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_ germanicum, gathered (at the very station pointed out 
_ by my anonymous correspondent) by Mr. W. Wilson, 
of Warrington.” Subsequently, the late William 
: Williams, the Snowdon guide, found a root of this 
"rarity on Moel Lechog, a precipitous rock to the right 
of the Pass of Llanberis, as you look towards Capel 
 Cerig. This plant was transmitted to the Royal 
Botanic Garden at Kew, where I saw it some time 
_ ago, and where perhaps it is still living. 
_ This little fern is common in cultivation, but, 
_ generally speaking, is not long-lived. It is cultivated 
with more success on the Continent, especially in 
Germany and the South of France, where it is sought 
for with avidity, owing to its high money value, and 
is freely imported by our nurserymen. It should be 
Planted between fragments of freestone, in a soil 
_ @omposed of peat and thoroughly decayed vegetable 
Mould; the latter in small quantities. Great care 
Should be taken that the water be supplied mode- 
Tately, and none should be allowed to stagnate about 
the roots. 
