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pinnules, give it an appearance of elegance fully equal to tliat of any of its 
compeers, while its downy surface imparts to it an air of distinctness, the great 
majority of the species being smooth-surfaced. It has another peculiarity, which 
is shared by few other species of A diantum , that of being deciduous, the fronds 
dying away in winter. It is a native of Peru, whence it was introduced by Messrs. 
Yeitcli and Sons, by whom it has been recently put in commerce.—T. Moore. 
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