I ■5M&L‘S- rrwi R''3/y-’ mPr^^iWK "• ^ |^»H| wfw^m M"JirlB VWw \ A S P I D I U M KSCaDiiNS. 7- . S ^ '- L 1^ c ^^1 . -'i:>?* •>*!K . V i V'lJ. . , ' i Ar » « % ■)- • y J.V, ■- HV mDT,i^ Tria. N A. F/rHJuo L'Eria WO.OI^STA. ‘^:^\.,;ic;em-i a-KX-f is. O 'jfji j* ^ it S T A* ^ i>U" AUEO ^Tl CH XI-V. ■; 'Xi^O,A.,/SpTRV^'^’= xciri 't os^s M •V : 1 < > *--Jv »i; * ■^’’r I < ni,:,f i Ks«., k;s,-vjs,. f!g 3.,;ri >. AXX'm. h. vi W, ' ii»ii..'>«^ l>-4i>i» ?i*t, r-», i5oc, J54K,, « ... >r ! ■ ( ■ s: - 1' " y Portion of a pinna of mature Frond— under side. ASPTDTUM SPINESCENS. Lowe. T»T,.^TF, VT. VOT.. YTI. Lastrea npinesccns, HoULSTON. Moobe. Aapidium — The Shield Fern. Spinescens — Terminating in a spine. In the Section L.\stre.\ of Authors. An imperfectly known ornamental species. An evergreen stove Fern. Native of the East Indies. Introduced nearly twenty years ago among orchids by Mr. Rucker, of Wandsworth. The fronds, which are deltoid, are pubescent and tripinnate; the pinnules linear-lanceolate in form, and pinnatifid; base dccurrent; segments somewhat dentate and ovate, and termi- nating in a lengthy spinous mucro. VOL. VII. c 10 AsriDiuM spint;sckns. The fronds, which are lateral, arc adherent to a creeping scaly rhizoina. Sori sub-marginal. Stipes scaly. Length from eighteen to twenty-four inches; colour dull green. For a frond my thanks are due to Mr. Thomas Moore, of Chelsea. It is in the Catalogues of Messrs. Veitch, of Chelsea; E. G. Henderson, of St. John’s Wood; and Sim, of Foot’s Cray. The illustration is from Mr. Moore’s frond. PT •\T \ _'/A: mp' Pinna of mature Frond— under side. ASPIDIUM iEMULUM. Swartz. Sprengel. PLATE VII. VOL. VII. Polt/podium cBinuliim, Nephrodium fmnisecii, Lastrea “ « « “ recurva, “ concava, “ dumctorum, Lastrea cemula, Aspidium fcenisecii, ‘‘ recurvum. Aiton. Lowe. Watson. Lindley and Mooee. Babington. Deakin. Soweeby. Newman. Newman. Of Gaedens. {Not of J. E. Smith.) J. Smith. Kunze. Fee. Beee. dilatatumydiV .reeurvumy Beee. var. JlOOKEE AND Aenott. Lophodium fcenisecii, Newman. recurvum, Newman. Aspidium— Shield Fern. ^mulum—^ival. In iHE Section Lastrea of Authors. Bree’s Fern is one of the handsomest of British Ferns a local species, and a hardy deciduous indigenous Fern Native of Great Britain, Cape de Verd Isles, Madeira, and ASrimUIM yliMULUM. 1 ^ i. /V It is found in the counties of Cornwall, Devon, and Somerset, Sussex, Lancashire, Yorkshire, Cumberland, and Northumberland. It occurs in several places in Wales. In Scotland around Loch Lomond, in Argyleshire, Isles of Arran and Mull, Orkney, and the Hebrides. Also in Ireland. In Yorkshire it is very abundant at Hackness, in a shady wood. The habit of the plant is exceedingly graceful and very compact; the frond has a peculiar crispy aj^pearance, and the colour of a very lively green. The fronds, which are deltoid, are tripinnate; the pinnules oblong, profoundly pinnatifid, and having serrated spinous- mucronate recurved lobes; all the j)innules are curved upwards; pinna3 opposite or sub-opposite. Fronds numerous, glandulose on the under side. Sori medial and sub-terminal, circular in form, and covering the whole under side of the frond. Indusium jagged on the margin, and reniform. Veins simple, forked or pinnate; venules direct. Rachis and stipes covered with jagged scales. Stipes half the length of the frond, rigid, and brownish purple in colour. Rachis greenish. Fronds terminal, and adherent to a tufted rhizoma. Length of frond from twelve to twenty-four inches, and from five to eight inches in width. Easily cultivated in a porous soil of loam and peat, and suceeeds best when grown in a shady situation. For plants of this species my obligations are due to Mr. Joseph Sidebotham, of Manchester, and to Mr. R. T. Millet, of Penzance; and for fronds to Mr. Thomas Moore, of the Botanic Gardens, Chelsea. There is a variety, prolifera, which ]\Ir. R. Sim possesses, Avhich bears little plants on its frond-stalks near tlie surface of the soil. It may be procured of Messrs. Jackson, of Kingston; \eitch, of Chelsea; A. Henderson, of Pine-apple Place; E. G. Hen- derson, of St. John’s 'Wood; Sim, of Foot’s Cray; Kennedy, of Covcnt Garden; Stansfield, of Todmorden; and Cooling, of- Derby. A .T r : D I 'J M !T 1 S r 1 . U M. Pinna of matui-e P'lond— under side. ASFIDIUM HISPIDIJM. Swartz. Kunze. Srrengel. PLATE Vlll. Folystichum hispidiim. Polypodium selosum, Aspidium “ << If Lastrea hispida,]' Aspidium — The Shield Fern. VOL. VII. J. Smith. Fokstek. ScHKUHR? Fee. Langsdorfe and Fischer, Houlston. Hispidum — Bristly. THE Section Polystictium oe Authoks. An inteiestiiig although not well-known species. An evergreen greenhouse Fern. Native of New Zealand and New Holland. Introduced into the Eoyal Gardens, New, in the year 1845 by Mr. Colenzo. . ’ The fronds, which are e.«ecdi„gly hairy and deltoid, are tupmnate, the pinnules being linear-lanceolate, pinnatifid narrow, and having narrow mucronatc segments. Sori medial. 14 ASPIDIUM msriDUM. Fi onds terniiiial, and adherent to a creeping rhizonia. Length of frond twelve inches; colour deep green. For fronds I am indebted to Mr. Joseph Henderson, of Wentworth. It may be procured of Mr. R. Sim, of Foot’s Cray. The illustration is from Mr. Sim’s frond. I ASPiDIUM GLANUULOSI. IX -VOL 1. Pinna of mature Frond-under side. ASPIDIUM GLANDULOSUM. Blume. Moore, {not of PLATE IX. Aspidhtm isogvamma, Nepli rndluvi glandulomm, “ multilineatum, II II Aharopieris glandulosa, Cyclodium glandulosum. Hooker and Greville.) A^OL. VII. Kunze. Peesl. Mooee and Hodlston. Of Gaedens, {not of Wallich or Benth.) Pee. Peese. Aspidium — The Shield Fern. Glandalosum — Glanded. Ix THE Section Nepiihodium of Authors. A DISTINCT handsome Fern. An evergreen stove species. Native of India. Fronds glabrous, pinnate ; plnnai distant, ovate, lanceolate, VOL. YU. D 1(5 ASPimUM GLAXmn.OSUM. attenuate, shortly petiolate ; base sub-cordate; margin crenate. Lower pinnae sub-opposite, upper ones alternate. Habit somewhat erect. Sori small, reniform; indusium diminutive, being soon bidden by the sori. V enules anastomosing, and forming lines between the primary veins, and dividing the entire surface into rectilinear parallelo- grams. Fronds lateral, and adherent to a creeping rbizoma. Stipes smooth, except when young, then there are a few scattered scales on the upper side. Rachis clothed with very brief stiff hairs. Length of frond from twenty-four to thirty-six inches, of which the lower half is naked; colour bright green. Known best in gardens as Nephrodntm multilineatum, but not Wallich’s plant. My thanks are due to Mr. Joseph Henderson, of Wentworth, for fronds of this species. It is in the Catalogues of Messrs. Sira, of Foot’s Cray; and A. Henderson, of Pine-apple Place. The illustration is from Mr. Joseph Henderson’s frond. Pinna of mature Frond— under side. ASPIDIUM STRIGOSUM. WiLLDENOW. PLATE X. VOL. VII. Lastrea crinita, “ strigosa, Aspidium crinUum, <( << Polypodium crinitum, Aspidium setosum, “ paucijlorum, “ nitidum, Aspidium — Shield Fern. Moore. Presl. J. Smith. SlEBER. BoJEH. WaLLICH. Hooker and Grevillb. Kunze, {not of Martens and Galleottt.) Of Gardens. Blume. (M.S.) Kadleuss. Bory. Slrigosum — Slender. Ix THE Section Lastkea of Authors. An exceedingly liandsome rare species, very elegant in tire form of the fronds, and being singular from the long, black, shining scales at the base of the frond. 18 ASriDlUM STIUGOSUM. This Fern should he in every collection. An evergreen stove species. Native of Mauritius. The fronds, which are pinnate, are glabrous on the upper surface. The pinufe are pinnatifid, ovate-lanceolate in form, attenuate, and sub-opposite. Segments rather obtuse, the lower and upper ones the longest. Sori medial; indusium minute. Stipes somewhat angular, and being furnished for about two inches at the base with long blackish incurved scales, and also with thinly scattered shorter scales on the rest of the stipes and rachis; these parts are also thickly covered throughout with very short pellucid glandulose hairs. Length of frond twenty-four inches; colour pale green. For fronds my thanks are due to Mr. Joseph Henderson, of Wentworth. It is not in any of the Nurserymen’s Catalogues. The illustration is from Mr, Joseph Henderson’s frond. I Pinna of mature Frond— under side. ASPIDIUM I-IIRTUM. Savartz. ScHRUiiR. Sprengel. PLATE XI. Lastrea hirta. Polypodium harhatum, Aspidium — Shield Fern. VOL. VII. Presl. J. S.VITII. Moore. Kunze. Hirtum — Hairy. In the Section Lastrea of Authors. A PRETTY rare Fern, seldom to be met with in collections. An evergreen stove species. Native of Jamaica. ^ Ihe fronds, which are bipinnate, are oblong and pinnatifid; pinnules ovate-triangular, obtuse and scarcely entire, the lowest decurrent. Rachis and stipes very hairy. Upper surface of frond scattered over with whitish hairs. Son large and extending over the whole under surface of 20 ASl’lDIUM IIIHTUM. Length of frond about nine inches, of which the lower two inches are naked. For fronds my thanks are due to Mr. J. Smith, Curator of the Royal Gardens, Kew. It is not in any Nurserymen’s Catalogues. The illustration is from Mr. Smith’s frond. I i Pinna of mature Frond— under side. ASPIDIUM TRUNCATUM. Gaudichaud. PLATE XIT. YOL. Yll. Nephrodium truncatum, J. Smith. Pbesl. Mooee. Polyisiichum truncatum, Gaudichaud. Aspidium — Shield Fern. Truncatum — Abnipt-ended. In the Section Nephrodtum of Authors. An evergreen greenhouse species. Native of the Sandwich Islands. i'he fronds, which are pinnate, become narrower towards the apex; the terminal pinna being large and pinnatifid. Pinme pmnatifid, lanceolate, having rounded segments, and pctiolate except the apex of the frond. Veins pinnate, the basal pair angularly anastomosing, and conspicuous. Sori medial and circular. Length of frond twenty-four inches; colour deep green. A S I’ 1 1) I U M Til U N ( ; AT U M . OO For fronds my thanks are due to Mr. J. Smith, of the Royal Gardens, Kew; and to Mr. Thomas Moore, of the Chelsea Botanic Gardens. It is not in the Nurserymen’s Catalogues. The illustration is from a frond sent by Mr. Smith. ASP lU JVM MOi LK— V -F.. C O K V ’ 1 F F V; r . X-il- ty.o Aspidiion- m-jU-,, (A- ^^'vrtz, njo^ trf- :pu . Flutp- yi, aiifl di-Hcnbed tm ;>uv’«r ^ . [t;;-it; y.ji^rue.' . Siutie t«), feccan/Jt j 5p«< •’ .Hj?* Ui-.i R. Snrt, of tue >*^tV . tSy^Nnneiv, ji.: the 8iis ijouitifilt,' vai^ieij-. ^iM rtn he- i v -i : tw;,. of i\: .: ■•■ ihRt >i; f iMil TjhjcC it'Jitf.,'^ Jh r ..lhii 1^ * t' • *“ ’ “• «F “ — ^ Hi - . of th^ - y, T tiiiifV <4»ijpoitu?;it}' of mMiog ?• ?vj*-;ioJ.y'-^^ * — ‘ r<*L. vif. C/a^ r . rs. , iN M Pinna of multiple Frond— upper side. ASPIDIUM MOLLE. — Variety Corymbiferum. The 11011X13,1 foim of tlio Aspidtum molle, of Swartz, inoxe generally known as the Nephrodium molle, of Brown, has been figured on Plate XXX, vol. vi, and described on page 87 of that volume. Since an account of this species has been published, Mr. R. Sim, of the Boot’s Cray Nursery, has introduced to the public this most singular multiple variety. It is perhaps the most extraordinary variety known, the stem being branched, all the ends of the pinnae multiple and crisped, and the apex of the frond crowded with the many-crisped multiple portions. I’here is another peculiarity about it, namely, that It varies so very much in the form and multiplicity of Its fronds. The habit of the plant is erect, and its heio-ht only half that of the normal form. I am indebted to Mr. R. Sim, for a plant and fronds of this -tern, which enables me to figure it at the conclusion of the genus Aspidmm; and while referring to this species, I take the opportunity of adding to the synonynies the following:— Sim. PLATE XIII. VOL. VII. Aspidmm molle, Nephrodium molle, which is Aspidium patens.) Liebmann. E 24 ASPIDIUM MOLLE. — VARIETY CORYMBIFERIJM. Aspidium nympJiale, “ adultum, “ appendiculatum, (in part,) “ canescens, (in part,) “ diver sum, “ Jiirsutulum, “ patens, “ propinquum, “ solutum, “ subpubescens, “ tectum. ScHKunK. WlCKSTU. Wallich. Wallich. Eunze. Wallich. WiLLDENOW, {not of SwAETZ, Kunth, Blume, Eunze, or Gueinzius.) Of Gaedens. Wallich. Blume. Wallich. Schiede, Karwinski, and Liebmann, eacli found this species in various parts of Mexico. 25 ADDENDA TO THE GENUS ASPIDIUM. The following additions have been made to the genus Aspidium, from Mr, Moore’s valuable work, ^‘Index Filicum,” the part referring to this family having only recently been published. ASPIDIUM DECUERENS. Page 25, vol. 6. Not the Aspidiicm decurrens of either Smith or Presl; the former is the Sagenia pteropus of Moore, and the latter S. decurrens of Moore. ASPIDIUM FALCINELLUM. Page 29, vol. 6. Not the Aspidium auricidatum of Swartz, Schkuhr, Wallich, or Don; Swartz’s plant is Polystichum auriculatum of Moore; Schkuhr’s is P. acrosticlioides of Moore; Wallich’s is the Nephrolepis tuherosa of Moore; Don’s is the P. lentum of Moore. The A. auricidatum of Holl is the A. falcinellum of Swartz. ASPIDIUM AUGESCENS. Page 35, vol. 6. Aspidium serra of Swartz is the Lastrea serra of Moore; A. serra of Schkuhr is the Nephrodium unitum of Moore; A. serra of^ Raddi is the N. unitum, var., of Moore; A. ottonis of Kunze is A. augescens of Moore. ASPIDIUM ACUMINATUM. Page 37, vol. 6. Aspidium acuminatum of Willdenow is not this plant but the Nephrolepis ensifolia of Moore, the present plant bein^ the A. acuminatum of English Gardens, (not of the Berlin Gardens ) that plant being the Athyrium oxyphylium of Moore. ^ ASPIDIUM FILIX-MAS. Page 41, vol. 6. Aspidium affine of Fischer and Meyer is a variety of A Jdix-mas oi Swartz,’ not the A. affine of Blume, which is Nephrodium hneatum of Moore, nor the A. affine of Wallich Avluch 1^3 lolystichum aculeatum of Moore, nor the A affine ol Roxburgh, which is a variety of A. rigidum. ' 20 ADDENDA. ^ A. paleaceum, Don, is a variety of A. Jil'ix-maSy but not of Swartz, which is Lastrea paleacea of Moore. A. xoallichianum of Sprengel is a variety of A. jiliz-mas, but not so the A. xoallichianum of Bory, which is Oleandra xicriiformis of Moore, nor of Kunze, which is Polystichum setosxim of Moore, nor of 'Wallich, which is O. xcallichii of Moore. ^ Add to synonymes of A. Jilix-xnas : — Aspidium adnatum, “ caucnsicmn, “ crinitum, “ expansum, “ mildeanum, “ xievadense, “ nidus, “ parallelogrammum “ pinnatifidum, “ pseudo Jilix-mas, “ smithii, “ tdiginosum. Blume. A. Braun. Martens and Galleotti. Dieteech. Gcepp. German Gardens. GRIFFITn. Kunze. Wallich. M. S. Fee. English Gardens. Blume. Not the A. jilix-mas of Holl, which is Lastrea elonyata of Moore, nor of Pursb, Avhich is L. yoldiana of Moore. ASPIDIUM ACULEATUM. Page 49, vol. 6. Aspidium intermedium, not of Willdenow, which is Lastrea spixiulosa, var. of Moore, nor of Blume, which is L. hlumei of Moore, nor of Link, Avhich is Atliyx'ium Jilix-foemina of IMoore, nor of J. Smith, which is Sagenia coadunata, var., of Moore. A. munitum, not of Kaulfuss, which is Polystichum falcinellum var. of Moore. A. lentum, not of Don, Avhich Moore gives as P. Icntum. A. ocellatum, not of Wallich, which is P. lentum of Moore. Add as synonymes: — Aspidium affine, Wallich. “ scaeiosum, Koxburgh. “ sublobatum, Blume. ASPIDIUM ACROSTICHOIDES. Page 57, vol. 6. , Aspidixim auriculatum, not of Swartz, Wallich, Holl, or Don. Add as synonyme: — Aspidium scliweinitzii, Beck. ASPIDIUM CRISTATUM. Page 59, vol. G. Aspidiim cristatum, not of Ruprecht. A. spinxdosxim, not of Swartz, Schrader, Schkuhr, Gray, or Hooker and Arnott. ADDENDA. 