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N. patens, Desv. (Eaton's Ferns of N. A., to be figured\ 



resembles the last. 

 N. setigerum, Baker (Hk., Sp. Fil., vol. iv., PI. 269, under 



N. tenericaule). A very rank-growing fern, with delicate 



fronds two feet or more long. 

 Onychium Japonicum, Kunze (Beddome, F. B. I., PI. 21, 



under O. lucidum, Spr.}. A very finely-cut fern, with fr. 



1-2 feet long, 6 inches broad. 

 Pellcea andromed&folia, Fee (Eaton's Ferns of N. A., to 



be figured}. Although difficult at first to manage, this 



will in time make a very handsome plant. 

 P. hastata, Link (Hk., Fil. Ex., PI. 50). Fr. 1-2 feet long, 



6-10 inches broad. Dark green, with black stalks. Sev- 

 eral varieties of this species are in cultivation. 

 P. intramarginalis, J. Smith (Hk., 2d Cent. F., PI. 62, 



under another name). Fr. 8-15 inches long, 2-4 inches 



broad. 

 P. tenuifolia, Fee (Hk., Fil. Ex., PI. 15). Resembles last in 



habit, but not in cutting. 

 P. rotundifolia, Hk. (Hk., Fil. Ex., PI. 48). Fr. 1-2 feet 



long, i inch broad, with pinnae circular. Dark green. 

 Pteris scaberula, Richard (Hk., Sp. Fil., vol. ii., PL 93, A), 



New Zealand. Fr. 8-12 inches long, 3-6 inches broad, 



very finely cut. A most charming fern. Should be 



planted in a shallow pan. 



Pt. serrulata, L. (Lowe, vol. iii., PL 40). One of the common- 

 est ferns in cultivation, a weed in many greenhouses, yet 



very pretty. 

 Pt. tremula, R. Br. (Hk., Sp. Fil., vol. ii., PL 120, B). Fr. 



1-3 feet long, I foot broad. A handsome species. 

 Pt. Cretica, var. albo-lineata, Hort. (Lowe, vol. ix., N. and 



R. F., PL 25). Fr. i foot or more long, divided into 



ribbon-like pinnae which have a white stripe in the centre. 

 Pt. semipinnata, L. (Hk., Card. F., PL 59). Fr. 15-20 



inches long, 6-9 inches broad. An erect species. 



