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ornamental; suckers; common soil. 

 Summer temp., 60" to 75 ; winter, 50 

 to 60. 

 A. ela'tior (taller). 2. Brown. October. 



Japan. 1835. 

 varicga'ta (variegated). 2. Brown. 



October. Japan. 1835. 



Itfrida (lurid). 1. Purple. July. China. 



1832. ' 



puncta'ta (dotted). 1. Purple. March. 



It is questionable whether these would 

 not all be hardy in the south of England. 



ASPI'DIUM. Shield Fern. (From aspi- 

 dion, a little buckler, the shape of the 

 spores or seed apparatus. Nat. ord., 

 Ferns [Polypodiaceae]. Linn., Zk-Crypto- 

 gamia, \-filices}. Spores or seed, and di- 

 vision of the roots, chiefly the latter ; 

 doing so before they begin to grow freely. 

 Shady situation ; loam and peat. The 

 greenhouse and stove kinds should have 

 their appropriate treatment ; those of the 

 latter should not have the temperature 

 lower than 50 in winter. See FERNS 

 for general culture. 



HARDY. 



A. alpi'num (Alpine). 1. Brown. July. South 

 of Europe. 1825. 



atoma'rium (atomed). 1. Brown. July. 



North America. 1820. 



bulbi'ferum (bulb-bearing). 1. Brown. Jxily. 



North America. 1638. 



denta'tum (toothed). 1. Brown. June. 



Wales. 



dilata'tum (widened-cresfcrf) . 2. Brown. 



June. Britain. 



dumet(/sum (thicket). 1. Brown. July. 



Britain. 



fra'gile (brittle). 1. Brown. July. Bri- 

 tain. 



Halle 1 ri (Haller's). Brown yellow. April. 



Switzerland. 1824. 



irri'guum (plashy). 1. Brown. July. 



Britain. 



monta'num (mountain). 1. Brown. June. 



Switzerland. 1819. 



refgium (royal). 1. Brown. July. Bri- 



tain. 



rhce'ticum (Rhajtian). |. Brown. June. 



Britain. 



GREENHOUSE. 



A. afmulum (rival). 2. Brown. July. Ma- 

 deira. 1779. 



STOVE. 



A. ala'tum (winged). Brown yellow. July. East 

 Indies. 



cicuta'rium (cow-bane-like). 2. Brown. 



July. Jamaica. 1820. 



decu'rrens (decurrent). 2. Brown yellow. 



May. Isle of Luzon. 



exalta'tum (lofty). 4. Brown. July. Ja- 



maica. 1793. 



gra'nde (grand). Brown yellow. May. Island 



of Luzon. 



A.heraclcifo'Uum (cow-parsnip-leaved). Yel- 

 low. June. 



Hooke'ri (Hooker's). Brown yellow. June. 



West Indies. 1812. 



indivi'sum (whole-leafed) . 2. Brown. July. 



Jamaica. 1824. 



latifo'lium (broad-leaved). Brown yellow. 



May. Island of Luzon. 



macroplnj' Hum (large-leaved). 3. Brown. 



August. West Indies. 1816. 



pa' tens (spreading). 2. Brown. July. Ja- 



maica. 1784. 



pectina'tum (comb-like). 1. Brown. July. 



West Indies. 1820. 



pu'ngrns (stinging). Brown. West Indies. 



repa'ndum (wavy-leaved). Brown. July. 



Island of Luzon. 



rhizophy' Hum (root-leaved). . Brown. 



July. Jamaica. 1820. 



Singaporia'mim (Singapore). Brown yel- 



low. April. Malacca. 



trapczoi'dcs (trapezium-like). 1. Brown. 



July. Jamaica. 1824. 



trifolia' turn (three-leaved). 2. Brown. 



July. West Indies. 1769. 



By some Botanists a new genus has 

 been created, under the name of Athy- 

 rium, merely to include our lady fern, 

 and some others which they think only 

 varieties of it ; but we have referred 

 them all to the genus NEPHRODITJM. 



ASPLE'NIUM. Splecnwort. (From , 

 not, and splen, spleen; referring to its 

 supposed medicinal properties. Nat. 

 ord., Ferns [Polypodiacese]. Linn., 24- 

 Cryptogamia, \-JiUces}. For general ma- 

 nagement see ASPIDIUM and FERNS. In 

 propagating from the spores on the back 

 of a leaf, prepare a pot well-drained, 

 with some peaty soil ; shake the spores 

 all over it ; cover with a square of glass ; 

 and set the pot in a shady place until 

 the plants are up. 



HARDY. 



A. adia' ntum-ni' grum (black adiantum). 1. 

 Brown. August. Britain. 



alternifo'lium (alternate-leaved). 1. Brown. 



July. Scotland. 



ang-ustiftf Hum (narrow-leaved). 1. Brown. 



July. North America. 1812. 



Athi/rium (Athyrium). 2. Brown. Au- 



gust. North America. 1823. 



ebcfneum (ebony-stalked). 1. Brown. July. 



North America. 1779. 



M'lix-fcemina (female fern). 2. Brown. 



April. Britain. 



fonta'num (fountain). 1. Brown. July. 

 England. 



Hallefri (Haller's). 1. Brown. July. 



Switzerland. 1819. 



lanceola' turn (lanceolate). 1. Brown. Au- 



gust. England. 



mari'num (sea). 1. Brown. July. Bri- 



tain. 



melanocauflon (black-stalked). 1. Brown. 



July. North America. 1812. 



