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ATHYRIUM FILIX-F(EMINA. 



the base, but not stalked, somewhat distant, linear-oblong, 

 witb a rounded apex, and dentate along their margins. Fronds 

 and pinnse flexuose, the pinnas descending on the lower half 

 of the frond. The illustration is from Messrs. Stansfield, of 

 Todmorden. 





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Fig. 470.— Upper half. 



CoRONANS, Sim. (Fig. 470.) — A dwarf, slender, pretty, 

 niultifid variety. Length of frond seven inches, width two 

 inches in the centre of the frond, contracting in width from 

 towards the base and apex. The apex of the frond branching 

 into a crested tassel. Pinnse opposite below and alternate 

 above, brief, and multifid in a digitate manner at their apices. 

 Pinnules oblong, with a rounded apex, the basal j^air of pinnules 

 the largest. Minutely dentate. The illustration is from Messrs. 

 Stansfield, of Todmorden. 