9" ASPIDIUM KIGIDUM. Page 63, vol. 6. Not A. rigidum, var., of A. Braun, which is Lastrea remota of Moore. , nr Not A. pallidum of Blunie, which is L. pallida oi Moore, nor of English Gardens, which is L. jilix-mas of IMoore. Not A. nevadense of German Gardens, which is a variety of L. Jilix-mas of Moore. ASPIDIUM PUBESCENS. Page 73, vol. 6. i\Ir. Moore, in his “Index Eilicuin,” does not think this is the Lastrea puhescens of Swartz, but the L. quinquangularis , {Aspidium quinquangularis of Kunze.) ASPIDIUM ELONGATUM. Page 75, vol. 6. Not A. elongatum of Willdenow, which is Lastrea canariense of Moore. Not A. oligodonton of Desvaux, which is Asplenium aitonii, var., of Moore. ASPIDIUM DILATATUM. Page 77, vol. 6. Not A. dilatatum of Wallich, which is Sagenia coadunata of ]\Ioore. Not A. dilatatum of Holl, which is Lastrea (smula of Aloore. Not A. dilatatum of American authors, which is L. spimdosa, var., of Moore. Not A. dilatatum, var. recurvum of Bree, Avhich is L. cemida of Moore. Not A. spimdosum of Gray, which is L. spimdosa, var., of Moore. Not A. spimdosum, var., of Hooker and Arnott, which is L. cemula of Moore. Not A. sqnnulosum, var. cristatum, Lasch., which is L. spinulosa of Moore. Not A. sqnmdosum, var. boottii. Gray, which is L. spinulosa, var., of Moore. Not A. spinulosurn, var. uliginosum, A. Braun, which is L. cristata, var., of Moore. Add synonymc: Aspidium tanacetifolium, Onz. ASPIDIUM GOLDIANUM. Page 83, vol. 6. Not A. (joldianum of Gardens, which is Lastrea cristata of Moore. 28 addenda. ASPIDIUM TRIFOLIATUM. Page 85, vol. 6. Add as synonymes: — Aspidium trifoUatum, WlLLDENOW. SCHLECHTENDAI,. Desvaux. Peesl. Mettenius. Tausch. Liebmann. Speengel. Desvaux. Blume. Maetens and Galleotti. Mettenius. Desvaux. PoiEET. Maetens and Galleotti. Liebmann. Desvaux. Poieet. Speengel. Cavanilles. Fee. Boey. Fee. “ 'multisornm, Folypodium trifoliatum, “ cor di folium,. “ triphyllum, Tectaria trifoliata. Eathmium heraclefolium, Nephrodium trfoliatum, Erynaria cordifolia. Not the Aspidium trifoliatum of Sleber, which is Sagenia pica of Moore, nor A. trifoliatum, var., Siebcr, which is S. macrophylla of 'Moore, nor var. of Swartz, which is S. pica Moore, nor the A. pica of Desvaux, which is S. pica of Moore. Add to the localities; Hispaniola, Cuba, Barbadoes, IMexico, Guadaloupe, Guatemala, Panama, Columbia, Venezuela, Peru" Amazon, Surinam, China, Java, and the Mauritius. ASPIDIUM MUCRONATUM. Page 91, vol. 6. Not A. mucronatum of Don, which is Lastrea hamiltonii of Moore. Not mucronatum of Lowe, which is Polystichum triangulum of Moore. According to Mr. Moore this is not Swartz’s plant. Not Aspidium villosum of Bory, which is Lastrea cruciata of Moore. Not A. villosum of Heward, which is Poly podium laclmopo- dium of Moore. Not A. capense of Swartz, which is Amphieosmia capensis Not A. sgnnulosum of Schkuhr, which is Lastrea dilatata of Moore. ASPIDIUM VILLOSUM. Page 101, vol. 6. ASPIDIUM CAPENSE. Page 107, vol. 6. of Moore. ASPIDIUM SPINULOSUM. Page 109, vol. 6. ADDENDA. OQ /V *J ASPIDIUM CANAEIENSE. Page 111, vol. 6. A. canariense of A. Braun. Not A. canariense of Willdenow^ ■which is Cystopteris fragilis of Moore. A. eudovicianum of Kunze is A. canariense of Moore. ASPIDIUM PTEROIDES. Page 115, vol. 6. Not of Swartz or Blume, which is NepJirodium unitwn of Moore. ASPIDIUM CICUTARIUM. Page 117, vol. 6. Not A. cicutarmm or Splitgerber and Klotzsch, which is Lastrea funesta of Moore. Not A. clcutarium of English gardens, which is Goniopteris tetragona of Moore. j^^Not A. latifohum of Presl, Avhich is Sagenia latifolia of of Schkuhr, which is Sagenia apiifolia of ASPIDIUM MACEOPHYLLUM. Page 119, vol. 6. Not of Blume, which is Sagenia pteropus of Moore, nor of bieber, which is S. angulata of Moore. of ^7 ^ of Carmichael, which is Lastrea tomentosa ASPIDIUM UNITUM. Page 121, vol. 6. Not of Mettenius, which is Add as synonyines: — Aspidium unitum, “ lucens, “ aridum, “ callosum, “ contiguum, “ continuum, “ cucullatum, “ ecTcloni, • “ goggylodus, “ gongylodes, “ lanuginosum, “ microcarpum, “ ohtusatum, “ paludosum, “ pohlianum, propinquum, “ pteroides, “ Tcsiniferum, “ serra, “ serratum, “ venulosum, NepTirodium hooJceri of Moore. Blume. Hookes & Abnott Bojeh. Don. Blume. Kaulfuss. Desvaux. Blume. Kunze. SCHKUHE. Metes. Bosy. WiLLDENOW. S WASTE . Mettenius. PSESL. SWASTZ. SwAETz. Blume. Kaulfuss. ScHKUHE. Eaddi. SwAETZ. Blume. Wallich. 30 ADDENDA. ASPIDIUM HOOKERL Page 123, vol. G. Not u4. liookeri of Sweet, which is Faclyenia prolifera of IMoove, or of Ivlotzsch, which is Cyclodium meniscoidis of Moore. Add synonymes: — Aspidium puherum, Wallich. “ unitum, Mettenius. ASPIDIUM COADUNATUM. Page 127, vol. G. Not A., coadunatum of Kaulfass, which is Neplirodiunx coad- unatum of Moore. ASPIDIUM RECEDENS. Page 3, vol. 7. Aspidium reeedens, Mettenius. {Not of Sturm.) ASPIDIUM REPANDUM. Page 3, vol. 7. Aspidium repandum, (Not of 3. Smith. Blume, or Presl.) ] “ platypliyllum, Presl. (Not of Willdenow.) “ tectaria, Desvaux P ASPIDIUM PATENS. Page 5, vol. 7. Not of M'Tlldenow, which is Nejjhrodium molle of Moore, nor of Kunth, which is Lastrea Imnthii of Moore, nor of Blume, which is Mesochlcena jacanica of Moore, nor of Gueinzius, which , is Goniopteris patens of Moore, nor of Kunze, which is Lastrea gueinziana of Moore. A. molle, not of Swartz, which is Nephrodium molle of Moore. ASPIDIUM KAULFUSSII. Page 7, vol. 7. Aspidium arhoreum, Loddiges. ‘ “ riparium, Moritz. ASPIDIUM iEMULUM. Page 11, vol. 7. ^ ■f Not of Kunze. Aspidium dilatatum, “ odoratum, spinulosum. var. i Holl. (Not of Smith or Wallich.) | Lowe. M.S. (Not tf Spuengel, Sieber, or Bory.) Hooker and Arnott. ASPIDIUM HISPIDUM. Page 13, vol. 7. ^spidiutii sctosuTtij {^JSot of Swartz, \^^allick, Ivlotzscif, or Blume.) HYrODERRIS. 31 GENUS VI. HYPODERRIS. R. Brown. A SOLITARY species, native of the Island of Trinidad. The name is from Hypo under, and Derris a skin, in allusion to the attachment of the indusium, of which a portion is buried under the sori. Distinguished from the genus Woodsia, by having reticulated venation ; it does not differ in any other respect, except in habit. Fronds stipitate, simple, entire, or trilobate. Rhizoma creeping. Sori circular, irregular, or uniserial on either side of the primary veins, and being formed at the points of confluence of numerous veinlets. VOL. VII. F HYP0U15HRIS aROWNll. XIV-VOL. T. t ■ Ff>r. - ;f.:'*i>r.- ?•*'■ :.-'■ ■i'-LAi/K s.i \ . ' - ! , ..ftJedw 4 hc'tilt in. ' n. ■> . > ■ v ... itt V:||»?A. t:-5>1?t^tv J' . V, ' ; ' niitjilp^:' .,*v'^ :■ JiiilO'rAV-/'. ^ ,•■ 'j*^-:^-- V.' '■■ :-i. 1 - ■ ‘V »;?»f ■ . ,l ' ' i i Portion of mature Frond- under side. HYPODEIIRIS BIIOWNII. J. Smith. Fee. Hooker and Bauer. PLATE XIV. A'OL. VII. JFooJuia brownii, Mettenius. Ilypoderris TJnder-the-skin. Srownii — Named in honour of the late K. Brown, the eminent Botanist. A SINGULAR, handsome, and rare Fern, but little known in cultivation in this country. An evergreen stove species. Native of the Island of Trinidad and Guiana. Introduced into England about the year. 1850. The fronds, which are simple or trilobate, are oblong-acuminate m form, the lateral lobes being very small in comparison with the central one. Ironds undulated, somewhat membranous; base cordate, margin of the frond entire. Stipes and rachis thickly scaly, the scales being diminutive and whitish. 34 IIYPODEIUIIS UROWNll. Fronds lateral and adherent to a creeping and scaly rhizoma. Veins anastomosing and reticulated. Sori usually scattered throughout the whole under side of the frond. Length from twelve to twenty-four inches; colour light green. The loAver four to nine inches of frond naked. For fronds my thanks are due to Sir W. J. Hooker, Director of the Koyal Gardens, Kew; and to Mr. George Norman, of Hull. It may he procured of Messrs. Veitch' Jun., of the Exotic Nursery, Chelsea. The illustration is from Mr. Norman’s frond. MESOCHL-liXA. So GENUS VII. MESOCHL^NA. li. Bkowx. Veins pinnate and costsefonn, the lower pair of venules anastomosing. Sori oblong-linear, medial, Indusium linear, and being attached longitudinally on the centre of the receptacle. Fronds bipinnatifid. Fee, in his “Genres de la Famille des Polypodiacees,” under the name of Stegnogramme, enumerates the following: — 1. — Aspidioides, Blume. 2. — MesocJilccna, Fee. 3. — Moluccana, Fee. 4. — Javanica, Brown, Only one species is cultivated in England, namely, Mesochlcena Jatanica. • OCR I. i- N A X V- VOI. A N 1 ^ ' A . "'i - \' ' ■* ■’■- ^ '^ESaeHLiBS'A ,IAV\:-n H Bfimii, , f,. X'N'., ■ ■ i r, . 1 • I ■ . . f t.; V V. - .Vi-. :■’ ATj^'rt.vr'^ •-, ■ •- IJir.4^ ' V ' , . - ,'!V II, '.;n :s 'A ’ K • :\ , T . ; ■ JXlUfCsDJiOii. }!;vv ;iv .♦'V„ .//?. ■ V T V . S 1 J Pinna of mature Frond— under side. MESOCHL^NA JAVANICA. R. Brown. J. S.mitii. Kunze. PLATE XV. Sjjliceroslephanos asplenioicles, Lastrea mim'ochlcena, Stegnogramme Javanica, Aspidium hracliyotum, “ Javanicum, “ patens, “ polycarpon, “ species, Java, No. Ill, VOL. VII. J. Smith. Kunze. Hooker. De Veiese. Kee. Blume. Mettenius. Blume, {not of Swaetz, Kunth, WiLLDENOW, Gueinzius, or Kunze.) Blume. Schott, (M.S.) Mesochlcena — Middle-cloaked. From the Greek, in reference to tlie manner of attachment of the indnsium. Javanica — Java. An interesting species, not yet common in collections. An evergreen stove Fern. Native of .lava and Singapore. >ni S O C II T- .15 N .V .1 A V A X T C A . 38 The fronds arc pinnate, the pinnaj being pinnatifid, narrow, oblong-lanceolate, mostly opposite. Segments obtuse and slightly falcate, strongly marked underneath with the simple, free, parallel veins; the lower pair of venules anastomosing in the manner of the section Nephrodiiim. Stipes a foot or more long, furnished on each side with short abortive pinmc, nearly to the base. Primary and secondary rachis, as well as the stipes and veins, covered thickly Avith short, spreading, pellucid hairs. Sori medial, oblong-linear, and decussate; the indusium linear, and being attached longitudinally on the centre of the receptacle, and having sporangia in its axis on either side. Margin free. Length from twenty-four to forty-eight inches. For fronds my thanks are due to Sir W. J. Hooker, Royal Gardens, Kew; Mr. Moore, of the Chelsea Botanic Gardens; M. Schott, of the Imperial Gardens of Schonbriinn; and Mr. Joseph Henderson, of Wentworth. It may be procured of Messrs. Rollisson, of Tooting; and Booth, of Hamburg. The illustration is from Mr. Moore’s frond. OLEANDRA. Si) GENUS VIII. OLEANDRA. Caa’^anilles. An extremely interesting small family, none of the species of Avhich are found in any except the best collections. The meaning of the name is not known. Presl, in his “Tantamen Pteridographiae,” gives the fol- lowing;— Oleandra neriifolia. CavaniUes. Oleandra articulata. Presl. “ nodosa. Presl. “ wallichii. Presl. Fee, in his “Genres de la Famille des Polypodiacees,” enumerates Cumingii. J. Smith. Macrocarpa. Presl. Mollis. Presl. Neriiformis. CavaniUes. Phyllarthron. Fee. Musaefolia. Fee. Mr. Thomas Moore, in his 0. neriiformis. CavaniUes. 0. articulata. Presl. 0. wallichii. Presl. Moritzii. Fee. Lomatopus. Fee. Wallichii. Fee. Hirtella. Miquel. Nodosa. CavaniUes. Articulata. Presl. “Index Filicum,” mentions O. nodosa. Presl. O. pilosa. Hooker. O. cumingii. J. Smith. Fronds simple, entire, lanceolate, and stipitate. Rhizoma scandcnt or creeping. Sori circular, transversely uniserial, costal, or irregular. Indusium reniform. Habit very distinct. Veins simple or forked. VOL. VII. G i f 1 Pinna of mature Frond -under side. OLEANDRA NERTIFORMIS. Cavanilles. Kunze. Smith. Bory. PLATE XVI. VOL. VII. Aspidium neriifurmis, Swartz. “ suheostale. Walltch. “ neriifulium. PoiKET. “ salaccense, Blume. “ neriiforme. Swartz. Sprengel. “ lorifrons. Kunze. “ pistillare. Swartz. “ wallichianum. Bory, [not of Sprengel, Kunze Walltch.) Oleandra lurtclla. Miquel. Schott. Kunze. Moore and Houlston. “ neriifolia. Cavanilles. Presl. Opldopteris verticillata, Keinwardt. Oleandra ? Neriiformi's — Oleander-like. A RAKE handsome species, worthy of a place in every collec- tion, easily cultivated and distinct in habit and general appearance from all other Ferns. An evergreen stove species. Native of the East Indies, Malayan Archipelago, Java, and IVopical America. Introduced into the Royal Gardens, Kew, in the year 1848. 42 Or,EA^"l^RA KERTIFORMIS. Fronds simple, lanceolate, exceedingly membranous, undulated; margin entire, round, or somewhat attenuated at the base. The fronds, which are twelve inches in length, recline, and are verticillate or sub-verticillate, and being articulated with a frutescent scandent rhizoma. Ehizoma covered with brown scales. Colour of the frond vivid pale green. Sori uniserial ; costal, crowded. Indusium renifonn. Commonly known as the Oleandra hirtella. For a plant of this species my obligations are due to M. Schott, Director of the Imperial Gardens of Schonbriin; and for fronds to Sir W. J. Hooker, Eoyal Gardens, Kew; Mr. Sim, of Foot’s Cray; and to Mr. Joseph Henderson, ofAFentworth. It may be procured of Messrs. Veitch, of Chelsea; Sim, of Foot’s Cray; Rollisson, of Tooting; A. Henderson, of Pine-apple Place; E. G. Henderson, of St. John’s Wood; and Booth, of Hamburg. The illustration is from Sir William Hooker’s frond. f i’ \ *■ IT li. 'iif. Portion of moturc Frond — under side. / OLEANDRA NODOSA. Presl. J. Smith. Kunze. Fee. Moore and Houlston. PLATE XVII. VOL. VII. Aspidium nodosum, Willdenoiv. Speengel. “ “ ScnKUHE. Plumtee. {Not of Kunze or Blume.) “ articulatum, ' Schkuhe. {Not of Swaetz or Lowe.) Oleandra — ? Nodosa — Knotty. A HANDSOME free-gTowiiig Fern, only to be met with in good collections. An evergreen stove species. Native of the East Indies, West Indian Islands, Jamaica, and Tropical America. Introduced into the Royal Gardens, Kew, in 1848, The fronds, which are lanceolate-acuminate, are simple, entire on the margin, and attenuated at the base. Veins forked; venules parallel, direct, free, and having their apices slightly thickened and gently curved. Stipes and rachis ebeneous; the rachis covered beneath with brownish cordate scales. Rhizoma scaly and creeping. VOL. VII. II 44 OI, KAN' DU A NODOSA. Sori circular, uniserial, and irregularly scattered, ihe fiends aiticulated with the stipes, and at some distance from the rhizoma. Length of frond twelve to fourteen inches; colour brilliant green. Mr. Sim, in his new Catalogue, enumerates four species; — Neriiformis. Cavanilles. From Ilirtella. Miqud. Natal. Nodosa. Presl. Articulata. Presl. As some doubt yet hangs over these species, it has been thought the wiser plan to figure the two species according to Smith, leaving the further discussion and enumeration to the Appendix, in order that the Author may have an opportunity of seeing the living plants. For fronds of this Fern my thanks are due to Mr. J. Smith, of the Koyal Gardens, Kew, and to Mr. Joseph Henderson, of AYentworth. It is in the Catalogues of Messrs. Veitch, of Chelsea; Sim, of Foot’s Cray; A. Henderson, of Pine-apple Place; and Booth, of Flamhurg. The illustration is from Mr. Smith’s frond. NEPIIROLEPIS. 45 GENUS IX. NEPHROLEPIS. Schott. An interesting genxis. The name derived from the Greek, nepliros, a kidney, and lepis, a scale, in reference to the covering of the spore-cases. Fronds pinnate, linear, or narrow-elongate; pinnaj numerous upper side of the base auriculated, sessile, and articulated to tire rachis. The pinna) very soon ftdl from the rachis, frequently leaving a more or less leafless stem. Yeins forked. Venules free and clavate, the basal exterior one beinq fertile. Sori terminal, circular, sub-marginal, transverse, and uniserial. Indusium reniform or sub-reniform. The fronds vary in length from twelve to seventy inches. Phizoma brief, erect, forming lengthy slender stolones, which bear fasciculate crowns at intervals, or elongately creeping; sometimes bearing tubers. There are no British examples. Mr. Moore, in his “Index Filicum,” gives the following: — Platyotis. Kunze. Hirsutula. Presl. Splendens. Presl. Trichomanoides. J. Smith. Biserrata. Schott. Punctulata, I^resl. Biaurita. Presl. Bepens. Prachenridge. Sesquipedalis. Presl. Exaltata. Schott. Pcctinata. Schott. Davallioides. Kanze. Tuberosa. Presl. Undulata. J. Smith. Obtusifolia. Presl. Cordifolia. Presl. Neglecta. Presl. Volubilis. Presl. Floccigera. Presl. Gibbosa. Presl. IMauritianum. Moore. Pendula. Moore. Pamosa. Moore. Mr. J. Smith, in his “Catalogue of Ferns Cultivated in British Gardens,” gives the following: — NEPHROLEl’IS. 4() Pectinata. Schott. Uiidulata. J. Smith. Tuberosa. Presl. Exaltata. Schott. Ensifolia. Presl. Ilirsutula. Presl. Devallioides. J. Smith. Kunze, in liis “Index Filicum,” enumerates— Cordifolia. Presl. Exaltata. Schott. Hirsutula. Presl. Intramarginalis. Kunze. Neglecta. Kunze. Pectinata. Schott. Presl, in bis “Tentamen Pter Gaimardiana. Presl. Punctulata. Presl. Subcordata. Presl. Splendens. Presl. Ensifolia. Presl. Biserrata. Schott. Bidentata. Presl. Acuminata. Presl. Acuta. Presl. Hirsutula. Presl. Pilosa. Presl. Acutangula. Presl. Platyotis. Kunze. Sesquipedalis. Presl. Tuberosa. Presl. Undulata. J. Smith. Zollingeriana. De Vriese. idograpbia?,” gives — Paraensis. Presl. Gibbosa. Presl. Sieberi. Presl. Cultrifolia. Presl. Sesquipedalis. Presl. Wallicbiana. Presl. Cordifolia. Presl. Tuberosa. Presl. Exaltata. Schott. Imbricata. Presl. Pectinata. Schott. Obtusifolium. Presl. The present genus appears very distinct from all others; the long -vviry rbizoma is a marked character, and from the rapidity with which the rbizoma grows, and the great number produced, this genus is perhaps more readily propagated than any other. It is easily cultivated, and when grown in wide shallow pans, a fine specimen may be speedily procured. The species davallioides is the most magnificent in the genus, and calls forth universal admiration; zmdulata is a pretty Fern when successfully grown, whilst the well-known exaltata and pectinata are both worth careful cultivation as exhibition plants. To grow these Ferns successfully, drain well, give abundance of pot-room, and a rich compost. NEPHROLKi'IS PECTINATA. : ■ '«* ■aK' NEPHUt «'t? imt.