FERN GROWING 



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broad ; the lobes vary in size ; and the rachis divides at 

 two - thirds of the length of the frond, having two and 

 sometimes three branches that are confluent. 



Sultana. Fronds 3* inches long by half-an-inch broad ; 

 lobes (sometimes wanting) ovate, and not crenate ; and the 

 fronds branch near the apex, the tips being crested. 



Fi?. 41. — Astarte. Half size. 



EXPERIMENT NO. XX. 



Scolopendrumi viilgare vars. Victoria, lincare, oinnilacerwu, 

 and Dclesserioides mnricatum were sown together in 1889, re- 

 sulting in a large number of distinct seedlings. Amongst these 

 ■^xit—Astarte (Fig. 41); this is a muricate Victoria:, and cut 



