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THE FERN PARADISE. 
These leaflets are narrow and blunt pointed, each 
one somewhat deeply notched or toothed, being 
in this way divided into segments, which are 
finely saw-edged. 
The Rigid Buckler Fern is a very elegant plant, 
and like the other Lastreas admirably adapted for 
cultivation. In the sandy peat, loam, and leaf- 
mould used for growing this beautiful fern, some 
pieces of limestone should be placed ; and it must 
have an abundance of moisture. 
5. THE PRICKLY-TOOTHED BUCKLER FERN. 
Lastrea spinulosa. 
There is in this fern a general resemblance to 
the Hay-scented Buckler Fern. The fronds grow 
erect on somewhat thin stems, which in length 
are about equal to the leafy portion. The gene- 
ral shape of the frond is triangular, the widest 
part being at the base, where the branches are 
also broader as well as longer than those higher 
up ; and the same kind of division of the leaflets 