\ . •* ■ V ■ - *■' - • 'StC^RTj ^i'O i- ' V » lt^» — ■ •;" : ^■ ' ■ ,^.C i'j^ii. WsL^•i?S^^ i^t-Uit’SR, ■/■ S '■*,•. li r/, ; USK, Ij«, ■ L.,s. v^v,: ' 1^’ A^e '^ipatiov Firr'i, 8.;..v1 whcu cce»p’fu]Iy' v;r^-wn tivvki-ni^ a “•.^'.rnif'-='‘'t very .<:■•- Brai^F i&<; ^ • '^ ■ iiitTo^tJ«’Cti inio T^-t; (V’yal X vcftr ivuj^ ^ccfi j '. >‘<’ 'i'- i^j>jjf?«a. i>tU'^"5'" It .j>«afs to huvc ?)rr*c« I oy- ■•. {» VT*:* %TCVCr, ■;»r'v ;'♦:••■ ^ Froo3" gial '■‘rt*'' ^uunat*', • tvAY’-C''' ^ '■-b- -ve-'^o.^ ■iiii?;, aitci'ixvtf' r*ii.l '■:ro''» *J» , ■•ir 'YtAlk ’Si'-. ^-\ ... ■■ inpj44lJHljUll}!^ -9 .'.^-'m* ■ ' -^- '4-jj^k i «■*?! , r.vi -,=a^r <^'t'^^iff^> JkH»rt:-7f' ' ^ r'-5 (3S4li TV.A^- . ,#*v;-v. BlwVK P.Ve^ ^ ■ WAr.iJc»i, ^ W jt j . r T^jfktvlr'//ip :lWNntf!ft;;'.', HrjjLBfet tjr ^ IS. - b';3ViiJr. ^4. ’:iW l^.'Viwvr'^'-wl ■ «R > . ■' i:,!t? v‘- r=*Pj L\u^.irgf. f!i . '^^^ ■-• ■'■45 ;.--J pT r6n “ <'?i s i.-:'..;,/ ife. , . V« •rt *1.” ■ ■ ■V >j; ri':-j*': ■ rinn;i of mature Frond —untler side. NEPHROLEPIS EXALTATA. Schott. J. Smith. Hooker. Moore and HoulstOxN. Kunze. Presl. Liebmann. Fee. PLATE XIX. VOL. VII. Poltjpodium excdialum, “ rlvulare, Aspidium exaltatum, ii (( “ eminerts, “ ensifoHiim, “ fiagelliferum, “ suhlannsum, Nephrodium exalfalum, ik «» Nephrolepis commutata, Nephrolepis — Kidnej’'-.scalecl. LinNxEUS. Plumier. Vahl. Swartz. Schkuhr? Raddi ? Kaulfuss. Sprengel. WiCKSTR. Plume. (Not Swartz ) Wallich. Wallicit, in part. Link. Brown. Humboldt and Bonpland. Schott. Exaltata — Lofty. A 'vvEt.L-KNOWX, commonly-cultivated, ornamental Fern. An evergreen stove species. Native of Jamaica, New Holland, Sandwich Islands, M^est Indies, South America, and Central America. Introduced by Mr. Anderson into the Royal Gardens, Kew, in the year 1793. Fronds glabrous, pinnate, linear-lanceolate, elongate, and slender. The pinmc sub-cordate and oblong-acute; the base on the upper side auriculate; margin serrate. 50 XEnniOLEl’IS EXAI/I'ATA. ■1 Racliis and stipes covered with narrow scales of a brown j colour. Sori circular, transversely imiserial, about twenty pairs on each pinna. Indusium reniforin. Veins forked; venules direct and free. There are about a hundred and twenty pairs of pinnae on each frond. ^ Fronds terminal, and adherent in a fascicle to a creeping wiry rhizoma. , Length of frond from thirty -five to sixty inches, width from| two to three inches; colour pale green. For plants of this Fern my thanks are due to Mr. Pass, f gardener to Mr. Brocklehurst, of The Fence, Macclesfield; to Mr. E. Cooling, Nurseryman, Derby; to Mr. Clarke, of the Royal Gardens, Glasgow ; and to Mr. Lamb, gardener to Mr. 2 F. Wright, of Osmaston Manor, near Ashbourne; - and for fronds to M. Schott, of the Imperial Gardens of Schonbriinn, near Vienna. It is in all the Nurserymen’s Catalogues. The illustration is from a plant in my own collection. < K FM iiOLEPIS UN DU LATA. ' **. *. ' '»’ - • j * A' ■' .7 ^ ^ ' ' ■ ' i t I i t \ \ i r r* y f . I * - ^ U,;. : - ■: h: ' ■hnn, - - ^ ■• . ; t . , ■ ■ ' [■• . - •■• '■ ■ ' ' "''-V' i -; ■■ t ‘.lO ■ r • • I , \ j .* ' /r* i Portion of miituro Frond -under side. NEPIIROLEPIS UNDUE AT A. J. Smith. Kunze. Fee. PLATE XX. VOL. VII. Aspidium undulatum, Swartz. Afzelius. Spresgel. Nephrolepis — Kidney-scaled. Undulata — Wave-leaved. A MORE dwarf species than the two preceding ones, and exceedingly handsome, especially when in fructification. It is not common in ordinary collections. Native of West Africa — Sierra Leone. Introduced by the Right Honourable the Earl of Derby into the Royal Gardens, Kew, in the year 1844. Fronds glabrous and narrow-lanceolate in form; pinnate, .the pinna3 being cordato-oblong-acuminate and sub-imbricate; margin crenate. Sori circular and transversely uniserial. Veins forked; venules direct and free. Fronds terminal and adherent, forming a small fascicle on a wiry creeping rhizoma. Tuberous rooted. Tubers are formed beneath the soil from which issue plants the following spring. Length of frond twelve to twenty-two inches; colour pale green. VOL. VII. I NEPHHOLEPIS UNDULATA. 52 Mr. Henderson, of Wentworth, kindly forwarded a plant and fronds of this species, and Mr. Smith, of Kew, Mr. Norman, of Hull, and M. Schott, of Vienna, other fronds. It is in the Catalogues of Messrs. Sim, of Foot’s Cray; A. Henderson, of Pine-apple Place; and Cooling, of Derby. The illustration is from a plant in my own collection. NEPHKOLEPIS HIRSUTULA. I ts»»-. [i I :i !*!iK!«!. N E p I n i; s r-TU ^ 'i - * '! ' J. SVf'T'H, ivUX^^j MoOfiX A!<15 i!0Lf>V5'.‘ . yirtvm xxi. v<,.j„ ’ V:jj. rf . J- M « • ^4- .*. ^ J*\' h \ ixafJc'iMm, *. >aj?5 J -. ' A?w«r!^i^3^3H, J i'oljfpodia ,';^ . NepkrotiitiiK, ■:'mMti?:a.itf, Ll:t»j»*s.V. Fk», Sr T?»nt»i.> " I^KCMuaftjrs Wujtns?{QTV'. Fo»>*yEit iStwi.. intru'stin::; tn f-V/?rirr.-C'; ;,' rati VC of rf^;Mi«»^''Ms'i£, j.,v^, 5f. -, . ^..-iipii| |^uu» nf rht' i ' ' l^rodttced i45^-Kr,^hiid I- ;•, rood*; lafjr,- oT icL f-’-'v. . s. 'ninat<;‘ a.ad rr'r!:j^/> . .- kgfti crcnuhite ajt 'f'u'n iWJa'd; vcsj'^;^i,,f .,,,^{ -V 1 1 Pinna of fertile Frond — under side. NEPHEOLEPIS HIRSUTULA. PiiESL. J. Smith. Kunze. Moore and Houlston. PLATE XXI. Nephrolepis hirsutulu m , Icpidonevron hirsutulum, Aspidiu m hirsutul u m, “ diversifoHum, “ cxaltatum, “ pilosum, “ tomeniosuvi, Polypodium hirsutulum, Nephrodium hirsutulum, Nephrolepis — Kidney-scaled. VOL. YU. Liebmann. Fee. Sw'AKTZ. ScHKUHE. {Not of Wallich or Hamilton.) WallichP Speengel. Wallich, in paet. {Not of SwAETZ, ScHKUHE, or Eaddi.) Langsdoeff and Fischee. WiLLDENOW. Foestee. Peesl. Hirsutulum — Small-haired. An interesting somewhcTt uncommon species. An evergreen stove Fern. Native of the East Indies, Java, Malacca, Mexico, and the Islands of the Pacific Ocean. Introduced into England in 1823. Ironds lanceolate in form, and pinnate; piniwe oblong- acuminate and truncate, base in some degree auriculate; margin crenulate and serrate. Veins forked; venules direct and free. 54 NEPHUOLEl’lS IIIRSUTULA. Sori circular, transversely uniserial, and situated near the margin of the frond. Fronds in some degree erect in habit; terminal, and adhe- rent in a fascicle to a slender creeping rhizoma. Length of frond from twenty-five to thirty-five inches; length of pinnae from three to four inches. Colour dark green. Fronds covered with small ferrugineous fimbriate hair-like scales. Mr. Henderson, of Wentworth, forwarded to me a plant and fronds of this Fern. It is in the Catalogues of Messrs. Veitch, of Chelsea; Sim, of Foot’s Cray; and A. Henderson, of Pine-apple Place. The illustration is from a frond sent by Mr. Henderson, of AVentworth. NJit'HHOLEPIS ENSIFOLIA. ■ V V f r Tr/-\T 7 r [ i- ' ■ r a * [ , ■• •-■■’; ■-.- : :, ^ •■: •■ ^ ■ r^i,. A. ^,^•r '-V/ , L y- -^■'-‘..'V >■'■ V- .; i , <■ ; I i • ^ - ' I ( r- i. rinna of fertile Frond-nndcr side. NEFHROLEPIS EN SI FOLIA. Fresl. J. Smith. PL.\TE XXII. VOI.. VII. Ai^pidium ensifulium, “ acwminaliitn, “ acutum, “ longifolium, “ piinctulatum, “ rtifescens, “ multijidum, Nephrodium platyotis, Lepidonevron rufescevs, “ acuminatum, “ punctulatum, “ longifolium. Swartz. Schkuhr. (iVb^ 0/ Blume.) WiLLDENow. {Not of Gardens.) Swartz. Sprengel. PoHL? {Not of Desvaux.) Swartz. {Not of Sieber.) Schrader, a variety. {Not of Bldme or Kadlecss.) Mettenids, a variety. Kunze. Moore and Houlston. Fee. Fee. Fee. Fee. Nephrolepis — Kidney -scaled. JEnsfolia — Sword-leaved. A ^STROXG-GROWIXG and by no means common species; best known as the Nejjlirolepis platyotis. An evergreen stove Fern. Native of the East Indies, Java, and Tropical America. Fronds pinnate; lanceolate in sbaiie; pinnse acuminate and truncate; base auriculate, margin crenately-scrrate. Veins forked; venules direct and I'rce. Sori uniserial and rounded-reniform. 56 NErilllOLEnS ENSIFOJJA, Fronds terminal, and adherent in a fascicle to an exceedingly slender creeping rhizoma. Rachis and stipes covered with Avoolly scales. Fronds reclining. Length of frond from thirty-six to forty-eight indies; length of piniife from four to five inches. Colour bright green. For a plant and fronds of N. platyotis my thanks are due to Mr. Henderson, of Wentworth. It is in the Catalogues of Messrs. Veitch, of Chelsea; Sim, of Foot’s Cray; Booth, of Hamburg; and Cooling, of Derby. The illustration is from a frond sent by Mr. Henderson, of Wentworth. h. .X i ■ I y i' f f < ii i I- f I: t I s r * * ? t r \ i t; I I i I K [ I 1 J I i 1 I i NKPH.HOLKPIS D A V A L L I O I D E S. V. dissect A. -v. • {‘■‘•V : ' (5^1 dtrio>^ ''■ '^if aivSifKifi • tfTk ’il.- MO-S;- >ii,(^?ri tljwx pLi.Tii.. Aii evo'gtc^/R titftvf. I'ci'i;. ■ ' . ' . Kative qi the ‘•** •"’• =■ ; • Itlti Otlx»ctril \n I;4ic yt;>, i ' . .1- ' - UolU'^or,, • .:" . lA. FroiyU g • ' jv ^ - i)av>;cti. ^-' ;-tfWi^?rVc^»arq«;»fc ^ •: -^y ■-■iy ■■^.• y~^: '>< , -'!v-! {it"-'.'. -1 U;c '-''t<.'Wg.U«‘dj '»«oftUvf-lV%jr; ctr«jpi«34S-}fi^: "Tlic bu rrcu piu^Jf^ «i»’'\7j . ; . o'f ail iti i:*^; ■"• i . ’ "■^'. '■.;^..4»ntl iiot hi>vf an ,r..f^. .^.y.i dct' iK'uvaib: ;rr«»w [‘J'-' t ; \: ^ uv^Ki • 'S. . -.>tMJ.. t:s>.:H. fK. : • * ' ,r ' * ' k'' f -'■ : fi-." - W»Li4CW> iVc. X, I ’"v Hf K M : ^ ■;. jili ■•.-> '< T- • vv ■V-.-iv'.;'". *.v.- ^,7>T♦^l.>r V iiowu in • , • j* «.' ' tiih. ■ Jfe>:/:-. Portion of mature Frond -under side. NEPHROLEPIS TUBEROSA. Presl. J. Smith. Kunze. Fee. Schott. N PLATE XXV. VOL. VII. Nephrodium edule, “ tuherosum, Anpidium tuherosum, “ auriculatum, ' “ hulhosum, “ imbricatum, “ ohtusifolium, “ pardense, “ sublanosum, “ tavoyanum, Nephrolepis occidentalis, Don. Link. Sort. Willdenoiv. Sprengel. Martens and Galeeotti. Waliich. {Not of Swartz, ScHKUHR, Hole, or Don.) Of Gardens. {Not cf Link.) Kaulfuss. WiLLDENOW. {Not of Moritz.) WlLLDENOW. Wallich, in part. Wallich, a variety. Kunze. Liebmann. Nephrolepis — Kidney-scaled. Tuberosa — Tuberous-rooted. Another handsome Fern bearing tubers on the roots, similar to Nephrolepis undulata, but the fronds do not die down in winter as with that species. An evergreen stove Fern. Natiye of the East Indies, Jamaica, and Chili. VOL. VII. K 60 nephroi.kpis tupkkosa. ntroduced mto the Eoyal Gardens, Kew, in the year 1841 having been received from the Berlin Eoyal Gardens he fronds, which are pinnate, are slender, and of a nar- row Imear-kneeolate form. Pinnai cordate-anriculate, oblong and sub-imbneate; apex rounded; margin in some degree serratf Veins forked; venules direct and free Sori transversely uniserial, and circular. Indusium reniform. Eachis and stipes covered with narrow haii-like scales rhizoTa Length of frond from eighteen to twenty-four inches; colour cieep green. Mr. Henderson, of Wentworth, has sent a plant and fronds oi this species, and M. Schott, of Vienna, other fronds. it IS in the Catalogues of Messrs. Sim, of Foot’s Cray Veitch, of Chelsea; Booth, of Hamburg; Kennedy, of Coveni ai en; Masters, of Canterbury ; Young, of Taunton ; Stansfield, ot^iodmorden; and Cooling, of Derby. The illustrafion is from Mr. Henderson’s frond. WOODSIA. 61 GENUS X. WOODSIA. Robert Brown. A SMALL interesting family, chiefly conflned to cold climates, growing in crevices of rocks. Dwarf Ferns. England boasts of two species, the TFbodsta hyperhorea and IF. ilve?ms, and they rank among her rarest indigenous plants. The name ps in honour of J. Woods, an eminent British Botanist. Kunze,_in his ‘^Index Filicum,” enumerates — Woodsia glabella. Brown. “ hyperhorea. Brown. “ ilvensis. Brown. Physematium incisum, Kunze. “ molle, Kaulfuss. obtusum, Kunze. Presl, in his “Tentamen Pteridographiee,” giveS' Physematium molle, Kaulfuss. perrinianum, Presl. incisum, Presl. Polypodium hyperboreum, Swartz. ilvense, Swartz. Fee, in his “Genr merates — es de la Famille des Polypodiacees,” enu' W^oodsia ilvensis. Brown. hyperhorea. Brown. glabella. Brown. mollis, J. Smith. elongata, Booker. guatemalensis, Booker. Peruviana, Booker. cumingiana. Fee. 62 WOODSIA. Woodsia perriniana, Iloolcer. “ incisa, Gillies. Sir W. J. Hooker, in his “Species Filicum,” enumerates — Woodsia mollis, J. Smith. Mexico. “ guatcmalensis. Hooker. Guatemala. “ peruviana. Hooker. Peru. “ cumingiana, Kunze. Chili. “ caucasica, J. Smith. Caucasus. “ elongata. Hooker. Northern India. “ obtusa. Hooker. North America. “ incisa. Gillies. Argentine Republic. “ ilvensis. Brown. England. “ hyperborea, Brown. England. “ glabella, Broxon. Subarctic America. Sori globose, and covered with a soft membranaceous indu- sium, more or less globose, covering the entire sorus, and eventually opening at the top. Fronds membranaceous, small, pinnate, bipinnate, or sub- tripinnate. Rhizoma tufted. Veins simple, forked, or pinnate, from a central costa; venules free. i. i I i k r ■ i" *>700DSIA MOLLIS. .»• ■■; . r-' ■■?■' ■- ;,/v. t Portion of mature Frond-under side, WOODSIA J. Smith. Hooker. PLATE XXVI. Physematium molle. A-spidAum hulbosutn, Woodsia mexicana, MOLLIS. LiEBMANN. Fee. VOL. VII. Kunze. Kaulfuss. Peesl. Schott. Link. (Not of Gakdens.) Beown. Wallich. TFoorfsta-After Woods, a well-known Botanist. Molhs Soft, A SPECIES that flourishes well in English Gardens. A deciduous hardy Eern. Native of Mexico— in the temperate regions.^ _ Introduced into the Eoyal Gardens, Kew, m 1841, having been received from the Royal Gardens of Berlin. i . The fronds, which are lanceolate, are hipinnate and haiiy, pinnae oblong-lanceolate and somewhat blunt; pinnules oblong and sessile; apex rounded, margin crenate. Sori suh*-terminal. Indusium cup-shaped, hairy, and fringed on the marpn. ^ Eronds terminal, and adherent to a somewhat tufted rhizoma. 64 WOODSIA MOLLIS. ^^Longth of f„„d from twelve to eighteen inehcs ; colour light Mr. Joseph Henderson, of Wentworfli w i send a plant of this species, and Mr g’ N fronds. ’ Norman, of Hull, The illustration is from a plant in my own collection. XXVII -VOL 7. A Plant, natural size, procured by Mr. Sidebotham. WOODSTA HYPERBOEEA. R. Brown. Hooker. Arnott. J. E. Smith. J. Smith. Rales. Kunze. Fee. Sprengel. Macreight. PLATE XXVI Wbodsia alpina, “ ilvensis, var.. Polypodium, ilvense, “ arvoniciim, “ marantcE, “ fontanum, “ hyperhoreum, “ <1 Acrosiiclium hyperhoreum, “ ilvense, “ alpinum, Ceterach alpinum. Sowerby. . VOL. VII. Geay. Bolton. JSTe-wman. Deakin. Mooee. Babington. Withering. Hell. J. Smith. Hull. Hoffmann. LiNNAiUS. Swartz. Peesl. WiLLDENOW. ScHKUHE. Liljeblad. Hudson. Dickson. Bolton. Lamarck. De Candolle. 