Ferns and Fern Culture. V7 
contact. Here and there a bud is formed. This soon 
develops into a plant, and is prepared to take up an 
independent existence, while the sarmentum is rambling 
about seeking for fresh space of which to take possession. 
ASPLENIUM PRXMORSUM LACERATUM. 
(Showing frond of Fern.) 
The buds formed on these stems provide a ready means 
of propagation, and they may be used to any extent 
without interference with the parent plant. 
B 
