THE BROAD BUCKLER FERN 
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Caithness, Clackmannan, Dumbarton, Dumfries, Edinburgh, 
Elgin, Fife, Forfar, Inverness, Kincardine, Kinross, Lanark, 
Perth, Roxburgh, Ross, Stirling, and Sutherland ; in the 
Isles of Arran, Cantire, Harris, Islay, Lewis, Orkney, and 
Uist. In Ireland it grows in the counties of Clare, Cork, 
Down, Dublin, Galway, and KiTl fenny ; in King’s County, 
Limerick, Tipperary, Waterford, and Wicklow. It grows 
also in Jersey and Guernsey. 
Culture. — On the open rock my, in the Fern house, or in 
pots, this species grows readily and admirably. Shade and 
moisture are essential, and — as in the case of all Ferns that 
in their wild state love the deepest shade of larger vegetable 
growths — the soil should largely consist of leaf-mould. 
One half leaf-mould, and the other half a mixture of light 
.sandy loam and peat, will be the best compost. 
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