. British ferns and their varieties. at it was found in theparish of St. Austell in Cornwall, in the grounds of Caercleugh,and that the plant was at Kew in 1850. Dadds, of Ilfracombe, found in N. Devon a crested form of thisspecies, differing however in character from this—and R. Moule ofthe same place, and whose statements are to be relied on, saysthat he found near Ilfracombe four plants apparently identical withthe original. More seedlings have probably been raised from this varietythan from any other British Fern, vet it is remarkable how rarelyhas there been any marked divergence :—angust
. British ferns and their varieties. at it was found in theparish of St. Austell in Cornwall, in the grounds of Caercleugh,and that the plant was at Kew in 1850. Dadds, of Ilfracombe, found in N. Devon a crested form of thisspecies, differing however in character from this—and R. Moule ofthe same place, and whose statements are to be relied on, saysthat he found near Ilfracombe four plants apparently identical withthe original. More seedlings have probably been raised from this varietythan from any other British Fern, vet it is remarkable how rarelyhas there been any marked divergence :—angustata-cristata is themost remarkable, and was reared by Mr. Sim from a batch ofsmall fry given to him by Mr. Wollaston—cristata elegans of , cristata crispata of Mr. Ivery, and cristata intermediawere, until lately, the only other sports from it worthy of note,—but a new form of crispata cristata has lately been raised by , of Kendal, which promises to be a distinct and handsomevariety. a§ m :.: h»A fmm $W. XXVLastrea pseudo-mas, par. cristata 314 BRITISH FERNS XXVI POLYDACTVLA DADDS (WillI.) John Dadds. Raised, ft- There are few Ferns grander, more distinct, and more graceful;—owing to its upstanding habit, the frond itself will not bend underthe heavy crest,—so the latter has to bend down, which it does ina way and with a grace rarely seen. It is a dark-complexionedFern, yet with a clear lustrous look, and the flat digitate endingsof the pinna; stand out in a way that is very striking. It is saidto have been raised from furcans, to which it has, no doubt, somepoints of resemblance, but it must have better blood in it thanthat.
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