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pinnate, dwarf, elegant ; pinnae lance-shaped, or inclined 
to the crescent form ; sori long, narrow, and very bright 
brown. A very pretty fern. A native of the West 
Indies. 
Asplenium radicans. Rooting Spleenwort . Fronds pin- 
nate, foot long; steins black, extending beyond the 
pinnae, and rooting at the apex. A native of Cuba. 
Asplenium rhizophyllum. Itachis-rooting Spleenwort. 
Fronds consisting of two lunate sessile pinnae attached 
on either side of the stem, and an elongated one rounded 
at the base | of an inch wide, traversed by the rachis, 
and prolonged to a fine point, the whole length of the 
terminal pinna measuring 4 inches. The fronds are of 
a full dark green, and at the end of the terminal one a 
bulb is formed which puts forth roots. If the fronds 
be pegged down, numerous plants will soon be formed. 
The plant soon covers the surface of a shallow pan, or 
would extend itself over rock-work. It is a native of 
North America. 
Asplenium vivipamm . Viviparous Spleenwort . Fronds 
tripinnate; leaflets very narrow, and of a lively green. 
The fronds resemble those of an Equisetum , from the 
number and narrowness of the leaflets. It produces 
young plants from the apex of the frond. It is a Mau- 
ritius species. 
Nothochlcena nivea . Snowy Nothochlcena. Fronds 
bipinnate, 6 inches long; pinnse in pairs ; leaflets bright 
green above, becoming bluish in age, egg-shaped, covered 
on the under side with snowy powder, and having a 
marginal belt of dark shining sori. A lovely native of 
Peru and Mexico. 
Nothochlcena trichomanoides. T rich 0 manes - li ke No- 
thochlcena . Fronds long and narrow ; leaflets elongated. 
