South Devon and south Cornwall, with a full description of Dartmoor and the Isles of Scilly . irn Near, If m.; Dolphins Town, pier, 3 m.; St. Martins,High Town Quay, 4 m.; St. Agnes (Porth Conger), 2£ m.; Bryher, 3 m.;Annet, 3 m.; Samson, 2 m.; Bishops Rock Lighthouse, 6| m.; Round IslandLighthouse, 5 m.; Round St. Marys by coast, 8-9 m. Ferns.—Scilly has a few ferns not easily procurable elsewhere. Asplenium lanceolatum, an evergreen, is plentiful at Holy Vale and MountTodden on St. Marys, and also on St. Agnes, and it is easily cultivated ingreenhouses. Asplenium marinum on all the islands,
South Devon and south Cornwall, with a full description of Dartmoor and the Isles of Scilly . irn Near, If m.; Dolphins Town, pier, 3 m.; St. Martins,High Town Quay, 4 m.; St. Agnes (Porth Conger), 2£ m.; Bryher, 3 m.;Annet, 3 m.; Samson, 2 m.; Bishops Rock Lighthouse, 6| m.; Round IslandLighthouse, 5 m.; Round St. Marys by coast, 8-9 m. Ferns.—Scilly has a few ferns not easily procurable elsewhere. Asplenium lanceolatum, an evergreen, is plentiful at Holy Vale and MountTodden on St. Marys, and also on St. Agnes, and it is easily cultivated ingreenhouses. Asplenium marinum on all the islands, but especially beautiful at PeninnisHead, where it attains over 2 feet in length. Not easy to grow. Must havecrushed granite, and generally this necessitates a wardian-case in a dampgreenhouse. Asplenium Adiantum nigrum on St. Marys above Rocky Hill, also ratherdifficult to cultivate. Asplenium Trichomanes, between masonry of old mills, beyond Star Castle,grows fairly well on rockwork. Lastrea amula and Spinulosa are found in March between old and newtown, and make good pot plants. 300. THE ISLES OF SCILLY 301 Ophioglossum lusitanicum and Botrychium lunaria, only at St. MartinsNeither easy of cultivation. Osmunda regalis on the moors of St. Marys. Easy to cultivate. Fishing.—See p. 21. Golf.—See p. 26. Hotels.—On St. Marys : Tregarthens Hotel, near the Pier, comfortableand quiet; Holgates, round the bay, about 5 min. Special terms fromOctober to March; Atlantic Hotel, near Quay. Boarding Establishments.—On St. Marys: Lyonnesse ; Newford Farm, near Wireless Telegraph Station. On Tresco : New Inn, or Canteen, near the pier ; Sea View. On St. Agnes : Rose Cottage. On Bryher : Vine House, up behind pier, very St. Martins : Ash Vale House, boarding establishment. Lighthouses.—See p. 31. Populations.—Entire Islands, 1,794. Post Office.—At St. Marys. Open 8-8. Delivery 45 minutes after steamerarrives ; dispatch 30 minutes before steamer leaves. Telegraph at
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