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long, smooth ; pinnae 5 inches long, with about four 

 toothed pinnules. Var. Dreuryi has broad, crested 

 pinnae. Polynesia. 



A.Belangeri ( Veitchianum). — Fronds bipinnate, broadly 

 linear in outline, 12 to 18 inches long; pinnules linear 

 obtuse, deep-green ; rachis bulbiferous. Java. 



A. bulbifcrum. — Fronds tripinnate, pendulous, very 

 proliferous, 1 to 2 feet long; stipes green and brown. 

 There are many varieties. Var. Fabianurn has fronds 

 2 to 3 feet long, dark-green, viviparous; pinnules finely 

 divided. New Zealand. G. 



A. caudatum. — Fronds pinnate, 1 to 3 feet long, 6 



inches broad ; pinnae long, deeply lobed, dentate and 

 sharply tapering towards the apex. East Indies. 



A. cicutarium. — Fronds subtripinnate, lanceolate, 10 

 to 18 inches long, light-green; finely divided. An 

 elegant little Fern. Jamaica, &c. 



A. compressum. — Fronds pinnate, viviparous, 1 to 2 feet 

 long, shining-green, the pinnae oblong, tapering, serrate; 

 rachis winged; caudex erect, scaly. St. Helena. G. 



A. dimorphum. — Fronds 12 to 18 inches long; fertile 

 tripinnate, segments linear; sterile bipinnate, with round- 

 ish pinnules, bright-green. Norfolk Island. G. 



A. erectum. — Fronds pinnate, 6 to 12 inches long; 



Fig. 717.— Asplenium Nidus australasicum. 



pinnae oblong, deeply incised, the lower ones triangular, 

 bright-green ; stipes black, channelled above. Bourbon. 



A. falcatum. — Fronds pinnate, lanceolate, smooth, 1 to 

 2 feet long, pendulous; pinnae trapezoid, with tail-like 

 points, cuneate at the base, bright-green. Tropics. G. 



A. flabellifolium. — A good basket Fern, with slender, 

 pendulous, pinnate fronds, proliferous, 10 to 15 inches 

 long; pinnae fan-shaped. Australia. G. 



A. Haccidum. — Fronds pinnate, pendulous, viviparous, 

 1 to 3 feet long; pinnules linear-acute; stipes green and 

 brown; caudex scaly. New Zealand and Australia. G. 



A. formosum. — Fronds pinnate, 10 to 18 inches long, 

 bright - green ; pinnae opposite, deeply incised on the 

 superior edge. Tropical America. 



A. furcatum. — Fronds bipinnate, 1 to 3 feet long, pen- 

 dulous; pinnae elongate, light -green; stipes clothed with 

 brown chaffy scales. There are numerous varieties, the 

 most notable being canariense. Madeira, &c. G. 



A. [Diplazium) grandifolium. — Fronds pinnate at the 

 lower part, pinnatifid above, 1 to 2 feet long; pinnae 

 entire, 3 inches long, dark-green. Tropical America. 



A. Hemionitis (palmatuvi). — "Very distinct, the fronds 

 palmate, the middle lobe the longest, bright -green, 6 to 10 

 inches high, and growing from a creeping caudex. North 

 Africa, Madeira, &c. G. 



A. heterocarpum. — Fronds pinnate, 10 to IS inches 

 long, dark-green ; pinnae oblong-obtuse, dentate ; stipes 

 ebeneous. East Indies. 



A. laser pitii folium. — Fronds tripinnate. 1 to 3 feet 

 long ; pinnules cuneate, bright-green ; stipes and rachis 

 black; caudex erect, scaly. East Indies, &c. 



A. longissimum. — Fronds pinnate, 2 to 5 feet long, 

 proliferous ; pinnae horizontal, 3 inches long, auricled ; 

 stipes blackish. A very excellent basket Fern. Java. 



A. lunvlatum (erectum). — Fronds pinnate, pendulous, 

 proliferous, 6 to 18 inches long; pinnae oblong, subauri- 



