I know I've seen a full reference to this lovely fern somewhere, including original collection site and date..something like 1879 in Devon by Mr Bevis himself. However on looking through various books I cannot find this reference, and just wondered if an
I know I've seen a full reference to this lovely fern somewhere, including original collection site and date..something like 1879 in Devon by Mr Bevis himself. However on looking through various books I cannot find this reference, and just wondered if an
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I know I've seen a full reference to this lovely fern somewhere, including original collection site and date..something like 1876 in Devon by Mr Bevis himself. However on looking through various books I cannot find this reference and just wondered if anyone can confirm the details as follows.
'Bevis' was collected in 1876 near Axminster by an agricultural labourer called Mr Bevis, who was employed to cut back the hedgebanks in the narrow Devon lanes. He noticed that the fronds of this particular polystichum were finer than usual, with the individual frondlets sweeping up towards the tip in an unusual way. He took it to a local collector, John Wills, a doctor at Thorncombe, near Chard, who thought it one of the best 'sports' he had ever seen. But it's never been seen since.,
'Bevis' was collected in 1876 near Axminster by an agricultural labourer called Mr Bevis, who was employed to cut back the hedgebanks in the narrow Devon lanes. He noticed that the fronds of this particular polystichum were finer than usual, with the individual frondlets sweeping up towards the tip in an unusual way. He took it to a local collector, John Wills, a doctor at Thorncombe, near Chard, who thought it one of the best 'sports' he had ever seen. But it's never been seen since.,
Posted: Saturday 6th of August 2016 08:54 AM