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CHAPTER III. 
The grounds belonging to Sir William Herries are 
undoubtedly tbe gem of Lynmouth, tbougb it is 
hardly right to draw comparisons where all is so 
lovely. The valley of the East Lynn, with Waters- 
meet embowered in trees, may have more charms 
for some, than the narrower and steeper glen of the 
West Lynn; both have interest for the botanist. 
At Sir W. Herries’ the ferns, though superb, are 
of course untouchable; but in the wild beyond, 
the moss-like Filmy Fern grows in quantities, and 
the turf is chequered by the ivy-leaved Campanula , 
one of the most exquisite and delicate of our wild 
flowers. In either valley the sweet-scented Lastrea 
Oreopteris attains an unrivalled luxuriance, as does 
also Lastrea Filix-maspaleacea. 
A pleasant pedestrian expedition may be made 
over Exmoor by any one who can rough it a little, 
and knows a bog when he sees it; for there are 
bogs on Exmoor that a man would not willingly put 
