HOLLY FERN. 
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HOLLY FERN [natural size). 
PoLYSTiCHUM LoNCHiTis, Roth, Babingtoii. 
Aspidium Lonchitis, Smith, Hooker. 
This fern is found on our loftiest and barest mountains, appa- 
rently courting those violent blasts which appear so destructive 
to our less hardy species ; it is by no means abundant. 
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