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PlAIl l.—l, Priokley Shield Fern. A, Pinnnls of do. 2,VBrietT of do. ^sptdtiM 

 Aeuleatum Anrndwre. 3, Tariety of do. AspiMum Ameeatum iMbatum. i, BoVr 

 Fem. 6, Alpme Fem. B, Part of Frond or do. enlarged. 



envelope, attached to the leaf by a central fibre. They are 

 ranged in two rows, one on either side of the midrib of the 

 pinnules growing towards the extremity of the pinnae. It is a 

 hardy evergreen fem, the fronds of successive years appearing 

 in marked contrast on the same rhizome. It grows in all parts 

 of Great Britain and Ireland, and may be found in almost 

 every hedgerow. This fem is also known by the generic named 