66 WOODSIA HYPEllHORKA. Woochia — After Woods, a well-known Botanist. Ilyperhorea — Northern. The Round-leaved Woodsia is a very rare indigenous species, growing in crevices of rocks. A deciduous half-hardy Fern in cultivation. Found only on Snowdon, Crieff, Ben Lawers, Clova Moun- tains, Mountains of Perthshire, Ben Chonzie, Craig Challiach? Maeldun Crosk, Glen Fiadh, and on Moffat Hills. It is a native of Wales, Scotland, Norway, Sweden, Russia, Lapland, Switzerland, Hungary, Germany, France, Spain, Siberia, Kalu, (in the Punjab,) Himalaya, Mountains of Massachusetts at Saskatchawan, Rocky Mountains, Great Bear Lake, and Davis’ Straits. Introduced into the Royal Gardens, Kew, in the year 1793. Fronds membranaceous, narrow-lanceolate, pinnate, and slightly scaly beneath; pinnte triangular and pinnatifid; base in a slight degree cordate, with rounded-obtuse segments; pinnae usually alternate. Sori circular, medial, and eventually confluent. Indusium deeply laciniated, and ending in capillary-articulated segments. Stipes articulated near the centre. Fronds adherent to a somewhat tufted rhizoma. Length of frond from two to six inches; colour dull green. Stipes and rachis slightly hairy. Stipes pale reddish brown in colour. Pinnae below distant, above crowded. Veins branched, terminating within the margin in a slightly thickened apex. To cultivate Woodsia ilvensis and W. hyperhorea, it is requisite to give them a damp cool atmosphere, such as a cold frame with a north aspect; drain the pots well and do not over-pot. Small pieces of freestone round the plants is an advantage. Although the plants delight in a damp atmosphere improper drainage and sunshine are alike destructive to them. For plants my thanks are due to Mr. G. Norman, of Hull, and Mr. Sim, of Foot’s Cray; and for fronds to Professor Balfour, of Edinburgh, and to jMr. Joseph Sidebotham, of Manchester. The illustration is from Professor Balfour’s fronds. / 0 0 D S I A I L V E N S I S. A Welsh plant, natural size, found b}’ Mr. Sidebotham. WOODSIA ILVENSIS. R. Brown. J. E. Smith. J. Smith. Moore. Kunze. Hooker. Arnott. Macreigiit. Kaulfuss. PuRSH. Huttall. Fee. Sprengel. Babington. Ealfs. Deakin. Newman. PLATE XXVTII. VOL. VII. Woodsia vestita, “ raiana, “ rujidula, Acrostichiim ilvense, “ marantcB, Pol^podium maranicB, “ arvonicum, “ ilvense, it a (t (( Aspidium distans, “ 7'ujidulum, II II SpEENGEL. MiCHAtJ.'C. SWAHTZ. Newman. Beck. Linnaeus. Ehehaet. Bolton. HjEnke. Hoffmann, Withering. ViLLAEs. Swartz. Schkuhr. Peesl. Willdenow. Sadler. Wahlenbeeg. Lapeyeouse, ViVIANI. Swartz. Sprengel. Nuttall. Willdenow. Pdesh. L YOL. VII. AVOOnSIA TI.VKXSIS. ()8 N(‘p h rodi u m rufidulum, “ lamosum, Lnstrea rvjidnla, Lonchilis aspera Uvensis, Michatjx. Michaux. Presl. Dalechamps. Woodsia — After Woods, a well-known Botanist. J/renm— lira. The Oblong Woodsia is a beautiful dwarf indigenous species, growing in crevices of rocks, and very rare in Great Britain. A deciduous half-hardy species under cultivation. Introduced into the Royal Gardens, Kew, in the year 1791. Found only at Glyder Fawr, North Wales, Falconclints, in Teesdale, Moffat, and on the Clova Mountains, Stirling, Ben Lawers, Forres, Dumfries, Pebbles, and Selkirk; Westmorland, Bowness, in Cumberland, and on Snowdon. Abroad it is found in Iceland, Greenland, Lapland, Sweden, Norway, Russia, Spain, Italy, Siberia, Altai Mountains and Lake Baikal, Germany, Kamtschatka, Saskatchawan, Rocky jMountahis, Canada, and the United States. The fronds, which are lanceolate, are pinnate and hairy, more especially beneath; pinna? oblong and profoundly pinnatifid, with oblong-obtuse, sometimes crenated lobes. Sori circular and sub-terminal. Indusium deeply laciniated and ending in jointed hairs. Stipes articulated considerably above the rhizoma; stipes and rachis chaffy. Rhizoma in some degree tufted. Length of frond from three to six inches; colour pale whitish green. Stipes pale reddish brown, from one to two inches long. Pinna? sometimes opposite, and sometimes alternate. Lobes more numerous than in Woodsia hyperhorea. Veins branched. W. Uvensis is broader than W. hyperhorea, and the pinna? more oblong; it can also be recognised by its under surface being very scaly. For plants my thanks are due to Mr. Backhouse, of York, and to ]\Ir. Pearson, of Chilwell; and for fronds to j\Ir. Joseph Sidebotham, of Manchester, and to Professor Balfour, of Edinburgh. The illustration is from Professor Balfour’s fronds. WOODSIA OBTUSA. r' r r I, \ V L ■ t i i l ii- I P: c^. 5-‘'v u' ,1 I Portion of mature Frond— under side. WOODSIA OBTUSA. Hooker. J. Smith. Moore and Houlston. PL.\TE XXIX. VOL. vil. Polypodium ohtumm, “ perriniana, Woodaia perriniana, Axpidium obtusum, (( (( Physematium obtusum, “ perrinianum, Cystopteris obtiisa, “ albescens, Alsophila perriniana. SWAETZ. ScHKUHH. SCHKUHR. Hooker and Greville. Fee. WiLLDENOW. SCHKDHR. AVebb and Mohr. {Not of Kunze.) Kunze? Hooker. Kunze. Presl. Presl. Link. Sprengel. Woodsia — After Woods, a well-known Botanist. Obtusa — Blunt. A PiiETTYj hardy species, distinct and Avell-defined in its characters. A deciduous Fern. Native of the United States, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Kentucky, and the Pocky Mountains. Cultivated in the Poyal Gardens, Kew, in 1830. 70 WOODSIA OBTUSA. The fronds, "which arc lanceolate, are sub-tripinnate, clothed beneath "with glandulous hairs; the pinna) are triangularly elongate; the pinnules oblong, rounded at the apex, and crenate on the margin. Sori terminal. Indusium profoundly laciniated. Fronds termifial, and adherent to a some"what tufted rhizoma. Length of frond twelve inches; colour yellowish green. Mr. Henderson, of Wentworth, has been kind enough to send me a plant, and Mr. G. Norman, of Hull, fronds. The illustration is from a plant in my OAvn collection. CYSTOPTBRIS. 71 GENUS XL CYSTOPTEKIS. Ber.nhardi. An interesting, dwarf, elegant, small tribe, with raembranaceo- herbaceous fronds. The sori medial and covered by an indusium, which is attached by its broad base. The veins are simple, forked, or pinnate, from a central costa^ the venules being free. Fronds much divided. Rhizoma tufted, decumbent, or creeping. This small genus is a native of the temperate or cold climates, the fronds dying down in winter. England boasts of possessing nearly the whole of the species, wwcielj'.—CystojJteris fragilis, angustifoUa, fva.v. of fragilisj regia, montana, dickieana, and dentata, ( var. of fragilis.) The name is derived from the Greek, and signifies a Bladder Eern, in allusion to the inflated indusia. The fronds vary from three to eighteen inches in length. Mr. Moore, in “The Genera and Species of Cultivated Ferns,” enumerates — Fragilis. Bernhardi. Dentata. Hooker. Dickieana. Sim. Bulbifera. Bernhardi. Alpina. Desvaux. Tenuis. Schott. Montana. Link. Also, in his “Index Filicum,” — Fragilis. Bernhardi. Regia. Desvaux. Bulbifera. Bernhardi. Douglasii. Hooker. Tenuis. Desvaux. Montana. Bernhardi. Mr. Moore considers alpina and regia as forms of the same kern, and /mr/f/w, angustata, dentata, and dickieana, as all lorms of fragilis. 72 (lYSroPTKRlS, In the present work angustata and dentata are included as varieties of fragilis, whilst dickieana is kept distinct. Mr. Smith, in his “Catalogue of the Ferns Cultivated at Kew,” gives the following: — Tenuis. Schott. Regia. Presl. Bulbifera. Bernhardi. Montana. Link. Fragilis. Bernhardi. Kunze, in his “Index Filicum,” enumerates — Bulbifera. Bernhardi. Regia. Presl. Fragilis. Bernhardi. Tenuis. Schott. Montana. Link. “Tentamen Pteridographise,” describes — Presl, in his Obtusa. Presl. ? Obovata. Presl. 9 Atomaria. Presl. Emarginulata. Presl. Atrovirescens. Presl. Fumarioides. Schott. Bulbifera. Bernhardi. Odorata. Presl. 9 Brasiliana. Presl. Gigantea. Presl. 9 Aspidioides. Presl. Alpina. Link. Dentata. Hooker. Regia. Presl. Leptophylla. Presl. 9 Tenuis. Schott. Fragilis. Bernhardi. Vestita. Presl. 9 Montata. Link. Canariensis. Presl. Comosa. Presl. 9 ? Not species of Woodsia. Hooker in his “Species Filicum,” describes — Fragilis, Bertihardt. England. Alpina, Desvaux. England. Tasmanica, Hooker. Van Dieman s Land. Bulbifera, Bernhardt. Jlorth America. IMontana, Link. England. Crenata, Fries. Sweden. Douglasii, Hooker. Sandwich Islands. Albescens, Link. Iceland. Squamata, Decaisnc. Cashmere. CYSTOPTERIS. 73 Of the species enumerated by Sir W. Hooker, crenata, douglasii, albescens, sqiiamata, and tasmania are not yet cultivated in England. Sir W. Hooker remarks on the doubtful species — Cystopteris obtusa, Presl, is Woodsia obtusa, Hooker. “ obovata, Presl, is Asplenium obovatum, Viviani. “ atomaria, Presl, is Cystopteris fragilis, Muhlenberg. emarginata, Presl, name only known, leptophylla, Presl, Cystopteris fragilis. atrovirescens, Presl, name only known. “ vestita, Presl, is Woodsia incisa, Gillies. “ odorata, Presl, is a Lastrea. brasiliana, Presl, name only known, gigantea Presl, is Diacalpe aspidioides, Plume. ‘‘ comosa, Presl, is Alsophila comosa. Hooker. “ aspidioides, Presl, name only known. OiSTCPT1jH.1S' EEGIA. XXX-VOL. 7. Portion of mature Frond— under side. CYSTOPTERIS REGIA. Presl. J. Smith. Moore. Kunze. Koch. PLATE XXX. Poly podium regium, “ polymorphum, “ alpinum, “ album, “ crispum, Cystea regia, “ innsa, “ alpina, Aspidium regium, “ trijidum, “ alpinum, “ taygetense, Cystopleris alpina, t< t( “ “ var. regia, Cyathea incisa, “ regia, “ alpina, Atliyrium alpinum, “ regium, Cydopteris regia, Cystopleris — Bladder Fern. VOL. VII. LiNNAiUS. ViLLAKS. Jacquix. Wulfex. Lamarck. Gouan. J. E. Smith. J. E. Smith. J. E. Smith. Swartz. Willdenow. Swartz. Swartz. Schkuhr. Willdenow. Bory and Chamb. Desvaux. Bindley and Moore. Link. Hooker and Arnott. Babington. Sowerby. Link. J. E. Smith. Forster. Smith. J. E. Smith. Sprengel. Gray. Gray. Pcgia — Eoyal. 76 OYSTOPTKRIS REGIA. The Iloyal or Alpine Bladder Fern is a very handsome dwarf indigenous species. A deciduous hardy Fern, growing on walls. Only found at Low Leyton, in Essex. Native of Switzerland — on the Alps, in the Pyrenees— on Mount Taygetos and Mount Taurus. Introduced into the Royal Gardens, Kew, in 1793. The fronds, which are herbaceous, are lanceolate, sub-tribi- pinnate, smooth, and erect; pinnae ovate and unequal; pinnules ovate and profoundly pinnatifid, with linear-oblong lobes. Veins branching. Stipes one-third the length of the frond. Rachis winged above. Fructification covering the back of the frond. Sori numerous, small, circular, medial, and indusiate. Rhizoma brief, spreading, tufted, and perennial. Length of frond from three to eight inches; colour pale green. For plants and fronds my thanks are due to Mr. Joseph Sidebotham, of Manchester. The illustration is from Mr. Sidebotham’s fronds. K CYSTOPTKRIS i’RAGlLIS. XX XI- VOL. 7. UVSTOPTERIS FKAGILIS. V. DENTATA. i j I Portion of mature Frond-under side. CYSTOPTERIS FRAGILIS. BERNHArvDi. J. Smith. Hooker and Arnott.” Babington. Deakin. Newman. Sowerby. Bresl. Moore. Pceppig. Liebmann. Kunze. Link. Schrader. Schott. PLATES XXXI AND XXXII. VOL. VII. Polypoclium fragilis, LiNNiEUS. “ fragile, Bolton. Villaes. “ anihriscifolium, Hoffmann. “ cynapi folium, Hoffmann. “ pediculari folium, Hoffmann. “ polymorphmn. ViLLAHS. “ laciniatum. Villaes. “ trifidum. WiTHEEING. “ album. Lamaeck. “ famarioides. Weis. “ lohatum. AVeis. “ viridulum. Desvaux. “ fragile angustatum. Hoffmann. “ tenue. Hoffmann. “ rlicBticum, Dickson. Bolton. “ dentaium. Dickson. “ ponlederoe. Allioni. VOL. VII. M 78 CYSTOPTEIIIS FRAG I MS. Aspidium fragile, << <( “ trifdum, “ fragile, var., “ rlicBticum, “ dentatum, “ pontedercB, Cystopteris orientalis, “ rhcetica, “ atomaria, “ dentata, var., “ fragilis, var., “ angustata, “ nigrescens, “ dentata, “ ft “ leptopliylla, “ retusa, “ fumarioides, • “ pontedercB, “ chilensis, Athyrium fragile, “ fumarioides, “ dentatum, Cyathea fragilis, “ angustata, “ cynapifolia, “ anthriscifolia, “ fragilis, var., “ fragilis, var. angustata, “ regia, “ dentata, Cystea fragilis, “ regia, “ angustata, “ dentata, Cyclopteris fragilis, “ fragilis, var, rhmtica, “ dentata. SwAHTZ. ScUKURH. KaULFCSS, Martens and Galleotti, S \VA UTZ. WiLLDENOW, WiLtDENOW. Swartz. Willdenow. WiLLDENOW. Desvaux. Link. Presl. Hooker. Moore. Link. Hooker. Hooker. Sowerby. Link. J. E. Smith. Presl. Decaisne. Kunze. Liebmann. Link. Fee. Sadler. Presl. Gray. J. E. Smith. Both. J. E. Smith. Both. Both. J. E. Smith. Link. Both. J. E. Smith. J. E. Smith. J. E. Smith. J. E. Smith. J. E. Smith. Gray. Gray. Gray. Cystopteris — Bladder Fern. Fragilis— The Brittle Bladder Fern, as it is commonly called, is an abundant species in Great Britain, and well worthy of cultivation. CYSTOPTEHIS FRAGILIS. 79 An indigenous species, deciduous and hardy. It is to he met with in a vast number of places in Great Britain. A native of England, Scotland, Ireland, Hebrides, throughout the whole of Europe, India, Persia, Armenia, Siberia, China, California, Mexico, Guatemala, Columbia, Venezuela, West Indies, New Granada, Chili, Port Famine, North Atlantic Islands, Abyssinia, and Tasmania. It grows in the fissures of rocks and masonry. Introduced into the Royal Gardens, Kew, in 1793. Fronds herbaceous, smooth, sub-bipinnate, (occasionally tri- pinnate,) and oblong-lanceolate in form ; pinnee ovate-lanceolate ; pinnules ovate near the base, oblong near the apex, and toothed. Veins flexuose and branched. Fructification covering the under side of the frond. Sori numerous and nearly circular. Rhizoma perennial, short, tufted, and decumbent. Stipes slender, brown, and slightly scaly near the base. Length of frond from three to eighteen inches; colour dull green. Amongst the varieties Mr. Moore gives — 1. — Fragihs, var. dentata. Figured here as a distinct species. 2. — Fragilis, var. angustata. This is much attenuated and lengthened at the apex; it is large in growth, having long narrow teeth on the lobes. — Fragilis, var. dickieana. Small, from four to five inches in length; fronds narrow and bipinnate; pinnules blunt. 4. Fragilis, var. ohtusa. Lanceolate; pinnules brief and blunt, deeply pinnatifid. Length of frond from eight to twelve inches. 6.— Fragilis, var. decurrens. Discovered in Fife, by Ikir. A. Tait. More acute than C. dicJdeana. 6. — Fragilis, var. interrupta. Fronds narrow and very dis- similar. The wood-cut illustration is a very distinct variety found at Moffiit, by Professor Balfour. This Fern is subject to the ravages of a parasitical bright yellow fungus, the Uredo Jilicum; all damaged fronds from this cause should be cut away, as it spreads rapidly over the fronds. 80 C YSTO PT RUTS F R A G 1 1, 1 S , For plants iny thanks arc due to Messrs. Veitcli, of Chelsea; Eollisson, of Tooting; Mr. Joseph Sidebotham, of Manchester,- Mr. Clapton, of Scarbro’; and M. Schott, of Vienna. The illustrations are from Mr. Joseph Sidebotham’s fronds. Portion of a frond of variety C. fragilis, gathered at Moffat, by Professor_ Balfour. ! : i ; CYST0PTJ5EIS DICKIEANA. XXX1II-V0L.7. »1 ] ; y ■I ,i'.. ... 1 * . ■ 1 I ' , ■•' !' (• i':! '■» : !‘i 0-1.' ", i ■ ? h :r, i:;: \ 1 J \ Portion of fertile Froml-vmcler side. CYSTOPTERIS DICKIEANA. Sim. Newman, VLATE XXXIIT. VOI-. VII. Ci/stopteris J’i’agilis var. dickieana, MooKE. J. Smith. << “ “ SowERBY. Hooker. “ dentata var. dickieana, Babington. Soweebv. Bladder Fern. Dickieana — Named after Dr. Dickie. A VERY handsome indigenous divarf species, easily cultivated, and making a charming specimen. A deciduous hardy Fern. Discovered by Dr. Dickie on dripping rocks in a cave at Cove, near Aberdeen, and since then at Dunkeld, by Dr. Balfour. It has not been found in any other country. Authorities feel inclined to place the Cystopteris dickieana as a form of G. fragilis. In the present work, however, I have preferred figuring it as a distinct species. On page 79 in giving a list of Mr. Moore’s varieties, in mentioning Var. dentata, it is stated as being figured as a distinct species, this notification was intended to apply to C. dickieana. C. dentata, may, however, be another form of the C. dickieana. Fronds bipinnate, and ovate-lanceolate in form, the pinnae being rather ovate and overlapping each other, and deflexed. VOL. VII. N 82 CYSTOPTEKIS DTCKIIUXA. Pinnules obtuse, oblong-ovate, approximate, and pinnatifid. Rachis winged. Stipes near tbe base scaly. Terminal, and adherent to a tufted rhizoma. Sori situated near the margin. Length of frond from four to six inches ; .colour brilliant green. Veins forked. For plants my thanks are due to Mr. Veitch, of the Exotic Nursery, Chelsea, and to Mr. Joseph Henderson, of Wentworth; and for fronds to Mr. Joseph Sidebotham, of Manchester. It may be procured of any Nurseryman. The illustration is from a plant in my own collection. t I \ CYSTOPTERIS MONTANA. XXXIV-VOL. 7. ?7'J~ (4W .