FERNY RAMBLES IN SOUTH DEVON. 
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follows. Selecting Totnes—perhaps the most 
beautiful spot in South Devon—as our head¬ 
quarters, we determined that we would from that 
centre explore some of the ferny lanes, streams, 
woods, and moorlands in its vicinity, naming the 
places visited, enumerating the Ferns growing 
there, and giving descriptions of the scenery. 
No choicer spots for the lover of Ferns can be 
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found anywhere in Great Britain than in the 
neighbourhood of Totnes, whose houses are pic¬ 
turesquely dotted about on the banks of the 
lovely Dart, the most beautiful river in all Eng¬ 
land. There are to be found Ferns of many 
kinds, in every graceful variety of growth, ex¬ 
quisite in form and shading, and in countless 
numbers. 
Totnes pays homage to the Ferns. Everywhere 
in and about the little town these beautiful plants 
hold sway. How can we describe the place ? 
We shall not even attempt any exact description. 
It is on a hill and yet in a valley. Climb the 
road that forms its main street, extending from 
the Dart Bridge which divides Totnes from Bridge 
Town, to £ the top of the town , 5 and you will say 
