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^apfimnit ^cultatont. 
PRICKLY FERIST. 
^^HIS seems to be tbe next link to the variety—Lobatum—-just mentioned. 
The young fronds appear in April, the ends being curved back in a very graceful manner. 
They arrive at maturity in July, and remain green till the following spring. 
The roots are long, strong, and tough; the rhizome is tufted and woody. 
The stem is short, and covered with large scales. 
The fronds are from one to three feet in length; they are pinnate, the pinnae being deeply 
pinnatifid, and the edges of the divisions prickly. 
The seed is produced in circular clusters on the under surface of the pinnae. 
JaMiat 
Common in hedge-rows, and by the sides of streams. 
fylfatt 
It is readily cultivated either in or out of doors. The soil should be tolerably rich. 