^v r, ^sfe: .: ' x j«-. c,Y:^T<.m:mis Mo^txr a, ll^isK. Us3>LEr-4Nr» Moohe. J. SnfTH. ■^JHAB?)i. Hooker Arno*!? J)KAsi!f^v?r»fr--*BJb((i»ik'r Fi-rti. 9i . Sn., ‘W. r ’ ; y s Alouiitiijn IvUdder "^<1;’ k u. veTr mrc j’n«ligt:u,i!u^ ;s, very aD, otiirr;.^ uactAmvlri.; vcrv ckr^artf .|s. /■/•- ’ ■ / ■- ^^dcciduO<.!$ !„■',; ■)• Tk’T-. ■Sisif’ • ' ?^«c«vwa! . ,. !ohvc^n Cku i i Fiona of fertile Frond— under side. CYSTOPTEKIS MONTANA. Link. Lindley and Moore. Newman. J. Smith. Bernhardi. Hooker and Arnott. Deakin. Babington. SOWERBY. KuNZE. PLATE XXXIV. VOL. VII. Aspidiiim montanum, (( (( Cystopteris allioni, “ my rt'kidi folium, Polypodium montanum, “ myrrliidifolium, Athyrium montanum, Cyathea montana, Cystopicris — Bladder Fern. Swartz. Schkuhr. WiLLDENOW. Newman, Newman. Lamarck. H(enke. Allioni. VlLLARS. llOEHLING. Smith. Both. Montana — Mountain. iiiE ^lountain. Bljidclcr Fcni is a, very rure iiicligciioiis species, very distinct from all others, and having very elegant fronds. A deciduous hardy Fern. Discovered in 1836 on Ben Lawers, in Perthshire, by Mr. ^V. Wilson. Found also on the mountains between Glen 84 CYSTOPTEKIS MONTANA. Locliey and Glen Dochart, Perthshire, and in Glen Isla, , Clova, Foi-li\rshire, and on Belvinncs, Banffshire. Native of Scotland, Kamtschatka, Rocky Mountains of North- west America, in the extreme north of Europe, Spain, Italy, Hungary, Lapland, Norway, and on the Alps. Fronds triangular and tripinnate; pinnae spreading, the pin- nules being oblong-obtuse; segments blunt and inciso-dentate. Fronds lateral or terminal, and adherent to a long slender creeping rhizoma. Stipes half the length of the frond, and frequently more; slightly scaly. Sori minute, circular, and becoming confluent. Length of frond from four to twelve inches; colour a lively green. To grow this Feni successfully plant it in a shallow pan, with a mixture of peat, sphagnum, and sand, giving it an open medium for its roots, a moist shady place to grow in, and water freely. In a wild state it grows on ledges of dripping rocks, amongst sphagnum. For plants my obligations are due to Mr. Atkins, of Pains- wick; Messrs. Rollisson, of Tooting; and Messrs. Backhouse, of York; and for fronds to Professor Balfour, of Edinburgh. It may be procured of Messrs. Kennedy, of Covent Garden ; Veitch, of Chelsea; Sim, of Foot’s Cray; A. Henderson, of Pine-apple Place; and Stansfield, of Todmorden. The illustration is from Professor Balfour’s frond. CYSTOPTERIS TENUIS. XXXV- VOL. 7. • .I' ’ Psrtttm v( CYSTOrrBKl^ f j \UTS. ^ ScHorr. J^ Smith. Muork n r,^ Vlf. ’.; A^pidrfM tc»u€. 8wA«ra » ScnjcrtiR. Wir.xuKNow. ^fi;Hf.5X3ESO. WltLUfiK'jW, \]!^rjtirvdiHpi tame, MiCBfct'*.* • Cg&iofihn^ fry^iUf, v,tr., ■ IfuoKKH. ^ - ^ jdf}' Ferrt. 'Zl... ‘■M-— ^'P be find ;* . I ci;i «>orc npj>rp|iinatLly 'led thim tln« ^pccTir., the fr jn»U lue wij jikutici* .tnmc a*!tlioritb-s' ^jmJder it a variety of be; X tluuk there 'huiclly be a rue, tlie one next the n^c-hia nrvfoviiuiiv innnaHnd, with blunt dentate tdimtiUr . I /.' - Pinna of barren Frond— under side. CYSTOPTERIS TENUIS. Schott. J. Smith. Moore and Houlston. PLATE XXXV. VOL. VII. Aspiduim tenue, “ aiomarium, Nephrodium tenue, Cpstopteris fragilis, vat'., SWAETZ. SCHKUHE. WlLLDENOW. MuHLENBEEG. WlLLDENOW. Michaux. Hookee. Cystopleris — Bladder Fern. Tenuis — Slender. It would be difficult to find a Fern more appropriately named than this species, the fronds are so slender and fragile that they can scarcely bear their own weight, although the substance of the frond is remarkably thin. Some authorities consider it a variety of Cystopteris fragilis, but I think there can hardly be a doubt as to the two being perfectly distinct species. A half-hardy deciduous Fern. Native of North America. The fronds are sub-tripinnate, and oblong-lanceolate in form; pinnules oblong and rather ovate, the one next the rachis being largest; profoundly pinnatifid, with blunt dentate segments. 86 CYSTOl’TKHIS TKNUIS. lioiids Icitcial 01 tcriiiiiiiil, and adherent to a creeping rhizoina. Sori circular, medial, and minute. Veins forked, simple, and free. Fronds slender and glabrous. Length twelve inches; colour a bluish green. For plants my thanks are due to Mr. Joseph Henderson, of AVentworth, and to Air. E,. Sim, of Foot’s Cray. It may be procured from Alessrs. Sim, of Foot’s Cray; A. Henderson, of Pine-apple Place; E. G. Henderson, of St. John’s AVood; Kennedy, of Covent Garden; and Cooling, of Derby. The illustration is from a plant in my own collection. CYSTOPTKRIS 3ULBIFERA. X XXVI -VOL. j ♦ ;-j 1: -1,, Pinnii of fertile Frond — under side. CYSTOPTERIS BULBIFERA. Bernharpi. J. Smith. Kunze. Link. PLATE XXXVI. VOL. VII. J spidiiim h ulhi^erum, Polypodium “ Nephrodium “ Swartz. Schkuhr. Willdenow. Linnjeus. Michaux. Cystopteris — Bladder Fern. Pulbifera — Bulb-bearing. C^jstopteris hulbifera should be in every hardy collection, flourishing without any care and attention, and rapidly spreading itself both by its bulbs and seeds. It is really a very pretty Fern, and one that eventually will be naturalized and found wild throughout England. A hardy deciduous species. Native of North America— United States, Canada, Kentuchy, and Virginia. Introduced into the Royal Gardens, Kew, by Mr. Tradescant in 1648. The fronds, which are bipinnate, are of a lanceolate-elongate form, the pinnm being lanceolate, and the pinnules ovate- oblong, profoundly pinnatifid, and having dentate segments. Ihe fronds bear a number of bulbs on their under surface, which are easily detached, and speedily make plants. ss C YSTO ?T K 111 S B U I . in V F, 11 A . Fronds terminal, being adherent to a tufted rhizoma, Sori circular, minute, and medial. Veins forked. Length of frond from twelve to twenty inches; colour pale green, frequently brownish. Stipes and rachis reddish. For plants my thanks are due to Sir Oswald Mosley, Bart., of Rolleston Hall, and to Mr. J. Pearson, of Chilwcll. It may be procured of any Nurseryman. The illustration is from a plant in my own collection. IlEMIOXTTIS. 89 CONTINUATION OF POLT'PODIE.E FROM VOL. II. GENUS X. HEMIONITIS. LiNXiEus. The fronds of this small dwarf genus are simple, and are either cordate, palmate, or pinnate. Veins reticulated and wholly covered by sporangia, being, in fact, reticulated sori. Mr. Smith, in his “Catalogue of the Ferns of Kew,” gives the following: — Hemionitis palmata, Linnceus. j Hemionitis pedata, Sioartz. “ cordata, Hoxburgh. \ Fee, in his “Genres de la Famille des Polypodiacees,” gives— Hemionitis palmata, Willdenow. “ cordata, Roxburgh. Hemionitis sagittata, Fee. Presl, in his “Tentamen Pteridographise,” enumerates — ■ Hemionitis cordata, Roxburgh. palmata, Lmnceus. cayennensis, Desvaux. lanceolata, Linnceus. falcata, Willdenoio. blumeana, Presl. semicostata, Presl. spatulata, Presl. immersa, Borg. obtusa, Willdenoio. Hemionitis coriacea, Presl. plantaginea, Caoanilles. concava, Presl. hookeriana, Presl. lessonii, Presl. boryana, Willdenoio. reinwardtiana, Presl. callsefolia, Presl. reticulata, Forster. parvula, Presl. M e have no British representative. VOL. Yll. 0 ^'• *r' • ■. ..> "'i--;. ■V *■ ♦ ' - ;• .'1 ,- .■^-, . . ■■.■•■'(’... ^ ■ ^.U- ■ ' ■ ^ ■ :■->•’ * r. ■ . ff. . ' J. N't-? ’■.^ '*■’ * ’•=• ♦ ^ ?ii'‘ ■' •u'" •••'*■ ■ ‘ , ,: ,Avu«^ ' . 1 ^ K': ^AtiPiirNni I -- '-Ml 1 1 ■ ■ ] HEMIONITIS PALM AT A. XXXVIl-VOL. 7. 1 "AF.TZ, < *. . Segment of barren Frond— under side. HEMIONITIS PALMATA. LiNNiEus. Plumier. Hooker. Sctiott. J. Smith. 'WiLLDENOw. Liebmann. Link. Kaulfuss. Kunze. Swartz. Sprengel. Lamarck. Petiver. Plukenet. Morison. Sieber. Sloan. Pee. Presl. PLATE XXXVII. VOL. VII. Gymnogramma palmata, Link. Hemionitis aurea-hirsuta, Plumiek. Hemionitis — Derired from hemionos, a mule. Palmata — Hand-shaped. An extremely beautiful Pern when well grown, and requiring to be cultivated in a very moist atmosphere. An evergreen stove species. Native of the West Indies, Brazil, and Mexico. 92 IIEMIOXITIS I’ALMATA, Fronds palmate or ivy-leaf-sliaped, from two to three inches Avide, simidc, Avith five oblong segments, lobed bluntly or crenulate. Terminal, being hirsute both above and bedow. The habit of the sterile fronds is horizontal, whilst that of the fertile ones is erect. The fronds arc Auviparous, bearing many young plants on their upper surface.- Rhizoma fasciculate. Sori linear and reticulated, eventually becoming confluent. Length of frond from six to ten inches. Rachis and stipes covered Avith red hairs. For a plant my thanks are due to Mr. Dryden, gardener to Mr. Evans, of Allestre Hall, near Derby. It is in the Catalogues of Messrs. Rollisson, of Tooting; Jackson, of Kingston; Veitch, of Chelsea; E. G. Henderson, of St. John’s Wood; Sim, of Foot’s Cray; A. Henderson, of Pine-apple Place; Stansfleld, of Todmorden; Booth, of Ham- burg; and Cooling, of Derby. The illustrations are from a plant in my own collection. ><• IIKMIONITIS CORDATA. XXXVIll-VOL. 7. Portion of barren Frond — under side. HEMIONITIS CORDATA. Hooker and Grevilee. J. Smith. Rresl. PLATE XXXVlll. YOL. VII. llemionitis sagiUata, “ oordifolia, Fee. Koxbubgh. IJemionilis — Derived from liemionos, a mule. Cordata — Heart-shaped. A VERY handsome species, and more easily grown than the llemionitis pahnata. An evergreen stove Fern. Native of the East Indies. The fronds, which are simple and two inches wide, are cordate or heart-shaped. Rachis and stipes black, and covered with pinkish white hairs. Stem brief. The veins reticulated, immersed in the frond, and indistinct. The fronds are hirsute both above and below; the colour nch dark green above, pale green beneath. Thick, smooth, and shining. Length of frond usually from six to ten inches. 94 HEMIONITIS CORIMTA. Sori linear, reticulated, and eventually becoming confluent. Khizoma slowly creeping. The barren fronds are viviparous at their base. For a plant my thanks are due to Mr. Parker, of Holloway. It is in the Catalogues of IMessrs. llollisson, of Tooting; Veitch, of Chelsea; Jackson, of Kingston; E. G. Henderson, of St. John’s Wood; Sim, of Foot’s Cray; A. Henderson, of Pine-apple Place; and Stansfield, of Todmorden. The illustration is from a plant in my own collection. ACROSTICHEiE. J. Smith. A DISSIMILAR-LOOKING gi'oiip of Fems, having the fertile fronds or segments more or less contracted, and being densely sporangiferous. Sori amorphous. GENUS XI. OTiFERSIA. Raddi. Fronds pinnate and bipinnate; veins direct, simple, or forked, and having their apices combined by a transverse marginal vein. The fertile pinme linear or piunatifid. ]\Ir. Smith, in his “Ferns of Kew,” gives only the solitary species, Olfersia cervina of Presl. M. Fee, on the contrary, says that the 0. cervina of Kunze, is a different species to the 0. corcovadensis of Raddij yet Ave have on the other hand the authority of Mr. Moore, that he has gathered the pinnate fer- tile fronds of O. corcovadensis from a plant of 0. cervina. Presl places many of the Acrosticlium family in this genus, and con- sequently swells the list to twenty-eight species. yi:. i * ■* ! [ \ ( t L X S :< J X-voL. 7. I f I. > r i I r t [ I V r V !J I 0 L F E HS 1 A C E R V 1 N A. i m' ij'c' 'lyMi 1 > ■ - i-if.lr l.-i .ii < e V: Ui.'i • ■X>:nr"; O' evoX''^'* lilfvd d,; i 4 OLFERSIA CEEVINA. Presl. J. Smith. Kunze. Hooker and Greville. Moore and Houlston. PLATES XXXIX AND XL. VOL. VII. Acroslichum cervinum, “ llneartfolium, “ sorhifolium, Olfersia corcovadensis, Folijhotrya raddiana, “ ceroina, a ft Osniunda cervina, S-sv^AETZ. Plumiee. Speengel. Liebmann. Peesl. Speengel. Of English & Berlin Gardens. Paddt. Hookee. Link. Of Continental Gardens. Kaulfuss. Swartz. Hooker and Geeville. L1NN.EDS. 0//ema— Named after Olfers, a German Botanist. Cervina— ^iag-Jiorned. An interesting and very distinct handsome Fern. An evergreen stove species. i Kative of the West Indies, Mexico, and Tropical America. ( Introduced into the Royal Gardens, Kew, in 1841, having i‘heen received from the Messrs. Loddiges. ( Fcitile and sterile fronds dissimilar. Sterile fronds glabrous, I pinnate, with oblong-acuminate pinnae; superior base rounded. 98 OI.yKUSl V OETIVTNA. and inferior one truncate. Habit weeping. Fertile fronds bi; pinnate, the pinnae being linear and entirely sporangiferous; stipes covered with scales. Habit erect. The fronds terminal, and adherent to a creeping rhizoma, which is scaly. Length of frond from twenty-four to thirty-six inches; colour bright green. Sori amorphous, densely covering the fertile fronds. \ eins forked, internal, and combined by a transverse continu- ous marginal vein. To Mr. Sim my thanks are due for a plant of this species, and to Mr. G. Norman, of Hull, for fronds. It is in the Catalogues of Messrs. Rollisson, of Tooting; Sim, of Foot’s Cray; Veitch, of Chelsea; Jackson, of Kingston; A. Henderson, of St. John’s Wood; and Stansfield, of Todmorden. The illustrations are from Mr. Norman’s fronds. HYMENOniUM. 99 GENUS XII. HYMENODIUM. Fee. A:mongst the cultivated Ferns in Great Britain a solitary extraordinary looking stove Fern constitutes this genus, the Ilymenodium crinitum of Fee. Fronds simple, entire, and squamiferous. Veins reticulated, the areoles being large. Fertile fronds broad and densely sp or angiferous . Fee, in his “Genres de la Famille des Polypodiacees,” enumerates — Hymenodium crinitum. Fee. “ kunzeanum. Fee. Hymenodium crassifolium. Fee. 'Af.. HYMENODII'M CRINITUM. vr T_ \rriT 7 5 * A s £ :i HYMENOmUM J. Smith, Wihiumbn . Kaultc^s. ^ ■ ■ PT.ATH x:,f. . VOL, Vil. ' js.'-*.-' ■■ ■ ■ ' ' .r ... t ErifW, SjpKKSfiT?; ^ “ " LiBjm*«?f, SwiJEtJ!, 'PuusftB*. i “ . •* HooKKa 4KP Gs«v}iO,H. rAV . ' « MjOlTRSr! AJ {-'('ni, the ie/tile iVojkU l>e5ng shorter thMi the - ut^.. .':orrac<»u«,’ and. ‘vomo^rbsit roniracted. The cdffe m, ' Portion of Frond— under side. HYMENODIUM CPJNITUM. Fee. J. Smith. Willdenow. Kaulfuss. PLATE XLI. VOL. VII. ' Acrosticlmm criniium, << U << Dictyoglossum, if Olfersia crinita. Linn^eus. Eunze. Speengel. Liebmann. Swartz. Plumiee. Hooker and Geeville. (Not of Martens and Galleotti.) J. Smith. Moore & Houlston. Schott. Presl. Hymenodium — Like skin. Crinitum — Hairy. A VERY singular -looking and very dissimilar Fern, distinct from all others, and perhaps the most extraordinary Fern in cultivation. An evergreen stove species. Native of the West Indies, Jamaica, and Mexico. Liebmann says that he procured it in Mexico from Hacienda de Zacuapan, (the Farm of Zacuapan,) where it grew in cracks of rocks. The fronds, which are very thick and simple, are terminal, oval-elliptical in form, the fertile fronds being shorter than the sterile ones, coriaceous, and somewhat contracted. The edge VOL. YII. p 102 nYMKNODll'M {'KIXITVM. of tlie frond surrounded with black hairs, and the upper surhice of the frond covered with them. The sori occupies the Avholc of the under side of the frond except the margin. Rhizoma crespitose, thick, and decumbent, and densely scaly. Rachis and stipes densely covered with black hair-like scales, half an inch in length. Stipes from si.x to nine inches in length. Veins uniform, reticulated, areolcs large, elongated, and somewhat hexagonal in form. Length of frond from fifteen to twenty inches ; width from six to twelve inches. Colour dull green. Stem very stout and short. For fronds of this Fern I am indebted to Sir W. J. Hooker, Director of the Royal Gardens, Kew, and to Mr. G. Norman, of ILull. It may be procured from Messrs. Rollisson, of Tooting; Sim, of Foot’s Cray; Jackson, of Kingston; Veitch, of Chelsea; E. G. Henderson, of St. John’s ^Vood; A. Henderson, of Pine-apple Place; and Booth, of Plamburg. The illustration is from Sir M". J. Hooker’s frond. ACIIOSTICIIUM. 