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Portion of rhizoma, with a barren Froml, upper side.
NIPHOBOLUS PERTUSUS.
Sprengel. H ooker and Gr ev il l e . P e e sl . K ünze.
Sm ith . F e e . Moore and H oulston.
P L A T E X X I .
Craspèdaria pertusa,
Polypodium, pertusum,
Niphoholus va rius Ì
L i n k .
E o x e ü h g h , H o o k e e .
K a d l f u s s . B l u m e .
Niphoholus—Covered with snow. Pe rtu su s—Bored.
A n o t h e r curious dwarf F e rn , yet not nearly so diminutive
as the Niphoholus ru p e stris; the dark, shining green fronds
