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BRITISH FERNS. 
like wool ; ttie caudex is shorter, and the fronds longer 
than in the other species. This fern comes from Columbia. 
Asplenium Brasiliensis. Brazilian Spleenwort. Fronds 
simple, sometimes 3 or 4 feet long, linear lanceolate, 
growing in a regular circle from the summit of the tufted 
caudex. A native of Mauritius. Asplenium nudum 
and Asplenium plantagineum closely resemble it. 
Asplenium alternans. Alternate-leaved Spleenwort . Re- 
sembling the Ceterach , but destitute of scales. A native 
of the Himalayan Mountains. 
Asplenium flabellifolium. Flag -leaved Spleenwort. Creep- 
ing caudex; fronds slender, pinnate, pendulous, much 
used for baskets. Brought from New Holland and Van 
Diemen’s Land. 
Asplenium Belangeri. Belanger's Spleenwort. Fronds 
bipinnate; pinnae beset by two rows of narrow leaflets, 
the first on the upper side being pinnatifid. A fine 
feathery-looking species, a native of J ava. 
Asplenium latum. Gay Spleenwort. Fronds pinnate, 
erect, bright green, 2 feet high; caudex erect, some- 
times branching. Allied to our native Asplenium mari- 
num. Brought from the West Indies. 
Asplenium oligophyllum. Few-leaved Spleenwort. 
Fronds pinnate, a foot long ; pinnae oblong, lance-shaped, 
few in number. Very elegant. A West Indian species. 
Asplenium prcemorsum. Bitten Spleenwort. Fronds 
tripinnate, pinnules divided into three leaflets, and these 
into three segments, narrowing to the apex and slightly 
forked, which gives the praemorse appearance suggesting 
the name; stems slender and hairy. Asplenium lace - 
ratum , Asplenium erosum, and Asplenium Canariense 
resemble this species. 
Asplenium pulchellum. Fair Spleenwort. Fronds 