103 GENUS XIII. ACROSTICHUM. Linnmus. SoRi amorphous, universal on the under side of the fertile frond. Venation uniform, reticulated in the normal form, and having elongated areoles. Only one species is at present in cultivation in this country. ihe section Pceciloptens differs in having the venation pinnate and the venules arcuately or angularly anastomosing. Fj-onds pinnate. The section G ymnopteris differs in the pinnate veins having the venules coinpoundly anastomosing. Fronds simple, lobed, or pinnate. ihe section Pohjbotvya has the veins pinnate and the venules simple, free, and external. Fronds hi-tripinnate. ihe section Eldphoylossicuz has simple fronds. The veins simple or forked, and internal; the venules parallel, their apices being free and clavate, terminating within a thickened margin. The section Lomariopsis has the veins uniform, simple, or forked. Fronds pinnate. Ihere are no British representatives. Mr. Moore, in his “Genera and Species of Cultivated Ferns,” gives — ’ Elaphoglossum conforme, Schott. crassincrvc, Kanze. calhefolium, J. Smith. longifolium, J. Smith. scolopendrifolium, J. Smith. villosum, J. Smith. dombeyanum, Fee. Bolybotrya cylindrica, KauJfuss. Aciostichum aureum, Linnceus. 104 ACROSTICHUM. Cyrtogonium flagelliferum, /. Smith. “ repandum, J. Houlston. “ crispatulum, J. Ilouhton. Gymnopteris iiicotiaiiaefolia, Presl. “ decurrens, J. Smith. Also in his “Index Fllicum” — Elaphoglossum laminarioides. acrocarpon. actinotrichum. affine, adenolepis. confonne. asmulum. callEefolium, affine, alatuin. alismeefolium. schiedei. alpestre. andicola. angulatum. aphlebium. apodum. attenuatum. aubertii. auvicouiuni. banksianum. horridulum. bellerm ann ianum . viscosum. boryanura. brachyneuron. brevipes. calaguala. callolepis. calopbyllum. car diophy limn, can datum, bybridum. Elaphoglossum crispatulum. ciliatum. perelegans. CO chlear i sefoli um . pilosum. marginatum. crassinerve. consobrinuni. blepharodes. cmningii. curvans. cuspidatum. decoratum. decurrens. didynamum. dimorphum. dissimile. lepidotum. dm-um. ellipticum. elongatum. erinaceum. erythrolepis. falcatum. feei. ferrugineum. lindeni. Ecolopendrifolium. simplex. frigidum. vestitum. funckii. gardnerianum. ACROSTTCHUM. 105 Elaphoglossum squamatum. gayanum. minutum, glaucum. gorgoneum. gratum. hartwegii. lierminieri. heterolepis. heter oin or phu m . squamosum, ruizianura. stlpitatum. stelligemm. hystrix. impressum. cognatum. jamesoui. j unghuhnianum. karstenianum. laminarioicles. langsdorffii. sieberi. laurifolium. lechlerianum. lepervancbii. leptopbyllum. lineare. lingua. linqucEforme. lloense. loncliopbyllum. ob due turn. stigmatolepis. macropodium. martiniceiise. matbewsii. melanolepis. melanopus. mcridcnsc. Elapboglossum splendens. micradenium. microlepis. moritzianum. stigmatolepis. tectum, notatum. orbignyanum. ovatum. paebydermum. petiolosum. webbii. piloselloides. lepidotum. platyneuron. plumieri. undulatum. poeppigianum. rabdolepis. ramosissimum. roeslii. scalpellum. scaudens. schombui’gkii. sessile, setosum. spathulatum. squamipes. squarrosum. strictum. venustum. villosum. succiscefolium. tambillense. tragi sefolium. hybridum. wageneri. Acrostiebum aureum. bicolor, contractum. lOG ACROSTICIIUM, Acrosticluim tlaiicEcfolium, filare. fraxinifolium. ptcroides. Polybotrya appendiculata. aspleniifolia. bifurcata. osmundacea. hamiltoniana. plumieri. Gymnopteris zollingeri. taccEDfolia. decurrens. quercifolia. obtusifolia. normalis. lanceolata. axillaris. Lomariopsis spondiaefolia. buxifolia. erythrolepis. pblcbodes. boryana. sorbifolia. variabilis. ]\[r. Smith, in his “Catalos: Kew,” enumerates — Poccilopteris flagellifera, J. Sm. crispatula, J. Smith. Gymnopteris quercifolia, Bernh. nicotiana3folia. Bred. aliena, Presl. Polybotrya osmundacea. Hum. and Bonjdand. acuminata. Link. incisa. Link. Lomariopsis sorbifolia. Fee. longifolia, J. Smith. Poccilopteris punctulata. contaminans. costata. crispatula. heteroclita. flnlaysoniana. lonchophora. ludens. repanda, hookeriana. presliana. quoyana. serratifolia. subcrenata. terminans. virens. Anapausia acuminata, aliena. bicusp is. heudelotii. dentata. nicotantefolia. semipinnatifida. vespertilio. e of the Ferns Cultivated at Elaphoglossum conforme, Schott. callacfolium, J. Smith. longifolium, J. Smith. latifolium, J. Smith. scolopcndrifolium, J. Sm. muscosum, J. Smith. Icpidotiim, J. Smifh. rubiginosum, J. Smith. brachyncuron, J. Smith. apodum, Schott. microlcpis, J. Smith. Af'KOSTlCinJM. lOT Kunze, iu his “Index Filicum, Acrostlchum alatum, Fee. apodum, Kaulfuss. aurcum, Linnoius. brevipes, Kunze. citrifolium, Linneeus. crassinerve, Kunze. crinitum, Linneeus. dagellifernm, Wallich. piloselloides, Presl. schiedei, Kunze. sorbifolium, Linneeus. staphyleum. Link. glandulosiim, Carmichael. Presl, in bis “Tentamen Polybotrya ten species. Olfersia sixty-eigbt species. Aconiopteris one species. Cainpiuin five species. enumerates — Acrosticbuin lingua, liaddi. insequale, TFilldenow. j uglandifolium , Ivaulfuss . karstenianum, ILinze. longifolium, Jacquin. melanopus, LCunze. microlepis, Kunze. nicotianeefolium, Swartz. scolopendrifolium, Radd i simplex, Sicartz. villosum. Smith. viscosura, Swartz. mentions under Acrostiebum ten species. Poecilopteris five species. Gymnopteris ten species. Pteridographiag,” ACROS'lICKUM AUREUM. 13A:.', .N FROND A r: D FERTILE PIN XLII ' "L. 7. i f c I’inmi of biin-en Krond. ACROSTICnUM AUREUM. Linnaeus. Swartz. Plumier. Liebmann. Humboldt and Bonpland. Nuttall. Schkuhr. Raddi Moore. Hooker. J. Smith. Willdenow. Sprengel. Desvaux. ^ Presl. Kaulfuss. Link. Brackenridge. Runze. TVallich. Arrabida. Meyer. Splitzgerben. {Not of Bory or Cavanilles.) PLATE XLII. Acrosticham fraxini folium, “ marginatum, furmosum, “ orassifolium, obliquum, rigens, speciosum, “ I, “ .< VOL. VII. VOL. VII. B.. Bbown. {Not of PllESL.) Hamilton. Boxbuegh. Peesl. Speengel. Wallich. Peesl. {Not of Gaudichaud.) Bltjme. Peesl. Smith. Peesl. Bojee. Willdenow. Speengel. Hesvatjx. Peesl, in paet. Blume. Kunze. Q 110 ACUOSTlCILUlvr AUllEUM. A crostiohum marginatum, ScHKtrnii, Meyer. maritimum, juglandifolium, scalpturatiim, urvillei, inmqnale, {Not of Wallich or Linnjeus.) Guienzius. Kaulfuss. Kunze. Presl. {Not of Kpnze.) Chrysodium aureum. vulgare, hirsutum, scalpturatiim, urvillei, incequal.e, cayennensis, speciosum. wightianum, cayennense. Presl. WiLLDENOW. DeSVAUX, Blttme. Presl. Kunze. Presl. {Not of Wallich.) Presl. Fee. Mettenius. Fee. Mettenius. Fee. Fee. Fee. Fee. Fee. Fee. AcrosticJium — From the Greek, ahros — high, stichos — order. Aureum — Golden. A HANDSOME specics, growing in very damp places, and by no means common in cultivation. An evergreen stove species. Raised from spores in tlie Royal Gardens, Kew, in 1838. Mr. Moore mentions the following varieties: — Minus, rigens, hirsutum, marginatum, scalpturatum, urvillei, incequale, and speciosum. The normal form is found in the West Indies, Cuba, Jamaica, Martinique, Guadaloupe, Florida, Mexico, Guatemala, Panama, Venezuela, Philippine and the Islands of Tongataboo, Feejee, Society, Galapagos, and New Flolland. Variety minus. — A native of Java, Ceylon, India, Philippines, Sunderbund, Bourbon, Brazil, the Island of Sidhe4, and Neilgherries. Variety rigens. — Native of Bourbon, Mauritius, iMadagascar, Natal, Fernando Po, and Marianne Isles. Variety hirsutmn. — Native of Brazil, Guiana, Guatemala, St. Domingo, Jamaica, and the Cape of Good Hope. Variety marginatum. — Native of Brazil, V enezuela, and Essequibo. ACIIOSTICIIUM AUUEUM. Ill Variety urvillei. — Native of Moluccas, Guinea, Tahiti, New Holland, the Friendly Isles, North Caledonia, and Port Essington. Yaxiety incBquale. — India, Java, Philippines, Penang, Singapore, Marianne Island, Panama, Mexico, Guinea, Surinam, and Cayenne. A^ariety speciosum. — India, Ceylon, Java, Philippines, and New Holland, This very handsome Fern has its fronds glabrous, the sterile ones pinnate, the pinnee being lanceolate-acuminate and some- what membranous; the basal ones petiolate, with a wedge-shaped base; the upper ones adnate at their inferior base, and decur- rent. Habit reclining. The fertile fronds contracted, pinnate, the whole under side of the frond being soriferous, except occasionally that two ox- three of the lower pairs of pinnae will be sterile. Soi'i amoi'phous. Veins reticulated, and forming elongated areoles. Rhizoma^erect and caudiciform. Length of frond from seventy to one hundred and twenty inches; colour light green. As this Fern grows in morasses and water-courses, it is necessary to supply it with abundance of water, placing the pot in a pan of water, and potting with a mixture of turfy loam and sand, and growing it in stove heat: by this means a magnificent plant may be obtained. For a plant of this species I am indebted to M. Schott, Director of the Impei-ial Gardens of Schonbrunn, Vienna; •nid for fronds to the same gentleman, IMi*. G. Noi'man, of Hull, and Sir W. J. Hooker, Director of the Eoyal Botanic Gardens, Kew. It may be procured of Messrs. Sim, of Foot’s Cray; J. Henderson, of AVentworth; and Booth, of Hamburg The illustrations are from fronds sent me by Air. Smith, Curator of the Royal Gardens, Kew. # A 4 V V- V f i > ) \ i f AC KGSTICH'JM i-i/A.GKLLU''!iKU XLIll-vor.. 7. i \ Portion of a pinna of barren Frond— under side. ACROSTICHUM FLAGELLIFERIJM. Wallich. Hooker and Greville. Kunze. Blume. PLATE XLIII. VOL. VII. Pascilopteris flagellrfera, “ heterocliia, Cyrtogonium Jiagclliferum, “ it Seteronevron heterocliton, Acrostichuvi heteroclitiim. J. Smith. Mooee. Peesl. J. Smith. Moose and Houlston. Fee. Peesl. Acrostichum—¥vom the Greek, aA’/’os— high, and sOVAos— order. Flagelliferum — Eod-bearing. In the Section Pa'.- vox,.'tn. V'W*i: jitrattich %m - ^ cinyaHalutn, J ir - ^ J. SmiV«. Afroi:,- Btf-'Ji/ii. {S','f iff 'i»?' ’Mosrx/. fScTfxxciTTiixPir.. •; rftTtfbrme “K '■ Ol^tvAt RvS-y >{•» KIJ'S iNi- GaKVij,;., Sy** rx^ jv . '.^v l.'ai;-- :-. th'/rpaeii, . iijuit, .??#'• •’ ; f'« Tur Sr:cTiON ■ r , '. -. ] Portion of barren Frond - under side. ACROSTICHUM CONFORME. Swartz. Kaulfuss. Sprengel. Wieldenow. Link. Blume. Scitlechtendal. Fee. PLATE XLIV. VOL. VII. Elaplioglossum conforme, Acrosiichum mmulum, “ angustatum, ii iC “ conforme var. angusium, “ glandulosum, (( (( “ laliftlium, “ ohlongum, Oifer.na ronformis, “ angustaia, Schott. J. Smith. Mooke. Blume. {Not of Kaulfuss or Mositz. Schrader. Schkuhr. ScHLECHTENDAL, rt Variety. Kunze, a variety. Carmichael. Kunze. Hooker and Greville, a variety. Swartz, in part. {Not of SlEBER.) Desvaux. Presl. Presl. Acroatichum — From the Greek, ahros — high, and sticJios — order. Conforme — Conformed. Ix THE Section Elaphoglossum of Authors. 116 ACUOSTICIIUM CONFOllME. A HANDSOME dwarf species, with very thick shining fronds An evergreen stove Fern. Native of Jamaica, Java, South Africa, and the Cape of (jrood Hope. Introduced into the Royal Gardens, Kew, in 1841, bv Air I). Cameron. ^ • Fronds erect; the sterile ones glabrous, coriaceous, simple and oblong-acuminate in form, the base being attenuated! Fertile fronds small, and ovate or oblong-acuminate in form. Rhizoma scaly and creeping. Son amorphous, densely covering the under side of the frond. A^eins forked and free. Length of sterile frond from six to twelve inches, of fertile frond from six to ten inches; colour a rich dark shining green. Articulated near the rachis. For a plant of this Fern my thanks are due to Air. J. Henderson, of AFentworth; and for fronds to Air. G Norman of Hull. H may be procured of Alessrs. Veitch, of Chelsea; Rollisson, of Looting; Sim, of Foot’s Cray; A. Henderson, of Pine-apple Place; Booth, of Hamburg; and Cooling, of Derby. The illustrations are from fronds sent by Air. Joseph Hen- derson, of AVentworth. ACHOSTICtiUM SCOI.O XLV. ENDHIFOM ' Vi ■VOL. 7. ' • 1 -V ' / 'i-airaR»V5^fl iCB- 'feSi ^cuv. v(’--'’.r (J/jerstif fice t^rosihhum- c. atfj*vi' ;> Is -J UK •'^ivrri'nx jBtAFKOUi tANf>>i.'>' f-' ^r 8|ttrj<'-s. :i^Wi-grN -I V j^e K...i./ii •^)v3mci-! u;^:; ;V Rovtii (Jnr V 1;si,.-‘’' . ^4,1' St*- ^ Si.' Vf) f. tu<- 1;’:': .' txv'-.jd '■ -t» t>f ih- ,/./. .:f \ Portion of barter, mature Frond— under side. ACROSTICHUM SCOLOPENDRIFOLIUM. Raddi. Kunze. Link. Fee. PLATE XLV. VOL. VII. Elaplioglossum scolopendrifolitim, Acrostichum Jimbriatum, Olfersia scolopendrifolia. J. Smith. Mooee. Beelin Gaedens. Peesl. Acrostichum — Prom the Greek, aJcros — high, and stichos — order. Scolopendrifolium — Scolopendrium-leaved. In the Section Elaphoglossum of Authoks. A HANDSOME dwarf species. An evergreen stove Fern Native of Brazil. Introduced into the Royal Gardens, Kew, in the year 1841 having heen received from the Messrs. Loddiges. Fronds simple. Sterile frond oblong-lanceolate and acuminate, the stipes being one-third of the length of the frond, and un- dulated; the stipes, rachis, and margin of the frond covered with long cordate scales of a brown colour. Fertile frond much smaller, ohlong-lanceolate, and acuminate, the stipes VOL. VII. K 118 ACROSTICHUM SCOLOrENnRTFOr.llIM, being two-thircls of the length of the frond. Fertile fronds erect m habit. Articulated near the base of the stipes. Rhizoina short, creeping, and scaly. Son amorphous, the under side being densely covered with ^ eins forked, the apices free and clavate. Length of frond, sterile twelve to fifteen inches, fertile twelve inches; colour pale green. My thanks are due to Messrs. Rollisson, of Tooting, for a plant of this Fern, and to Mr. J. Henderson, of Wentworth for fronds. ’ It may be procured of Messrs. Rollisson, of Tooting; Sim, of Foot’s Cray; Jackson, of Kingston; and A. Henderson,’ of Fine-apple Place. The illustrations are from fronds forwarded by Mr. Joseph Henderson, of Wentworth. ACKOSTICIl'. ■ *.iciPATU LUM. XLVI-vol. 7, Aososxicy’c'si;' cm r ? " ^ ».!' n . %"^-WALCicir. (yt4 /!.•■ Kfs '• ■ - ’ ' i-i/tTK xtri. vij. t’^paiula^ C^ogi/a^cya. cryf.pri^4*i-iin^ J. Sjfirjr.' J' A' A- :; V • *v: ■>s Ix 'fH-T: S^trros. i -exceed mgiy haaTifit j»h/Qaft; si\iTn«^ in fom. the. pi^inaa hviog ptdv/ktr/ viuduItHtd ikcjir-acumiaot*) iu form, the rair g u creimt '-'T spiouloae teeth.' 'i'h etcepbg j(c^^ ilu* 1 X PLATB XWil. VO’.. •vh'^’omam, ( ' Krv, ■ .. '- arhu-'Jlili ? ' K.VX '• hriH-hitltmTVH, j ■' “ ..•i.M'p.u.w, ‘- yubtn nO’itfi:, :' •). *• ■ vrX'.'/ V. jii’joMir.'hii!/: i!u‘ i.'i’eci, r-tf>iWir'; Thr !. • "i '■' ’i'c ■■'■V -' ,• ^-. • :i' ►* ' :' »■ .ti ■ ati^x X.Oj.i.’.,! •■ >- ■': XTi,. Portion of barren Frond— under side. ACROSTICHUM TRIGIDUM. Linden. PLATE XLVII. VOL. VII. Acrosiichmn ruhiginosum, ? “ schiedei, 1 “ hr achy neuron, Elaphoglossum frigidum, “ viscosum, “ ruhiginosum, ? “ hrachyneuron. Fee. Kunze. Fee. J. Smith. Mooke. Of Gahdens. {Not of Schott.) J. Smith. J. Smith. Acrostichum — From the Greek, akros high, and order. Frigidum — F rigid. In the Section Elaphoglossum oe Authoks. An exceedingly interesting species, and when well grown a compact handsome Fern: more generally known in gardens as the Elaphoglossum viscosum. The habit of the plant is good, the strap-shaped fronds being crowded, weeping, and graceful. An evergreen stove Fern. Native of Tropical America. 122 ACllOSTlCnUM FIUGIDUM, ilie frond, wliich is siinjdc, is lanceolate-acuminate in form, rich green in colour, but rendered somewhat glaucous by the gieat nuinbei of stellate whitish scales which cover the whole uppei suiface of the frond j beneath these scales are brownish red. Veins internal, indistinct, and forked. Stipes and rachis scaly; midrib flat above, rounded and prominent on under side of frond. Sori amorphous, and covering the whole of the under side of the frond. Fertile frond contracted. Sometimes the lower portion of a frond will be fertile, whilst near the apex it is barren and broad. Length of frond about flfteen inches, of which the lower three inches is the stipes. For a plant my thanks are due to Messrs. Booth, of Hamburg; and for fronds to Mr. G. Norman, of Hull, and Mr. Joseph Henderson, of Wentworth. Included in the Catalogues of Messrs. Veitch, of Chelsea; Bollisson, of Tooting; Jackson, of Kingston; Sim, of Foot’s Cray; and Booth, of Hamburg. The illustrations are from a plant in my own collection. $ > % »• I i i. 