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a short distance up a foot path leading into the wood 
from the lower coppice road, close to an old quarry, 
about a mile from the Pools Farm ; on the sides of 
Halton Lane ; in Downton Castle walks ; near to the 
Leysters Pole ; besides many other places. 
POLYSTICHUM ANGULARE, 
Soft Prickly Shield Fern. 
A rather common evergreen, growing in hedge-banks 
and lowland woods, prefering plenty of free but not 
stagnant water. It is found in Mary knoll dingle ; in 
the path in the lower wood as mentioned for the 
previous Fern ; in the Downton Castle walks ; and 
in many other situations. There are several varieties of 
this Fern, all of which are most suitable for rock-work. 
LASTREA THELYPTERIS, 
Marsh Buckler Fern . 
This is a very rare Fern in this district; the only 
locality I know of is in the boggy ground near Bur- 
rington Pool. 
LASTREA SPINULOSA, 
Crested Buckler Fern . 
This is a variety of the Lastrea Cristata one of our 
rarest British Ferns; it is to be found, I believe, 
near the cart road at the back of Mr. Coston’s Farm 
House, and also in the woods near Ferney Hall. It 
prefers damp boggy ground. 
