242 THE FERN PARADISE. 



These leaflets are narrow and blunt pointed, each 

 one somewhat deeply notched or toothed, being 

 in this way divided into segments, which are 

 finely saw-edged. 



The Rigid Buckler Fern is a very elegant plant, 

 and like the other Lastreas admirably adapted for 

 cultivation. In the sandy peat, loam, and leaf- 

 mould used for growing this beautiful fern, some 

 pieces of limestone should be placed ; and it must 

 have an abundance of moisture. 



5. THE PRICKLY-TOOTHED BUCKLER FERN. 

 Lastrea spinulosa. 



THERE is in this fern a general resemblance to 

 the Hay-scented Buckler Fern. The fronds grow 

 erect on somewhat thin stems, which in length 

 are about equal to the leafy portion. The gene- 

 ral shape of the frond is triangular, the widest 

 part being at the base, where the branches are 

 also broader as well as longer than those higher 

 up ; and the same kind of division of the leaflets 



