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very elegant Fern. They frequently attain ljffc. in height, and are abundantly 

 furnished with curiously and finely cut pinnules (leafits) of a very dark green 

 colour and of a peculiarly narrow wedge-shape ; these, being set farther 

 apart than in the species and borne on short, thread-like stalks, give the 

 whole of the plant a very light and decorative appearance. This extremely 

 curious form unfortunately does not reproduce itself true from spores, and 

 consequently remains comparatively scarce. — Nicholson, Dictionary of Gardening, 

 i, p. 26. 



A. C. Legrandi — Leg-rand'-i (Legrand's), Moore. 



A very curious and pretty form, of garden origin, having all the appear- 

 ance of a natural hybrid between A. c. gracillimum, and the equally popular 

 A. c. Pacottii, which it resembles in habit, size, and mode of growth. 

 Its densely though very minutely 

 foliaged fronds seldom exceed 

 9in. in length, but the pin- 

 nules (leafits), with which they 

 are most abundantly furnished, 

 are as fine as, if not even finer 

 than, those of A. c. gracillimum, 

 and partake of the same colour, 

 being in their young state of a 

 lively rosy tint, when they form 

 a pretty mass of bead -like pinkish 

 foliage, producing a most striking 

 and pleasing contrast with the 

 more mature fronds, which are of 

 the dark green colour peculiar to 

 those of A. cuneatum. This very 

 pretty form reproduces itself freely Figi 3L Manfum cuneatlim Luddemanpianum 



from spores. — Nicholson, Diction- & nat - size > 



ary of Gardening, i., p. 27. 



A. C. Luddemannianum — Lud-dem-an-ni-a'-nuni (Luddemann's), Moore. 



This curious and very striking variety, of garden origin, is quite 

 different from any other Maidenhair in cultivation. The peculiarity which 



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