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piBnoles. It ia found in damp places on the south coast ot 

 England, and especially in Devon and Cornwall. It will grow 

 in common soil in a case or green-house. The roots should be 

 kept free from too much moisture by drainage. It is sometimes 

 called Hudson's Spleenwort. 



6. Sea Splebnwokt (Asplenmm MariMum), Pi. 2. 



The fronds of this species are from mx to fourteen inches in 

 height. They are pinnate, and grow in tufts. The pinnsB 

 assume the form of broad oval leaves slightly lobed, and 

 serrated at the edge. The large oval sori diverge from the mid- 

 rib of the pinnse on either side. It is found in many places 

 along the coast, but more abundantly in Devon, Cornwall, and 

 the Channel Islands. Feat, silver sand, charcoal, and lumps 

 of freestone should be mixed with the soil in which it is grown. 



7. 'Wall Eub (A^lenmm Buta Mwraria). Pl. 2. 



A pretty little fern that grows in thick close tufts on old 

 walls and rocks. The fronds are about three or four inches in 

 length. They are bi-pinnate. The stem and stalks of the 

 leaflets are very fine and delicate. The leaflets vary in form, 

 but they are commonly fan-shaped, and notched along the 

 upper extremity. The sori occur in irregular patches in the 

 centre of the leaflet. It is to be found in anjf part of England 

 on old waUs, but the tenacity of its roots renders its removal a 

 matter of difficulty. Sandy peat, mortar, and rubbish should 

 be mixed with the soil in which it is grown. It requires shelter 

 and moisture. 



8. FoKKED Spleenwort {Asplenmm ^e^tenirionale). Pl. 2. 



A fern of singular appearance, the fronds growing in tufts, 

 but resembling a forked blade of grass with a jagged margia. 

 The sori are placed all along the midrib on either side. The 

 fronds are from two to four inches long. It has been found 

 in Wales, the South of England, Scotland, and Somersetshire, 

 but it is considered a rare species. It should be grown under 

 a glass in peaty soil, mixed with a httle charcoal and mortar, 

 and kept well drained. 



9. Maiden TTath Spleenwobt (Asplenmm Triahomanes). Pl. 2. 



This species, like many of the preceding, grows luxuriantly 

 from the rhizome in tufts. Its deep green pinnate fronds are 

 from four to twelve inches in length. The stem is black and 



