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to the soil; water it gently, and let it alone till roots are 

 formed, and young fronds have made some progress. Then 

 cut it off, and place the young plant or plants under a bell- 

 glass till fairly established; give a little air, and gradually 

 inure them to bear the open air ; afterwards repot them and 

 treat them exactly Ht e the old-established plants. 



A. AXILLAEE (Axillary). This Fern has been transferred 

 from Aspldium and Allantodia by Mr. Smith, of Kew. 'No 

 doubt it is a true Asplenium, by its linear spore-masses placed 

 on the upper side of the veins. Fronds oval, lance-shaped, 

 bending forwards, thrice-cut, growing 2 feet long, of a beautiful 

 lively green ; pinnse wide apart, narrow and sickle-shaped, cut 

 at the edges. Spore-masses narrow, sometimes two on a yein. 

 Eootstock thick and creeping, by which it may be easily 

 increased by dividing the rhizome across, with a frond beyond 

 the cut. It is a native of Madeira. 



A. BEOWNII (Brown's), named so by Mr. Smith, in honour 

 of Mr. E. Brown, the eminent botanist, who spent many years 

 in New South Wales, of which country this Fern is a native. 

 Fronds 2 to 3 feet long, dark green, lance- shaped, and rather 

 drooping, and partly thrice-cut ; pinnae lance-shaped, with the 

 pinnules largest next the stem, sharp-pointed, and cut at the 

 edges into oval segments. Stem scaly. Spore-masses oblong, 

 with a rising cover or indusium. Eootstock thick and creeping. 

 Increased by division. 



A. BULBIFEEUM (Bulb-bearing). From that great store- 

 house of Ferns, New Zealand. Fronds 2 feet high, erect 

 two-thirds of their length, then gracefully bending downwards, 

 partly thrice-cut, producing living plants plentifully on the 

 leaflets, to manage which see A. compression below. This 

 Fern is remarkable by having the under surface of the leaflets 

 covered with small heart-shaped scales of a dark colour. 



A. COMPEESSUM (Compressed). A Fern from the rocks of 

 St. Helena. Fronds 2 feet high, pinnate, very stout and 

 leathery, main stem winged; pinnae broad and compressed. 



