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A DELICATELY GRACEFUL VARIETY 
The descendants of the Boston fern differ widely (as was shown in Fig. 23) in the extent to 
which their leaflets are divided. The form here shown, Nephrolepis Smithii, is the most 
finely divided of all the commercial varieties, and therefore possesses an appearance of 
lightness and airiness which has made it a great favorite. (Fig. 25.) 
