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C. Abundant in Stanney Wood (f.m.w. ; &c-). 1877, Wood 
near Dunkirk, S. of Capenhurst ; on sandstone rocks by Ince 
Station (r.b.). 1898, copse in Hooton Park; 1899, Woods near 
the crossing of Chester and Burton Roads (Dr. g.). 
L. dilatata ( Pvesl .). Fig. 780 . Sharp-toothed Shield Fern. Native. 
P. VIII, IX. 
Woods and shady places. Common. 
Polypodium (L.). Polypody. 
P. vulgare (L.). Fig. 781 . Polypody. Native. P. VIII-X. 
Walls and hedge banks. Common. 
Phegopteris ( Presl .). 
P. Dryopteris (Fee.). Fig. 782 . Oak Fern. Native. P. VI, VII. 
(Polypodium dryopteris). 
Dry shady places. Rare. 
L. Rocky bank near the “ Cross Keys,” Upholland Hill (D.). 
C. Ince (j.f.r.). Among the crevices between the stones 
forming the platform on the S. side of Ellesmere Port Station 
(f.m.w. ; R.B.). 
Note. — Recent records are desirable. 
P. polypodioides (Fee.). Fig. 783 . Beech Fern. Native. P. 
VII-IX. 
(Poly podium phegopteris). 
Damp shady places. Rare. 
L. Steep bank near Carr Mill Dam, St. Helens (D.). 
C. Side of lane on the way to Heswall Hill from Claughton 
(Miss c. g.). 
Note. — Recent confirmation is required. 
Osmunds ( L .). Royal Fern. 
0 . regalis (L.). Fig. 78 $. Flowering Fern. Royal Fern. Native. 
P. VII-IX. 
Boggy heaths and ditches. Rare. 
L. Clegg’s ponds, Allerton ; near Southport ; Sutton Moss ; 
Simmonswood Moss (D.). Burton Wood, Warrington (j.f.r.). 
Ditch between Lydiate and Altcar ; Roadside between Mill 
Lane, Aughton, and Downholland (r.b.J. Parr Flat ; Brushey 
Lane, near Rainford Junction (j.h.l.). 
C. Bog near Frodsham (j.f.r.). 1886, Wimbolds Trafford 
(r.h.d.). Raby (Field club). 1878, abundant by ponds and 
ditches between Ness and the Chester Road (c.f.c.). 
Note. — Frequent search in the Wirral stations has failed to find it down 
to 1901 (Dr. G.). 
