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ASPLENIUM FLACCIDUM. 
Fronds 12 to 18 inches long, the underside of the stems change from 
green to black towards the base. The pinnses are fertile on the upper surface. 
The small engravings, 1 and 2, represent the upper and lower surface of a portion 
of a frond. Native of New Zealand. A green-house fern. 
ASPLENIUM FORMOSUM. 
Fronds 12 to 15 inches long and almost erect, stem black and polished. 
The small engravings, 1 and 2, represent the upper and lower surface of a pinnae 
about \ full size. Native of Tropical America. A stove fern. 
ASPLENIUM HEMIONITIS (CRIST ATUM.) 
Fronds 9 to 12 inches long, stems light brown. The small engravings, 
1 and 2, represent the upper and lower surface of a frond. Native of Africa. 
A green-house fern. 
ASPLENIUM NIDUS. 
Fronds 24 to 48 inches long, and 3 to 8 inches broad, the underside of 
mid-rib is black, also the lower veins. The small engravings, 1 and 2, represent 
a portion of the upper and lower surface of a frond. Native of Japan, and 
Queensland. A green-house fern 
ASPLENIUM NITIDUM. 
Fronds 12 to 24 inches long, the base is covered with small black scales. 
The small engraving, 1, represents a portion of the upper surface of a frond, and 
2, a smaller portion at a larger scale. Native of the East Indies. A stove fern 
ASPLENIUM PRiEMORSUM. 
Fronds from 12 to 24 inches long, rising from a creeping rhizome, the 
stems and ribs are covered with brown scales. The small engravings, 1 and 
2, represent the upper and lower surface of part of a frond. Native of Madeira. 
A green-house fern. 
