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POLYPODIUM DRYOPTERIS, 
Oak Fern . 
A rather common Fern in this Neighbourhood, growing 
in the drier parts of the woods and hilly situations ; a 
very delicate plant. It grows luxuriantly all up Mary- 
knoll Dingle, especially near to the Keeper’s House, 
and at the upper end of the valley by the side of an 
old cart road, where there are large patches of it; also 
about a mile beyond the Fountain in the lower wood, 
on Longville Common, and on the sides of the Lons:- 
mynd hill valleys. It grows well on rock-work, for 
which it is very suitable if planted in a cool shady 
situation. 
ALLOSORUS CRISPUS, 
Parsley Fern. 
A scarce Fern and difficult of cultivation, growing in 
mountainous stony situations, during the summer 
months ; the only situation for it near Ludlow being 
on the Clee Hills, but it is now rare there, being nearly 
eradicated from the spot by over zealous botanists. It 
grows abundantly^near to Llandrindod. 
POLYSTICHUM ACULEAHJM, 
Common Prickly Shield Fern. 
A common evergreen Fern, in hedge rows, and on 
steep banks, it is a very attractive rock-work plant. 
There are some fine roots at the upper end of Mary- 
knoll dingle on the sides of an old watercourse, also 
