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H E N E Y P E L H A M - F I E N N E S - P E L H A M C L IN T O N , K G . , P .C .,
D U K E O F N E W C A S T L E ,
LORD-LIEDTENANT o f t h e c o u n t y o f NOTTINGHAM,
A NOBLEMAN UNIVERSALLY BELOVED
FO R I I I S F O B L I C A N D P R IV A T E W O R T H ,
THE
‘iXATURAL HISTORY OF B R IT ISH AND EXOTIC FERNS”
IS WITH PERMISSION DEDICATED
BY I I IS GRACE’S MOST OBEDIENT SERVANT
THE AUTHOR.