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George Samuel Jenman (1845-1902) was a British gardener and botanist.He specialized in growing and studying plants.He was superintendent of Castleton Botanical Garden, Jamaica from 1873 to 1879, and Government Botanist and superintendent of the Botanical Gardens in British Guiana (now Guyana) from 1879 to 1902.
Newman's lady-fern Athyrium flexile: Native Dickie's bladder-fern Cystopteris dickieana: Native Brittle bladder-fern Cystopteris fragilis: Native Mountain bladder-fern Cystopteris montana: Native Oak fern Gymnocarpium dryopteris: Native Limestone fern Gymnocarpium robertianum: Native Ostrich fern Matteuccia struthiopteris: Introduced Sensitive fern
The origins and early history of the BPS at the time of "Pteridomania" is described in the book The Victorian Fern Craze. [2] The BPS celebrated its centenary in 1991; amongst other things, it was marked by the publication of the book, A World of Ferns. [3] The British Pteridological Society is a registered charity: No. 1092399. [4]
Fern allies and ferns were sometimes grouped together as division Pteridophyta. [1] Another traditional classification scheme of living plants is as follows (here, the first three classes are the "fern allies"): Kingdom: Plantae. Division Tracheophyta (vascular plants) Class Lycopodiopsida, clubmosses and related plants (fern-allies)
An expert on ferns and fern allies from the British Isles, he served as Curator of the Society of Apothecaries Garden from 1848 to 1887. In 1855 he authored The Ferns of Great Britain and Ireland . The standard author abbreviation T.Moore is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name .
Plant badge: bracken, [37] or fern [65] Chief: Lord John Donaghey of Glasgow The Celtic Magazine of 1884 states that this badge (fern), compared to fine leaved heath, is the older badge. [65] Douglas: Crest: On a chapeau gules furred ermine, a salamander vert encircled with flames of fire Proper. [89] Motto: Jamais arrière [89] [French, 'Never ...
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Membership and fellowship of the society were previously decided by election, but are now by financial contribution. Fellows are supporters "contributing a suggested £5,000 per annum" (as of 2022). [9] [10] Members and Fellows of the Royal Horticultural Society are entitled to use the post-nominal letters MRHS [11] and FRHS, respectively. [12]