. British ferns and their varieties. original plant of L. crispa was found by the late W. Salter, of London, in Wales, and given by him to theHon. Mrs. Wrightson, of Warmsworth Hall, Doncaster. Mr. , of Balby, obtained a fertile frond, and raised a goodlybatch, of which 200 went to Foots Cray ; these were all perfectlytrue to character, as were all that have since been raised at FootsCray or anywhere else almost. Dr. Lyell, however, had in hisfirst batch of seedlings two remarkable deviations—crispa cristata,here figured, and crispa gracilis. Mr. E. J. Lowe has two other
. British ferns and their varieties. original plant of L. crispa was found by the late W. Salter, of London, in Wales, and given by him to theHon. Mrs. Wrightson, of Warmsworth Hall, Doncaster. Mr. , of Balby, obtained a fertile frond, and raised a goodlybatch, of which 200 went to Foots Cray ; these were all perfectlytrue to character, as were all that have since been raised at FootsCray or anywhere else almost. Dr. Lyell, however, had in hisfirst batch of seedlings two remarkable deviations—crispa cristata,here figured, and crispa gracilis. Mr. E. J. Lowe has two otherremarkable sports—one raised by Dr. Lyell which he has namedcrispa linearis, extremely narrow, and not erect in habit ; the othera very beautifully crested form—a stray seedling, also quite dis-tinct. Mr. Lowe did in a hasty moment propose a name for this,but it has been thought kinder to the Fern and to him to allowtime for a little further consideration, so the Fern stands namelessthough it is a very beautiful one. , Sl:% -%. Bte.
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