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at the edge. A dwarf but handsome species, easily in- 
creased by division. A native of New Zealand. 
Asp leniu m p a Ira a turn (Hemionitis). Palmate Spleen- 
wort. Caudex creeping ; fronds simple, divided into five 
finger- like segments. Dwarf but handsome, seldom 
exceeding 5 inches in height. Sometimes the segments 
are forked one or more times, and thus several varieties 
are formed. It is brought from the Canary Islands. 
Asplenium reclinatum. Drooping Spleenwort. Fronds 
pinnate, producing young plants at the apex ; caudex 
tufted. A pretty, graceful little fern, growing in the 
coronal form, and forming an elegant object by the out- 
ward drooping of its fronds. A native of the island of 
St. Helena. 
Blechnum cartilagineum . Fleshy Hard-fern . Caudex 
creeping, thick ; fronds pinnate, lance-shaped, 3 feet 
in length ; pinnse sharply serrated, dark green ; 8 inches 
long in the lowest part of the frond, and gradually di- 
minished in size towards the apex. A native of New 
FI oil and. 
Blechnum triangulare. Triangular Hard-fern . Fronds 
triangular, pinnate; pinnse sessile, alternate. Very 
handsome. A Mexican fern. 
Blechnum auriculatum . Eared Hard-fern. Caudex tuft- 
ed and branching; fronds pinnate, barren ones lance- 
shaped, fertile ones broader at the base ; the pinnse 
long, narrow, sharply pointed. Attains a height of 
nearly 2 feet, and the green is full and of a pleasing 
tint. A very desirable fern. A native of the Cape of 
Good Hope. 
Blechnum Capense . Cape Hard- fern. Caudex creep- 
ing, thick ; barren fronds pinnate, of coarse texture, dark 
green, 3 feet high; fertile fronds pinnate; pinnse long 
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