NEPHRODIUM. 



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shorter tlian the others, which become more closely set as they approach the 

 summit. The sori (spore masses) are distant from the midrib, and are covered 



f/^. 73;?, Nephrodium molle 

 (i nat. size). 



with a very hairy involucre of a purplish colour.— Hooker, Species FiUcum, 



iv., p. 67. Nicholson, Dictionary of Gardening, ii., p. 441. Beddome, Ferns 



of Southern India, t. 84. Loive, Ferns British and Exotic, vi., t. 30. 



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