already spoken of, thus totall 
9 the true ferns: it is divided 
into two branches, one brane 
tion of the frond, the other 
the fan-shaped pinne: other 
188 BRITISH FERNS. 
2 portion on the left. The stalk is very succulent, and 
a rises in an erect position from the sheath-like scales 
y differing from that of 
at about half its length 
less amount of division of 
aberrations, which may 
probably be called monstrosities, are also of frequent 
the frond; two, three, 
branches ; and’ in some instances the edges of the 
