. The British fern gazette. Ferns. 130 possibilities. It is always worth while looking over the walls of farm buildings, roadside cottages and in villages where ferns abound, and where as a rule no account is taken of anything so common as a fern by local inhabitants. Many are the prizes which have been secured in the heart of towns and villages in such situations. I found two very good Scolo- pendriums crispum on a garden wall in St. John's Road, Ryde, I. ofW. Fern hunting to-day is a much less strenuous affair than it was thirty or forty years ago, when everything had to be transported on on
. The British fern gazette. Ferns. 130 possibilities. It is always worth while looking over the walls of farm buildings, roadside cottages and in villages where ferns abound, and where as a rule no account is taken of anything so common as a fern by local inhabitants. Many are the prizes which have been secured in the heart of towns and villages in such situations. I found two very good Scolo- pendriums crispum on a garden wall in St. John's Road, Ryde, I. ofW. Fern hunting to-day is a much less strenuous affair than it was thirty or forty years ago, when everything had to be transported on one's shoulders the day through, sometimes for long distances and in all weathers. The advent of the motor car in which all impedimenta can be carried renders hunters independent of distance and the existence of inns, whilst an enclosed car affords complete protection in bad weather. Moreover it is practicable to visit spots some miles apart when desirable. The equipment desirable is a simple matter: a vasculum for small ferns, a few sheets of brown paper, some soft string, some tie-on labels, and some sphagnum moss to wrap round the roots of any ferns collected to ensure moisture. The fronds should always be preserved undamaged when possible, and protected against sun and wind. Ferns with fronds intact will rapidly recover the shock of removal. Some folks are content to carry a trowel for the removal of specimens, but the ordinary article of commerce sold under the name is a mere toy and is quite useless for the removal of large specimens. One of our Northern members presented me with a trowel with a flat. '&?'â |p§!S. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original British Pteridological Society. [s. l. ] British Pteridological Society
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