'k i t V £■ t A ACKObUCHUM SQUAUOaCM. V I A/ T i I _vni.. 7 i 1 Portion of barren Frond— under -side. . -V . 6 f: i i I ^ ACKOSTICIIUM I ScHKUHR. Swartz. (Noi SQUAMOSUM. 0/ Presl or Sprengel.) PLATE XLVIII. JElaphoglos/tuni squamosum, “ muscosum, Acrosticlium mvseosum, “ It “ vestitum, Olfersia muscosa. Acrosticlium — From the Greek, ale Squamosum- VOL. VII. Moore. J. Smith. Swartz. Willdesow. Kattlfess. Fee. Hooker and Greville. (Not O/* ScHLECHTENDAL or Ltebmann.) Presl. >5 — high, and sticlios — order. Scaly. In the Section Elaphogi,ossu:m of Auitior-s. A remarkable-looking Fern. An evergreen stove plant. Native of Madeira and Tropical America. _ fronds simple. Barren frond elliptical, attenuated downwards to a shoit stipes and upwards into a somewhat obtuse apex. UA: ACHOSTICIIUM SQUAMOSUM. Fronds scarcely an inch wide ; stipes an inch in length. Thickly covered both above and below with variously-shaped, ciliated, closely adpressed scales, which arc brownish or fulvous in the centre, with white ciliae. The fertile frond much narrower, on a long stipes about equal in length with the frond; the width of the fertile frond half an inch. Apex obtuse, and, as in the barren frond, densely covered with scales. The midrib and margin of both fronds are more thickly covered with scales of a larger size. Rhizoma creeping. Sori amorphous, and covering the whole under side of the frond. Length of barren frond five to six inches, of fertile frond from four to five inches ; colour pale green. For fronds and much information my thanks are due to Mr. Joseph Henderson, of Wentworth. This plant must not be confounded with the following ; — Acrostichum squajnipes of Hooker, -which is the ElapJioglossum squamipes of Moore; the A. squamatum of Swartz, which is the E. squamatum of Moore; the A. squamosum of Cavanilles, which is the E. squamatum of Moore; the A. squamosum of Presl, which is the E. lepiclotum of INIoore; the A. squarrosim of Kaulfuss, which is the E. squarrosum of Moore; or the A, ijestitum of Schlechtendal or Licbmann, which is the A. fuhum of Martens and Gallcotti. It may be procured of Messrs. Veitch, of Chelsea; Sim, of Foot’s Cray; and E. G. Henderson, of St. John’s Mmod. The illustrations are from fronds forwarded by Mr. Henderson, of Wentworth. .■-'ll Vi t : J>firART 'P'l.vrv; Tovtion of mature Frond— under side. ACROSTICHUM QUERCTFOLIUM. Retzius. Swartz. Schkdhr. Sprengel. PLATE XLTX. VOL. Vll. Gymvopteris querdfolia, ti (( “ neitneri, Oimunda trifida, Ophioglossum ceilanieum, Dendroglossa quei'cifolia, Bernhaedt. Presl. J. Smith. Moore. Sim’s Catalogue. Jacquih. Houttutn. Fee. Aerostichum— From tlie Greek, akros, high, and order. Quercifolium — Oak-leaved. In the Section Gymnopteris of Authors. An uncommon and singular dwarf species, having short- stalked, nearly prostrate, oak-leaf-shaped, inch wide, barren fronds; rather hirsute, with short brown hairs. An evergreen stove Fern. Native of the Island of Ceylon. Fronds ternate and lateral. The fertile fronds very much contracted, linear, sub-repand, halbert-shaped, erect, and on lengthy footstalks. VOL. VII. s 12ii A C R O S r I C H U M Q U K R C I K ( ) L I U M . Veins pinnate; venules compountlly anastomosing. Rhizoma creeping slowly. Sori amorphous, copious, and covering the whole under side of the frond. Length of frond from three to six inches; the fertile frond being nearly twice the length of the sterile one. For a plant my thanks are due to Mr. R. Sim, of Foot’s Cray; and for fronds both to Sir W. J. Hooker, of the Royal Gardens, Kew, and to Mr. R. Sim. It may be procured of Mr. R. Sim, of Foot’s Cray. The illustration is from a plant in my own collection. acrostichum NICOTIAN^EFOLIUM. L-VOL. 7. I i 1 i i Portion of mature Frond— under side. ACROSTICHUM NICOTIAN^FOLIUM. Swartz. Willdenow. Sprengel. Desvaux. Heward. Kunze. PL.\TE L. VOL. VTI. Gymnoj)teris nicotian afolia, ii it Anapausia nicotiancefolia, Chrysodium nicotiancefulium. Presl. J. Smith. Fee. Moore and Houlston. Schott. Moore. Mettenius. Acrostic/iiim— From the Greek, aA'ros— high, and 'sticlios— order. NicotiancBjblium — Tobacco-leaved. In the Section Gymnopteris of Authors. A PRETTY and by no means common Fern. An evergreen stove species. Native of the West Indies, Jamaica, Cuba, Trinidad, Guiana, and Para. Introduced into the Royal Gardens, Kew, in the year 1843, having been received from Mr. N. Wilson. Parren and fertile fronds different. 128 A C R 0 ST 1 C 1 1 U M N I C O T I A N AD F O L I U M . Sterile frond glabrous, pinnate, and shining; the pinnae being oblong-acuminate, undulated, large, and somewhat mem- branous; the basal ones petiolate, and roundish at the base, the upper pinnae adnate-decurrent. Fertile frond pinnate or bipinnate below; the pinnae oblong-ovate; the basal ones pe- tiolate and the upper ones adnate. Stipes covered with narrow scales, scaly near the base. Fronds lateral, and adherent to a creeping rhizoma. Fertile fronds erect in habit. Sori amorphous. Veins pinnate; venules compoundly anastomosing. Length of frond from twelve to thirty inches; colour bright green. For a frond my thanks are due to M. Schott, Director of the Imperial Gardens of Schonbriinn, near Vienna. It is in the Catalogues of Messrs. Sim, of Foot’s Cray; A. Flenderson, of Pine-apple Place; E. G. Henderson, of Wentworth; and Booth, of Hamburg. The illustration is from M. Schott’s frond. A C R O $ 1 I C H U M LO N G I K O M U M. LI -VOL. 7. I i t I J Portion of mature Frond— under side. ACROSTICHUM LONGIFOLIUM. Jacquin. Plumier. Sprengel. (Not of Burmann.) Kunze. PLATE LI. VOL. VIT. Elajolioglossum longifoUum, “ crassinerve, Olfersia longifulia, Acrostichum latifolmm, Aeoniopteris longifolia, J. Smith. Mooke. Mooee. Peesl. SWAETZ, IN PAET. (Not of SlEBEE.) Fee. Acrostichum — From tlie Greek, akros — liigk, Eiid stichos order. LongifoUum — Long-leaved. In the Section Elaphoglossum of Authoks. An interesting dwarf species, more generally known in gardens as Elaplioylossum latifolmm. An evergreen stove Fern. Native of the West Indies and Tropical America. Introduced into the Royal Gardens, Kew, in 1841, having been received from Mr. D. Cameron. Fronds simple and glabrous. Sterile fronds coriaceous, Ian- 130 ACKOSTTCIIUM LONGIFOLIUM. ccolate-acurainate in form, slightly undulated, having the base attenuated, and bright green in colour. Fertile fronds erect, also lanceolate-acuminate, attenuated at the base, smaller than the barren frond, and somewhat narrower. Both fronds articulated, immediately above the base of the stipes. Fronds lateral. Rhizoma creeping and scaly. Sori amorphous, densely covering the whole under surface, except the midrib, the contrast between the black sori and the green midrib being very conspicuous. Veins forked and free, internal and indistinct. Length of frond from twelve to eighteen inches. Rachis and stipes, as well as the frond itself, scattered over Avith large brown scales. For a plant my thanks are due to Mr. P. Clarke, Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Glasgow. It may be procured of Messrs. Sim, of Foot’s Cray; Rol- lisson, of Tooting; and Jackson, of Kingston. The illustration is from a plant in my OAvn collection. I I E t. r y. I t acrostichum aukitum. — barren LIU -VoL. 7. FROND. . i Portion of mature Frond, upper side, with young plant growing upon it. ACROSTICHUM AURITUM. Sw.\RTZ. (Not of PoiRET.) PLATES LIT AND LIII. VOL. VII. AcrusHchum Jioridtim, Stenosemia aurita, U (< Polyhotrya aurita, PoiBET. Peesl. J. Smith. Fee. MoOEE. PUMPHIUS. Blume. Acrostichum — From the Greek, aJcros — high, and stichos — order. Auritum — Ear-leared. In the Section Stenosemia of Authors. An exceedingly pretty dwarf Fern^ and scarcely yet known in ordinary collections. An evergreen stove species. Native of Java. Ironds ternately-pinnate ; the piniicE being laciniately-lobed and bulbiferous, giving the plant a very interesting appearance ; short-stalked, prostrate in habit, and three inches in width, lertile segments linear, rachiferous, convolute, and nearly wholly sporangiferous j long-stalked, erect in habit, and much contracted. 139 ACROSTICII\IA[ AURITUM. Veins pinnate; the lower venules transversely anastomosing, and forming elongated costal areoles, the superior venules being free. Fronds erect; venation fasciculate. Length of frond from five to ten inches. The fertile fronds all rise from a crown, giving the plant a very pretty appearance. Sori confluent, covering the whole of the frond. For fronds my thanks are due to Mr. J. Smith, Curator of the E,oyal Gardens, Kew. It may be procured of Messrs. Veitch, of Chelsea; Sim, of Foot’s Cray; and Booth, of Hamburg. The illustrations are from Mr. Smith’s fronds. I 1 ACROSTICHUM VILLOSUM LIV-VOL 7. h i Portion of mature Frond— under side. ACROSTICHUM VILLOSUM. Swartz. 0/ Gaudichaud nor Sieber.) Kunze? Sprengel. Fee. Lamarck. Hooker and Greville. PL.\TE LIV. VOL. VII. Elaphoglossum villosum, MooKE. J. Smith. Olfersia villosa, Presl. Acrostichum — From the Greek, akros — high, and s/zr/ms— order. Villosum — Shaggy. In the Section Elaphoglossum of Authors. A PRETTY dwarf Fern. An evergreen stove species. Native of Jamaica. Introduced into the Royal Gardens, Kew, in the year 1843, having been received from Mr. N. Wilson. Sterile fronds simple, oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, undulated, hirsute, and pale green in colour. Fertile fronds oblong- lanceolate and acuminate. Both fronds articulated near the base of the stipes, and lateral. Rhizoma creeping and scaly. Length of sterile frond ten inches, fertile eight inches VOL. vir. r 134 ACROSTIC HUM VILLOSUM. Sori amorphous, and densely covering the under side of the frond. Veins forked and free. For a plant of this Fern I am indebted to Mr. Joseph Henderson, of Wentworth. This plant may be procured of Messrs. Sim, of Foot’s Cray. The illustrations are from a plant in my own collection. ACimstiofitiM nK?:virf;tv. _ -nc; *K.\:iK v?)Oth. ' c. SfjS .■ w*-.-'*- 'v *: > A : \l<50hft. tJcfloi^'. ! Jg^tf/i/.>*/v#i’a»&. Lnpfj,c% ' ■■" . ^ J Swtw- ' : /A . .’ M AVii Hontstny. Acro*ii»i, v^i iiivV- • ' •* Untfso, Or Gksqym. i^.Vo/ /'Hai-im I iVf- s*4 1N»- TtJt:iri»PRO.) .VrUt .i jT>$f>chu'»~~i'r<}ni tli<- Cjtyf'f.. »nd ; Z?> S ' ' I.V IHI. SiCJtnOK ;>r M'tw oMiamfiitai- Ff rW,' ' '*n '■:^ft/ti^^os()uni c(tU»j Jiu / . • ' I'green .-io\ i' hiJ^ies. ?v of Java and ' 'iuil '.a- >- \ J Portion of mature Frond— under side. ACHOSTICHUM BKEVIPES. Kunze. PLATE LV. Elaphoglossum hrivipes, “ callcefolium, it <( Acrostichum callcBfoliiim, “ lingua, “ luridum, OJfersia callcefolia, Fee. VOL. VII. Moobe. Schott. J. Smith. Moore and Houlston. Link. Of Gardens. (Not of nor Thhnbeeo.) Fee. Pbesl. Ac7’osiichtim — From the Greet, akros — high, and stichos — order. Brevipes — Short-footed. In the Section Elaphoglossum of Authors. An ornamental Fern, known better in gardens, perhaps, as Elaphoglossum callcefolium . An evergreen stove species. Native of Java and Brazil. 136 ACROSTICHUM BUEVirES. IntioducecI into the Roynl Gardens, Kew, in the year 1841 having been received from the Eoyal Gardens of Berlin. Fronds simple and glabrous. Fertile frond erect in habit ovate-elliptical, and acuminate. Sterile frond ovate or oblong- acuminate, coriaceous, undulated, and roundish at the base. Stipes and rachis dark purple in colour beneath, green above. Fronds articulated near the rhizoma. Rhizoma scaly and creeping. Length of fertile frond twelve inches, of sterile frond twelve to eighteen inches. Colour a deep shining green. ' Sori amorphous, and densely covering the under side of the frond. Veins forked and free. For a plant my thanks are due to Messrs. A. Henderson, of Pine-apple Place Nursery. It may be procured of Messrs. Veitch, of Chelsea; Rollis- son, of Tooting; A. Henderson, of Pine-apple Place; E. G. Henderson, of Wentworth; Jackson, of Kingston; Sim, of Foot’s Cray; Booth, of Hamburg; and Cooling, of Derby. The illustration is from a plant in my own collection. ft WMwm ACROSTICHUM (JUSPIDATUM. FERTII.R AND B A R i - N FiON LV1-V(JL 7. ■> .•." ■l<( >fr l’iifei,vi5 'it ttsm i^ t’'<^'r r'/^-.:'': . V- i... -• ' ' » ' • .vr .. ' ' > , >s6w. i?>.i: . ^ ’*T. . PliA ClC i/V!. viK . Ml. OiJrrftH cit-^i^ote: rr.v- f. ■-' ^ *,•' ___^ - ' * ' ^ >^ « ,.ir/'s.«VV«rt;7!“A>CTO?'(^f‘- Greek, >'i -' Lv THii Skc)i-r>n Ej.a: i nj.‘i*pc m. . **'*. ■ ».- r A . : 'K' .' :A< ‘ivi. A. ri.i.vusoMK. dw.;rE rurfe vPe.i .. <-j ’ -'a • ' . ' !••■ ■* ’ Att ev’XJrgr'iOft stove Pern! . *^V ; Ncitive of Carricd vitk n-.ddi'-h ^cew«^• V-enciith.^: ptiprs scaly, froiti t^o to six i-ncKefc 1«. Idugih. ' ' k- froed rwirrowing to the bawr- euid to tlio ape:; xlie ycak-K of f-co sorts, sonie Yti^nibi'anftii^ ct .‘.' v isssd, ajw'l with sub-rotund whito liuc » t .i,- U l);- ]^ri red. ( Oistr black* sv-!.*V;- p i .i ‘ , m ‘ 'v' Portion of barren Frond— under side. ACROSTICHUM CUSPIDATUM. WiLLDENOW. Fee. PLATE LVI. VOL. VII. Elaphoglossum cuspidatum, Mooee. Olfersia cuspidata, Pkesl. Acrostichum — From the Greek, akros — high, aud sdchus — order. Cuspidatum — Pointed. In the Section Elaphoglossum. A HANDSOME, dwarf, rare sjiecies, well worthy of cultivation. An evergreen stove Fern. Native of Caraccas. The fronds are linear-oblong, elongate, pointed, covered with whitish scales above, and with reddish scales beneath. Stipes scaly, from two to six inches in length. The frond narrowing to the base and to the apex. The scales of two sorts, some membranaceous, closely ad- pressed, and with sub-rotund white fine hairs; the others for the most part red. Costa black. 138 ACROSTICHUM CUSRIDATUM. Fructification amorphous and distinct, covering the whole : under side, except the midrib, where there are red scales. Veins forked and free. I Sterile and fertile fronds different. In the example figured | the sterile frond was eight inches in length, of which the stipes ] was two inches, broadest in the middle, where six tenths of an « inch wide, pointed at the apex, the scales on the upper surface j being mostly stellate. The fertile frond eight inches and a half | in length, of which the stipes was five inches and a half; width * four tenths of an inch. Apex rounded. j I am indebted to Mr. Henderson, of Wentworth, for fronds \ of this species. i It is in no Nurseryman’s Catalogue. = The illustrations are from Mr. Henderson’s fronds. ; 1 / nyiOSTIC H.-U M CRA.SSINBR»Viii. LVIl-VOL. 7. ST, .1^ ;v v-4; '*j ■'~M r?.-- ‘irr'VT:'> .ij'i-vj-^. O' : ^r,> ■M *&#-. ■' . ■ ^ '•?».■< W'- ' V '“'ill Lv '?v; h- •■ ■' •> ' * ■ .C ii^> : T uni UM HI A HHl N i : K >:£ ■ Kt'Vyji,. f:.-.. r»UtK i^ih' *'>i- *'^- S .-f y itten* •I'f-’-*;- . •^;...^ S»g«-Ni»ui. ‘ n-'* >"*'•**/* * ' ;'2.; r'i.f..- Fpf>tJ> tivi' tir'cV; uij, -►,.•! ■ tni; ,Sr/:Tlo^ i:]i..\?nr-r,tv‘b>'m w A’./i.-f*^-'.; .5 FivR-* of SOliiCwbM. tb-"’ cK/.; u 'teT' >>1 jicrf:i,tic7itt 'OTO Bi/^; «jJvJ ijai:" '’-‘^ lii t,in U‘*tHa»u . ^ ivorgro^itt stove Kp;*'ic«. , ■ ., of tlv^' Iwlics r:i)e t(n. UV ; T xr ( I r \ T ’■^4 ♦ ' ’^i<- ■'• ../*,- .•> •»•' ,fC. K ACHOSTICf^M (UlM)NFjifAXUM. ■ ,jp ;:-... B VT:>r*^K^ ‘ vt AcruiU^-kvi ti — Ff'i^i itoi ntit-j^-^ GAfdae»«UAfit.~'^^i<^'. AK^.^r Mr. MTfJiwr. ; ^.■5 ■ , , ^:. IS THV. SfiCT^nK V i. ■: : rS^to-' > i»- At -^a/>f* r .A v£HV i^ttiiy anti I A« ergf<^?> O' i’cra. 'Native ’.;' Tt'Cal Aujcjii ,T, simple; sUU'iie ami ?\::'"-.’e ^■‘ a lengthy oWoiij^, hAd haying ;* ^ ones being lm#af -ind ier-grhy. J- Veins 'mU;i'»?.r l Kctl. ■ / -jS’ibs.ano; <>!' lbt> iVofitl tliiek. / ^ori '.Himni'pliO!!--:, a.rtd cvicibi.g \hf . >•», ''Xjcn^ih about sc yen inches, of \ylji;-t. . ti' : .> k’/>vI • ‘Ai. . Portion of niiiture Frond— upper side. ACROSTICPIUM GARDNERIANUM. Kunze. Fee. PI.ATE i.VIII. VOL. VII. Elaphoglossiim gardnerianum, Moore. Acrostichum — From the Greek, akros — high, and sticlios — order. Gardnerianum — Named after Mr.' Gardner. In the Section El-aphoglossum of Authors. A very pretty and scarcely-Fnown species. An evergreen stove Fern. Native of Tropical America. Fronds simple; sterile and fertile different, the sterile being of a lengthy oblong, and having a pointed apex, and the fertile ones being linear and lengthy. Veins internal and forked. Substance of the frond thick. Sori amorphous, and covering the whole under side. Length about seven inches, of which the basal two inches is naked. 