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each other, are called dimorphous; and hence 
the 0. japonica differs from 0. regalis in pro¬ 
ducing dimorphous fronds. The same form 
is met with in the Himalayas, and is the 0. 
ftpeciosa of Wallich. 
It has the apices of fronds, pinme, and pin - 
nules multifidly cut, the segments obtuse, and 
spreading in a corymbiform manner. It is, 
moreover, a very interesting Fern from the 
Of this Japanese Fern the Osmunda japonica 
corymbifera is a very elegant variety recently 
introduced by Messrs. Yeitch & Sons, of 
Chelsea, through their collector, Mr. Maries. 
point of view of reproduction, inasmuch as it 
is one of those forms having multifid fronds 
which are reproduced in the same character 
when raised from the spores. 
