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3. Palmatum group. 

 Vernation decumbent, subfasciculate. Fronds palmately lobed. 



5. A. Hemionitis, Linn. ; Hook. Hot. Mag. t. 4911. A. pal- 

 matum, Lam. ; Sclilc. Fil. t. 66 ; Lodd. Bot. Gab. 868 ; 

 Lowe's Ferns, 5, t. 6, ji var. oristata, Gard. Ghron. 

 (Jany. 1865), Garden Sport. — South Europe, North 

 Africa, Madeira. 



4. Trichomanes group. 



Vernation fasciculate, generally becoming cmsptiose. Fronds 

 pinnate, rarely pinnatifid only, linear, 3-12 inches lon-j ; pinncs 

 short, often dimidiate, with the costa excentric. (Asplenium 

 verum.) 



a. Fronds pinnatifid. 



7. A. alternans, Wall. ; Hooh. Gard. Ferns, t. 38. A. Dal- 



housiee, Hooh. Ic. PI. t. 105. — East Indies. 



b. Fronds pinnate. 



8. A. Trichomanes, Linn. ; Bolt. Fil. t. 13 ; ling. Bot. t. 576 ; 



Sowerby's Ferns, t. 30 ; Lindl. and Moore's Brit. 

 Ferns, t. 39 ; Lowe's Ferns, 5, t. 22. A. anceps, 

 Soland. ; Hooh. et Grcv. Ic. Fil. t. 195. A. melano- 

 caulon, Willd. 



Var. incisum, Moore; Lindl. and Moore's Brit. 

 Ferns, t. 39 J), E ; Schlc.FU. t. 74, /. 



Var. oristatum, Moore; Lindl. and Moore's Brit. 

 Ferns, t. 39 H. 



Var. depauperatum, Wollast. ; Lindl. and Moore's 

 Brit. Ferns, t. 39 0. 



Var. multifidum, Moore; Lindl. and Moore's Brit. 

 Ferns, t. 39 G. 



Var. ramosum, Moore ; Lindl. and Moore's Brit. 

 Ferns, t. 39 F. 

 Europe, Madeira, South Africa, North India, Australia,- 

 North America. 



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