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ASPIDIACEJE, 
tione hujus Jilicis diffimliatesr A volume might be filled in 
an attempt to unravel its synonymy, and it seems most advisa- 
ble to adopt without discussion the only name accompanied by 
a description that is really intelligible. 
The roots are numerous, black, wiry and very tenacious, the 
rhizoma large and tufted ; I have never found it elongated and 
branched, as in L. cristata and L. spinosa. The crown of the 
rhizoma is densely clothed with large long brown scales. 
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The fronds rise early in May, and continue coming up until 
Midsummer : they are characterized by a peculiarity in verna- 
