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[XXVII] 
Cr,i)pi(jgninmui tepa. 
EOCX BEAKE, OE PAESLEY EEEX 
fern seems to take the place of the Common Brakes on mountains. 
It appears in May or June, and dies before the winter. 
The roots are fibrous; the rhizomes are creeping and closely matted together. The stem is long, 
straw-coloured and smooth. The fronds are of two sorts—fertile and barren. The barren fronds are 
bi-pinnate, the pinnules being pinnatifid and notched. The fertile fronds are tri-pinnate, and bear 
the seed in circular clusters between the mid-rib and the margin. 
J Etttel 
Common on all high mountains, in North Wales; but in South Wales, is found only at 
Aberdare. 
None. 
If planted on rockwork or in pots, it should be tightly wedged between two stones, and the soil 
should be light and stony. 
[XXVIII] 
^tauten Capilks-femtis. 
MAIDEXHAIE. 
H IIIS is the most beautiful of the British ferns, and is generally prized by cultivators. 
It appears in May, and remains green through the winter if sheltered. 
The roots are wiry; the rhizome short and creeping. The stem is long, shining and black. 
The frond is a brilliant green, triangular and bi-pinnate; the pinnules being fan-shaped with notched 
margins. The seed is produced in clusters round the margin, which is reflexed and covers them. 
ptttet 
Under Dunraven Castle, on Barry Island, and at a few other places on the south-eastern coast 
of Glamorganshire. 
This fern is subject to but little variation. 
fylkxt 
It should be planted in a soil containing some portion of lime. It requires abundant moisture 
and should be well protected. 
