24 ASPLENIUM. 
under shade, and in a favourable soil, it attains a 
medium size. The soil best suited to it is a mixture, in 
equal parts, of sandy loam, leaf-mould, limy rubbish, 
and pebbles. 
It is easily propagated by dividing the crowns" in 
early sprint. April is as good a month as any for this 
purpose. 
