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a little time they become more familiar , and then 
they are felt to be convenient. It is the over-use 
of these terms that will disgust the learner : the 
moderate use of them will be found almost neces- 
sary. Where was I ? Oh, I was speaking of the 
Lady Fern. Well then, her caudex is tufted, and 
her rachis smooth, and her pinnse pinnuled, and 
her pinnules pinnatifid. Her sori are numerous, 
covered with a scale or indusium of the form of a 
half-moon or segment of an orange, attached by its 
straight side to the side of the vein, the round outer 
part being fringed like eye-lashes. Advancing in 
growth, however, these coverings curl round till 
the two ends almost meet. In this state they be- 
come hippocrepiform. I apologise for using this 
lengthy word, which merely means horse-shoe- 
shaped ; an expression which will answer every 
purpose. 
As to Varieties, I cannot speak of them with 
certainty. 
Uses.— F rom its softness, it is in some coast towns 
used to pack fish in. 
Wheke found. — I have no-where seen it finer 
than in Bulverton Hill lane — that lane leading up 
to the south-east corner of the hill — and in the 
gutter on the left. Detached single roots occur 
here and there. 
Cultivation. — It is easily cultivated. A lightish 
soil, with a sufficiency of shade and moisture will 
ensure success. The first autumn frost will cut 
down the fronds. 
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