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HUD SOU’S SPLEEUWOBT. 
vffpHIS, like the last species, is generally found within a short distance of the sea-coast, but is by 
?IHI no means abundant. 
The fronds, which are also evergreen, make their appearance in May. 
The roots are black and penetrating. The rhizome is tufted. The stem is about one-third the 
length of the frond, and is covered with hair-like scales. The fronds are from three inches to a foot 
long, and pinnate, the pinnae being either pinnate or pinnatifid, and the edges of the pinnules 
serrate. The form of the frond is lanceolate, whence the fern derives its name. The seed is produced 
in circular clusters near the margin of the lobes. 
On rocks and in caves, near Llanrwst; on rocks above Tremadoc, and on a rock called Careg-y 
Yrnbil, in Pwllheli harbour, in Caernarvonshire; on the left hand side of the road between Barmouth 
and Dolgelly, about a mile from the former place; and near Aber-glaslyn in Merionethshire; and on 
the south coast of Bamsay Island, near St. David’s, Pembrokeshire. 
None. 
It thrives well in a pot, either with or without heat, if protected and thoroughly drained, and 
prefers a rough peaty soil. 
