156 BRITISH FERNS 
С. GRACILIS.—A dwarf and pretty form raised by Dr. Lyell. 
С. CRISTATA ANGUSTATA.—Raised by Messrs. Lang of Kirkcaldy ; 
a dwarf, congested form of cristata angustata. 
CRISTATA (Plate XVII).—Found at Charleston, near St. Austell, 
in Cornwall; this has well been termed the “ King of the Male 
Ferns.” А splendid robust evergreen, which, under certain treat- 
ment (see chapter on Culture), can become a tree Fern of great 
beauty. А peculiarity of this variety is that it reproduces itself 
from the spore by “ apogamic” buds, no fertilization occurring. 
The plate obviates description as does the nature print (see Ap- 
pendix No. ХХУ), which latter, however, is taken from a somewhat 
damaged frond, giving an irregular appearance which is not obvious 
in the growing plant. 
С. ANGUSTATA (Plate XIX).—A narrow form of cristata, not 
growing so large. 
С. Witson.—Found in Langdale by Mr. Wilson ; fine pendulous 
tassels. 
С. FIMBRIATA.—A beautifully fringed offspring of cristata, a sort 
of half-way type between cristata and apospora percristata, and 
probably the parent of the latter. 
GRANDICEPS RANYARD.—A splendid heavily crested variety. 
POLYDACTYLA DRUERY.— The parent form, when found near 
Kilmarnock, was а robust, splendidly polydactylous form, but 
proved to be a “rogue”; one seedling, however, lost its bad char- 
acter, and repaid the finder for previous disappointments. 
P. Jones.—Found in Burton Бу J. J. Jones; finely tasselled. 
P. WiLLs.—A magnificent rival to the “King of the Male 
Ferns ” ; produces fewer fronds, but much longer and wider. 
RAMO-CRISTATA FITT.—A small-growing, branched, and tasselled 
variety. . 
Ramosissima.—Found in N. Wales by R. Wright ; fronds branch 
repeatedly and terminate with heavy tassels, forming a ball of 
verdure ; very fine. 
. RAMULOSISSIMA.—Raised by Sim from Schofieldii ; а densely 
branched and tasselled gem. 
К. GRANDE.—Raised by Mr. С. Whitwell, Kendal, we believe 
by a simple secondary “ sporting ”of a division of 7amulosissima, 
which we believe is barren of spores ; a beautiful dark green bunch 
of cresting, nearly a foot high. 
REVOLVENS.—Found at Troutbeck by Mr. Clowes, in a green- 



