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Portion of mature Frond.
ASPLENIUM LUCIDUM.
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M oore and H odlston.
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Asplénium—Spleenwort.
No Fern cultivator should have this noble species amongst
his desiderata. Its large size, the vivid shining green colour
of its fronds, and its beautiful dark fructification, place the
Asplénium lucidum above most of the finest Ferns in the
genus Asplénium.
It is easily cultivated, requiring but little care beyond plenty
of pot-room, and when well grown forms a striking and interesting
object. The dark brown fructification is very handsome
in contrast Avith the vivid green colour of the frond,
and the multitude of the striping produced by the regular
lines of sori, renders this plant an especial favourite to those
who only grow Ferns as ornamental objects.
An evergreen greenhouse species.
The f r o n d s u s u a l ly vary f r om o n e to tAvo f e e t in l e n g th ,
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