no 



ATHyRIlM FILIX-FCEMINA. 



quarter at the apex of the frond, where widest, gradually 

 becoming narrower to the base, where less than a quarter of 

 an inch wide. Fronds truncate; pinnae also truncate and 

 opposite. Pinnae and pinnules various in size and form, and 

 occasionally wanting. An interesting Fern, the fronds of 

 which have been forwarded by Mr. A. Clapham. 





Fig. 442.— Frond. 



ApioiDEs, Clapham. CFig. 442.) — A seedling raised from 

 grandiceps by j\Ir. A. Clapham, of Scarborough. For the first 

 two or three years this Fern had small dense fronds, but now 

 it has become ramose. A very pretty rounded frond. Length 



