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FERN GROWING 



which the stipes is 2 inches ; width 3 inches. In this variety 



are the characters of all the four parents. 



Ruthclla. A very promising crispiini. 

 Length 6i inches, width 2 inches. 



Zo flora. Frilled and fringed, the frills 

 broad and reflexed, the apex pointed. 

 The lobes at the base are large, well 

 fringed, and fimbriate, and spirally 

 twisted, extending half-an-inch beyond 

 the twisted part of the frond. Length 

 7i inches, of which 3 inches is the 

 stipes ; breadth 2 inches. 



Aiter another year's growth the 

 above will be a great addition to the 

 crispum section. There are also forty- 

 two other seedlino-s, most of which are 

 too small to show their true characters. 



EXPERIMENT NO. XXIV. 



In 1 89 1 the spores from four well- 

 known varieties of Asplciiiitm Filix- 

 faiinna were sown together — i.e., nncuvi, 

 a lax form ; gravimicon, a linear and 

 somewhat lunulate variety ; Harriso!, 

 revolved and minutely crested ; and 

 J^ictoria:', cruciate, with a peculiar small 

 crest. The seedlings vary from the 

 width of Victoricc to that of the linear 

 forms. The following are some of the 

 most distinct : — Cccieste. The form of 

 grainmicon, with short Victoria; pinna;. 

 Czarina (Fig. 46) has the normal form of Viitoria, yet more 

 lax, and the pinna; and pinnules linear. 



Fig. 46. — C';. 



