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Gray's figure of B. lunarioides. The mucilaginous juices of this fern 

 would lead one to suppose that it might be of a softening and healing 

 nature. The British plant B. Lunaria was reputed to possess very 

 healing qualities, and I can readily believe that our native Botrychiums, 

 from the soft mucilaginous juices of the stem when broken, would be 

 found softening and heaUng when applied to wounds or tumours. 



