A Dictionary of Choice Ferns. 
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NKPHRODIUM— continued. 
fumish'ed with leaflets Sin. to 4 in. long, lin. broad lat tho 
base, of a soft, papery texture, and of a brilliant green 
colour. These leaflets are cut down to a broadly-winged 
stalk into close, oblong, blunt lobes, the lower ones, dis- 
tantly placed, being gradually dwarfed to mere auricles. 
Fig. 106. Nephrodium molle, one of the species largely grown 
for marKet worR. 
The round and moderate-sized sori are disposed in rows near 
the edge of the lobes, and covered with a thin involucre of 
a peculiarly white colour. This species is most effective 
when planted in masses on the rockery. It does not take 
very kindly to transplanting, although, with a little care, 
it may successfully be removed. It also makes a handsome 
specimen when grown in a pot; in either case thorough 
drainage is necessary, and the soil best suited to its 
