore. One of our most beautiful symmetrical 
varieties, having the tips of the pinnse and the apex of the frond 
tasselled with a flat crest. It was found at Charleston, near St. 
Austell; also at Upper Cultra Wood, in Co. Down, by Mr. R. 
Milligan. The basal half of the frond is very heavily crested. 
36 x 8 inches. 
13. Fittii, Lowe (ramo-cristata, Jones). Raised by Mr. Fitt. 
This distinct variety is very ramose, branching several times from 
the base upwards. It is a branching form of N. cristatum. A 
massive, attractive variety. 
14. furcillatum, Wollaston (sub-cristata, Moore). Found in 1861, 
in North Devon, by Mr. John Dadds, of Ilfracombe. Fronds very 
wide. Pinnae narrow, and tassels less than in the var. poly- 
dactylum. 36x9 inches. 
15. grand i ceps, Jones. History obscure. 
16. Lyellii, Lowe. Raised at Highfield House from crispo-lineare 
(one of Dr. Lyell’s sports), and is more marked than that variety. 
A narrow, well-crested form, with an erect habit, and fronds so 
remarkably stiff as to break if bent. Length, 6 inches. 
