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PLATE XXXI.— A. VOL. V.
Asplenium otites, L ix k ? K oxze? Sm ith ?
Asplenium—Spleenwort. F ulehellum Rcat.
I n T H E S e c t i o n E u a s p l e n i u m o p A u t i i o u s .
T i ib k e is a crumpilcd aiqiearancc about the pinnæ of this
Fern, very different from most other species; the green of the
frond is also dull in hue, and the habit of the plant erect. ^
Apparently a species requiring more than ordinary care in
cultivation.
It appears to he best known amongst the Nurserymen and
Amateurs under the name of Asplenium otites.
An evergreen stove Fern.
Natives of the "West Indies, Brazil, etc.
It was first sent to the Koyal Gardens, Kew, in the year
1841, having been received from the Eoyal Botanic Gardens
of Berlin.
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