. British ferns and their varieties. n the Lake District alone, clearly due mainlyto the residence there of a number of experienced hunters, sincewe have ourselves found several very choice and distinct formsin Devonshire and Scotland, and Dr. Stansfield recently founda magnificent plumose form in Wales. The following are the best. Apileformis.—Found at Swindale by Mr. Barnes ; a multifid,branched terminal crest. ATTEN U narrow, crested form. Barnesii.—Found by Mr. Barnes ; a remarkable variety, withshort, oval side divisions set on to the midrib at right angles, likethe steps o
. British ferns and their varieties. n the Lake District alone, clearly due mainlyto the residence there of a number of experienced hunters, sincewe have ourselves found several very choice and distinct formsin Devonshire and Scotland, and Dr. Stansfield recently founda magnificent plumose form in Wales. The following are the best. Apileformis.—Found at Swindale by Mr. Barnes ; a multifid,branched terminal crest. ATTEN U narrow, crested form. Barnesii.—Found by Mr. Barnes ; a remarkable variety, withshort, oval side divisions set on to the midrib at right angles, likethe steps of a ladder. Unique when found, and still distinct ; buta number of very similar, narrow varieties have since been dis-covered by Mr. Whitwell and others. Concinnata.—Found Loughrigg by Mr. Crouch; a narrow revolvcus. Congesta.—A number of very good congested forms have beenfound ; the best we have seen is crispaiissima, found by Mr. Gottnear Troutbeck. Crispatissima.—See note to cowcsla. -Found in Mardale by Mr. Barnes ; a. PLATE XXLastrea montana (orcnteris) Uatrea thelypteris THE LASTREAS 159
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