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ASPLENIUM rOiVTANUM. 



Fig. 507.— Middle of Frond. 



Laxum, Stcmsfield. (Fig. 507.) — A lax form with alternate 

 pinnae. Pinnae ascending, widest in the centre of the frond, 

 contracting to the base and apex, but not so much as in 

 laciniatum. Length of frond five inches. Copiously soriferous. 



1" 



Fig. 508.— Frond. 



DErAUPERATUM, Stmisfield. (Fig. 508.) — A remarkable 

 variety, introduced and named by the Messrs. A. Stansfield 

 and Sons. Length of frond two inches. The apex of the 



