cases, is, in this species, small, thix 
soon thrown off and lost 
The Marsh Buckler Fern has a 
wide geographical range, and in 
England and Wales occurs in nu¬ 
merous localities; in Scotland and 
Ireland it is rather uncommon. 
jastrea man- 
tana, or perhaps more commonly 
L. dreopteris; it lias also the sy- 
mmtanum, Lastrea montana. Re- 
• medheutti mmianum, and Pliego- 
pteris Oreopteris. . 
This is a very elegant species, % 
growing shuttlecock fashion around 
the central crown which terminates 
the stem, to the height of from two 
to three feet; and it is, moreover, 
so fragrant, when drawn through 
