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pinnate as before mentioned. Lobes edged 
with spines. Rachis green. Stipes not quite 
as long as the leafy part of frond, dark 
coloured, thick at base, and covered with oval 
scales which are dark along the centre. The 
margin of indusium fringed with minute 
glandular bodies. 
Growth. Fronds growing in a circular group droop¬ 
ing outwards, forming a vase-shaped cluster. 
Height. Varies much. From eighteen inches to two 
or three feet. 
Colour. Dark green. 
Habitats. Woods or hedgerows. Generally distri- 
buted. 
(See also page 54.) 
GROUP I; GENUS X; SPECIES III. 
1 
LASTREA FILIX-MAS. (Male Fern.) 
Plate X. 
Fronds. Lanceolate, bi-pinnate. Pinnae narrow, 
linear. Pinnules oblong and serrated on the 
margins. Stipes about one quarter the length 
of the entire frond, and thickly clothed with 
scales. 
Growth. Erect. Fronds springing in a circle from a 
raised crown. 
