THE COMMON SHIELD FERN. 
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VARIETIES. 
multifidum, — Levens, J. Wood; Whiteside Fell, J. M Barnes; 
Silverdale, J. Crosfield. 
crestato-gracile ,— T. Bolton, Hutton Roof Crag, 1865. 
gracile y — T. Hartley, near Bowness, 1874. 
