FERNS. 



Plate 2. — ^1, Alternate Leaved Spleenwort. 2, Forked Spleenwort. 3, Smootb 

 Kock Spleenwort, 4, Sea Spleenwort. 6, Lanceolate Spleenwort, 6, Black Spleen- 

 wort. 7, Maiden Hair Spleenwort, A^ Pinna of do,, enlarged. 8, Green Spleen- 

 nort. 9, Wall Ene. 



a purple colour. The oblong sori are on either side of the mid- 

 rib of the pinnules, diverging alternately from it. The pinnsB 

 grow alternately from the main stem, and the pinnulae are also 

 alternate. .It grows in the shade on old walls, ruins, and 

 hedgerows in all parts of England, and thrives ia common 

 soil when removed, b'.it requires shade and moisture. 



