A SPLENIUM. 



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A. (Euasplenium) auriculatum — Eu-as-ple'-nl-um ; aur-ic-ul-a'-tum 

 (auricula ted or eared), Swartz. 

 A stove species, native of South America, where it is found abundantly 

 from Mexico and the West Indies southward to Brazil and Peru. Its 



Fig. 80, Asplenium attenuation 



(4 nat. size). 



fronds, lft. to l^ft. long, 4in. to 6in. broad, and borne on firm, erect, nearly 

 naked stalks 4in. to 8in. long, are furnished on each side of their rachis 