142 ACROSTICHUM GARDNEIU ANUM. For fronds my thanks are tendered to Mr. Joseph Henderson of Wentworth. It is in no English Fern Catalogues. The illustrations are from Mr. Henderson’s fronds. I ACROSTICHaM LAURIFOLIUM. A. MELANOFUS. LIX-voe, I- , ... rcij i i ■ '•? u''Lii;^h ■ '■ ' -'ii.'Ji'' ' '. ' , . I) Fj:‘-T“Titt>u.iR9. Ffif. i - .^fe“ ' '■ ■ f- K --’ • “•r * .a* .• V vTK f VfL. VI j. lT* • Koii. '-rrvt'k. aivS^JvS-* 'V«v ' '. ^ * Lanr/^nJif’t^ — . j - • T-, - 39^: * ■ >' ■ ■ In'' Tii li 'i5Kccl&', d(ato!?t ^tiV > t fc. Mrfore sr-^ms? incliuod, fmai >eciuj^ t.Ir tV-»5-./t‘^ r ■■■ ' V. ■ * . fc • • , ...» • . » «. • ^ . " A ’ <>•■ CijnsitlcT it iwtr the HUi^-^ihufyum. Aji ovtr^rcti^ ;toT<^ T' - v ■* r ISiRtiV'O of i AL'h' tVouds, whk'b -;n' i&bbtjg-obtiwy, .nc ^{cb^u- , the Atcnb’ 'v..i... boitii^ wul^(i§iu ■ht'f s»n.M^\, . ,;A % >x^, ■'’'bry n;‘.r^o^v '«} dw; bu^Cj ntd 'li.- ctmlrnctcsd : to ouly I'alf tb-- . vt,i:jt vf 'L' stvrF •m’ -. Portion of mature Promt — upper side. ACROSTICIIUM LAURIFOLIUM. D. Petit-Tiiouars. Sprengel. Fee. PL.ATE LIX. A. VOL. VII. Olfersia laurifolia, Acrustichum lingua, ElaphoglosKum laurifulium, Pkesl. Kunze. Mooee. ? Aerosticlium — From the Greek, ahros — high, and )>tic/ios — order. Laurifulium — Lau r el -1 ea v cd . In the Section Ei.ai’iioglossum of Authors. A VERY pretty dwarf species, almost unknown in cultivation. Mr. Moore seems inclined, from seeing the fronds here figured, to consider it as the Elaphoglossimi stiginatulcpis. An evergreen stove Fern. Native of Brazil. The fronds, which are oblong-ohtuse, are glabrous on both sides, the sterile ones being widest in the middle, pointed at apex, very narrow at the base, and coriaceous. The fertile fronds contracted to only half the width of the sterile ones, lU A C U 0 ST I C H U M L A U R I !•' 0 L 1 U M . very short, and having a long and naked footstalk; apex pointed, ,but not narrowing materially at the base. Rachis and stipes covered with very broad pale red scales. Fronds scaly beneath. Veins forked and internal. Sori amorphous, and covering the whole under side of the frond, except the midrib; colour reddish brown. Length of fertile frond four inches and a half, of which the lower two inches and a half is naked; length of sterile frond six inches, the lower two inches being naked. Stipes channeled, and somewhat four-sided. My thanks are tendered to Mr. Joseph Henderson, of Wentworth, for fronds of this Fern. It cannot be procured of any of our Nurserymen. The illustration is from Mr. Henderson’s fronds. Mature Frond— upper side. ACROSTICHUM MELANOPUS. Kunze. PL.ATE LTX. — H. YOL. VII. JElaphoglossum melanopus. Moore. Acroslichum—F vom the Greek, high, and order. Melanopus — ? In the Section Ei.aphogi.ossum of Authors. A Dw.\RF, rare species. An evergreen stove Fern. Native of Venezuela. 14G ACHOSTlCin'M MKI.AXOl’US. The frond elliptical-oblong, with an acuminate apex; the margin fusco-paleaceous; base of frond a rounded cuneate form. Rachis and stipes covered thickly with long blackish scales. Stipes short. Outline of frond occasionally irregular and undulated. Veins forked. Length from four to five inches, of Avhich the lower inch or inch and a half is naked. Fertile frond only half the size, elliptical-oblong, shorter and narrower. Stipes longer. Rhizoma scaly, short, and creeping. Fronds coriaceous; costa covered with stout rufous scales. For fronds my thanks are due to Mr. Sim, of Foot’s Cray, and to Messrs. Booth, of Hamburg. The wood-cut illustration is from a frond forwarded by ^Ir. R. Sim. . * I f 0 aCHOSTICHUM alienum. LX-VOL. 7. Pinna of barren Frond— upper side. ACROSTICHUM ALTENUM. Swartz. Plumier. Willdenow. Sprengel. Desvaux. Kaulfuss. PLATE LX. VOL. VII. Gymnopteris aliena, (< (< “ portoricense, Anapausia aliena, “ cladorrhizans, vav. “ portoricensis, Acrostichum caudaium, “ liastatum, “ portoricense, “ umhrosum; “ hrunenm, “ cladorrhizans, Chrysodium alienum, P cecilopteris hriinnea, VOL. VII. Pbesl. Hooker and Bauer. J. Smith. Fee. Fee. Moore. , Moore. Presl. Cavanilles. ? Swartz. Willdenow. Sprengel. Desvaux. (Not of Hooker.^ Liebmann. Sprengel. Desvaux. Liebmann. W^iLLDENOw. Sprengel. Desvaux. Sprengel. Desvaux. Mettenius. Presl. X 14M ACHOSTICUUM AU KNUM. Acrostichum — From the Greek, alcrot — high, and stichos — order. Alienum — Different. In the Section Gymnoptehis of Authoks. A VERY distinct Fern. An evergreen stove species. Native of South America, West Indies, Cuba, Jamaica, Alartinique, Trinidad, Portorico, Guadaloupe, Columbia, New Granada, Equador, Panama, Mexico, and Guatemala. The fronds are pinnate, the pinnae being broad, lanceolate- elongate, and pinnatifid, the upper ones confluent; the seg- ments ovate and obtuse-denticulate; fertile pinnae contracted, acuminate, and repand. Lower ones pinnatifld, upper ones confluent. Stipes glabrous. Fronds arising from a somewhat creeping rhizoma. Veins costaeform; venules compound anastomosing. Sori amorphous. Lensrth of frond from twelve to twenty-four inches. O » For a frond my thanks are due to Mr. R. Sim, of Foot’s " Cray. •/ It can be procured of Mr. Sim, of Foot’s Cray. The illustration is from Mr. Sim’s frond. rOI.YliOTRYA. 149 GENUS XIY. POLYBOTRYA. Humroldt. A SMALL genus of tropical Ferns, having bi-tripinnate fronds of from two to three feet high. Veins pinnate; venules free. Fertile segments convolute, pinnatifid, or spicteform, wholly sporangiferous. There is no British representative. Mr. Smith, in his “Catalogue of Ferns cultivated in the Kew Gardens,” enumerates — — P. osmundacea, Humboldt 8^ Honjdund. Propical Ameiica. 2. — P. acuminata, LinJi. Brazil. o. — P. incisa, Link. Brazil. f 1 t rOLYBOTRYA OSMUNDACKA. LX I -VOL. 7. i i » , ; > » \ ;s y r. - W-v ‘ i . \ l \ j I a i 1 ) Pinna of barren Frond -upper side. POLYBOTRYA OSMUNDACEA. Humboldt and Bonpland. Hooker. J. Smith, Sprengel. Kaulfuss. Hooker and Bauer. Fee. Pkesl. PL.iTE LXI. VOL. VIT. Polyhotrya cylindrica, “ (1 <( it “ apeciosa, Kaulfuss. Sprengel. Kunze. J. Smith. Presl. Fee. Schott. AToore. Schott. Polybotry a— From, the Greek, polys — many, and bolrys — a raceme. A VERY handsome Fern. An evergreen stove species, with a scandent habit, climbing more than twenty feet up trunks of trees. Native of Brazil, St. Catharine Island, Jamaica, and South America. Introduced into the Royal Gardens, Kew, in 1843, havin" been received from Mr. N. Wilson. ^ Barren and fertile fronds different; the sterile ones, rising from a dark, scaly, stout, creeping stem, being erect and short-stalked. Fronds spreading, and four to six inches wide, a lengthy triangular form; edge toothed; glabrous, deep green, and having much the appearance of a Folystichum. rOLYBOTRYA OSMUNDACEA. 1.)‘2 Sterile frond bi-tripinnate j pinnules oblong-acuminate; base of a rounded cuneate form and bluntly lobed. Fertile one contracted, also bi-tripinnate, and erect in habit. Stipes scaly. Sori amorphous. Veins pinnate; venules external, free, and simple. Rhizoma creeping. Fronds lateral, and adherent to a coarse, scaly, creeping rhizoma. Length of frond from twenty-four to thirty inches. For fronds my thanks are due to Mr. Smith, Curator of the Royal Gardens, Kew. It may be procured of Messrs. Yeitch, of Chelsea; Sim, of Foot’s Cray; and A. Henderson, of Pine-apple Place. The illustration is from Mr. Smith’s frond. PLATYCETUUM. GENUS XV. PLATYCERIUM. Desvaux. A SMALL singular family of epiphytal Ferns, the name being derived from the Greek, platys — broad, and Jceras — a horn, on account of the fertile fronds resembling the broad horns of the elk. The fronds are simple, forked, coriaceous, thick, and spongy, the sterile ones sessile, permanent, and successively imbricated. The whole surface of the frond covered with a stellate pubescence. Veins repeatedly forked and distantly anastomosing; venules internal, compoundly reticulated, with free veinlets terminating in the areoles. Length of fronds from one to three feet. There is no British representative. Mr. Moore, in his “Index Filicum,” enumerates — P. stemmaria. P. biforme. P. alcicorne. P. grande. Dr. Hooker describes five species, namely; — P. alcicorne. Madagascar, Eastern Asia, and Peru. P. stemmaria, Desvaux. Western Africa. P. grande, Cunningham. New Holland, Singapore, and Luzon? P. biforme, Blume. Malay Islands. P wallichii, Hooher. Moulmein. I . \ *« ■ /> y / « -f. 0 V ( h i i ■' v' 0 I \ r:. ATVCKRiuv; I,\'I1-V01.. 7. Portion of mature Frond -under side. PLATYCERTUM STEMMARIA. Desvaux. Kunze. Presl. (Not of Schott.) PLATE LXIT. VOL. VIT. Ao’ostichum stemmaria, “ cBtliiopicum, “ alcicorne, Platycerium slemaria, Nevroplatyceros cEtliiopicus, Beauvais. Palis. (Not of Comxierson.) Beauvais. Palis. Swartz. Palis. Schkuhr. Moore. Desvaux. J. Smith. Plukenet. Pee. Platycerium — From tlie Greek, platya — broad, aud keras — a boru. Stemmaria — Stemmaria. An interesting species, less known than P. alcicorne in collections, yet nevertheless a very curious and handsome Fern r r, A T YC R u 1 r ^r st rm m a lu a . l;)(l An evergreen stove species. Native of Western Africa. Introduced into the Royal Gardens, Kew, in 1848. Sterile and fertile fronds different. Sterile frond sessile, elongated, and ascending; upper portion scarcely lobed, reni- form, permanent, elevated, spongy, and depressed. Fertile frond simple, horizontal, thick and coriaceous, divided, and widening upwards. Articulated with the rhizoma. \ eins lepeatedly forked, and distantly anastomosing; venules internal and compoundly reticulated. Sori occupying the lobes. For plants and fronds my thanks are due to Mr. Joseph Henderson, of Wentworth, and to Messrs. Rollisson, of Tooting. It may be procured of Messrs. Sim, of Foot’s Cray; Rol- lisson, of Tooting; Veitch, of Chelsea; E. G. Henderson, of St. John’s Wood; A. Henderson, of Pine-apple Place; Jackson, of Kingston; and Kennedy, of Covent Garden. The illusti ation is fiom a frond forwarded bv l\Ir. Henderson, of Wentworth. m, iipiiiiiiu iji ifipi . f -» i. '.. i^.■' A K 1-- riant from a pliotograpli. PLATYCERIUM ALCICORNE. Gaudichaud. Kunze. J. Smith. Desvaux. Swartz. Moore. Link. Blume. PLATE LXIII. VOL. VII. AcrosiicJntm alcicorne, << It “ It “ h'furcatum, “ stemmaria, Nevroplaiyceros alcicornis, Platycerium angustatum, VOL VII. Swartz, in part. Turpin. Sprengel. Willem. KaULFUSS. {Not of ScHKUHR.) Cavanillks. {Not of Swartz.) CoMMERsoN. Schott. {Not of Beauvais.) Fee. Desvaux. Y I 158 PLATYCERIUM ALCICORNE. Platycerium—Yrom the Greek, broad, and keras—a. horn. Alcicorne — Elk’s-horn. An extremely interesting Fern, one of a singular genus of epiphytal plants, growing on the branches of trees; very easily cultivated, and making a handsome specimen when well grown. An evergreen warm greenhouse species. Native of New South Wales, New Holland, Java, Asia, East Indies, Australia, Malay Archipelago, Madagascar, and Peru. Introduced into the Royal Gardens, Kew, in 1808, having been received from Mr. Caley, and now generally distributed throughout private collections. Fertile and sterile fronds different. Sterile frond sessile and nearly circular; upper portion suh-lobate, permanent, elevated, spongy and depressed. Fertile frond simple, divided, nearly horizontal, thick, coriaceous, widening upwards, and articulated on a short slightly-creeping rhizoma. Under surface of fronds white, and upper surface throughout covered with a dense stellate pubescence. Veins repeatedly forked and distantly anastomosing; venules internal and compoundly reticulated, having free veinlets ter- minating in the areoles. Sori amorphous in patches, formed in the lobes or at the extremities of the frond. For a plant my thanks are due to Mrs. Empson, of Goole Hall. It may be procured of any Nurseryman. The coloured illustration, and an engraving from a photograph, shewing the habit of the Fern, are from a plant in my own collection. r !■ : / f r ' . . ;V vni.. ^ • ti) . • : V • . ,,^ >r:, VK •' V '4 -J^U- *.f7i-|VUpX; CArr ir ta ;« ar. V tf »■ hlVA^I^ !4. .--i. ^ ^'{.''vc tt'”-'!;'. |;.vr< ;;'vfr;:,nt*<^ »w^ t«n>. -I ■£K.*tivc • f)f »>.,•; <■: , H. r i ' .,*' i /■ Plant from a photograph. PLATYCERIUM GRANDE. Kunze. J. Smith. Moore. Hooker and Bauer. PLATE LXIV. VOL. VII. Acrostichum grande, Nevroplalyceros grandis, A. Cdnnimgham. Fee. Platycerium—¥rom the Greek, platys—hroa.d, aud ket'as—a horn. Grande — Grand. As its name implies, a grand species, only to be found in the best collections. Easily cultivated, and indeed requiring no care if grown in a proper stove house. An evergreen stove Fern. Native of the East Indies, Singapore, Luzon, ? Malayan Islands, and New Holland. KJO r 1 , AT YC H I U M O 11 A \ n E . Introduced into the Royal Gardens, Kew, by Mr. Rldwill, in the year 1842. An epiphytal Fern, having fertile and sterile fronds different. The sterile frond sessile, nearly round, and ascending, the upper portion being divided into a number of broad blunt segments, permanent, spongy in texture, and depressed. \ Fertile fronds simple, two or three times divided, horizontal, and pendulous at the apex, thick and coriaceous, widening upwards, and being articulated on a brief rhizoma. Veins repeatedly forked and distantly anastomosing; venules internal, compoundly reticulated, and having free veinlets terminating in the areoles. Sori near the sinus of the first division, and forming a large triangular patch. The fronds entirely covered with a stellate pubescence, giving the Fern a glaucous, or rather woolly appearance. Length of sterile frond twenty-four to thirty inches, of fertile frond from thirty to thirty-six inches. For plants of this Fern I am indebted to Messrs. Rollisson, of Tooting, and to Mr. J. Henderson, of Wentworth; and for fronds to the same gentlemen. It may be procured of any of the principal Nurserymen. The illustration is from a frond sent by Messrs. Rollisson, of Tooting; and the wood engraving, shewing the habit of the plant, is from a photograph of a plant in my own collection. OnilOGLOSSACE^E. 161 OPHIOGLOSSACEiE. A SINGULAR class of Fems, having sub-globose sporangia, which are sessile, unilocular, and opening by a vertical or transverse slit, and being bivalved. Fronds solitary, bearing a fertile and sterile branch on the same stem. There are two divisions, namely, Ophioglossiim and Botrychmm. VOL. VII. z OIMIIOOLOSSUM 1()|2 GENUS I. OPHIOGLOSSUM. I/Inn^us, A SMALL family of herbaceous Ferns, having the sterile and fertile branches distinct, yet on the same stem. Veins reticulated. Hie name derived from the Greek, ophios — a serpent, and glossa — a tongue; hence the name Adder’s-tongue. There are two British species, — OpMoglossum vulgatum and O. lusitanicum. Kunze, in his “Index Filicum,” enumerates — O. bulbosum, Michaux, North America. — gramineum, Willdenoxo,l^Qw Holland. — palmatum, Linnceus, Amer- ican Meridian. — reticulatum, Linnceus, Amer- ican Meridian. O. costatum, Broion, New Hol- land. — lusitanicum, Linnceus, Eu- rope. — pedunculosum, Desvavx, Java. — vulgatum, Linnceus, Europe. Sprengel, in lus “Systema Yegetabilium,” gives — O. vulgatum, Linnceus. — ovatum, Swartz, Molucca. — petiolatum. Hooker, India. — reticulatum, Linnceus. — bulbosum, Michaux. — cdcpense,Schlechtendal, Mricdi. — lusitanicum, Linnceus. — gramineum, IVilldenoio. 0. costatum. Brown. — bergianum, Schlechtendal. — pendulum,Zmw<5WS,Molucca. — palmatum, Linnceus. Helminthostachys dulcis, Katd- fuss, India. H. mexicana, Sprengel, iMexico. i [ C ; a I O G L O S S U M v u l g a t u m. LXV-vol. 7. O. LUSITANICCM. J \ 1 i i I .4 A 1 ■I I J Portion of barren Frond. OPHIOGLOSSUM VULGATUM. LiNNiEus. Bolton. Sm-ith. Hooker and Arnott. Babington. Newman. Deakin. Soaverby. AIoore. Schkuhr. The Common Adder’s-tongue is a native of Great Britain, being found in tolerable abundance in many localities. In Nottinghamshire it is very abundant in fields at Highfield House, Stanton-on-the-Wolds, and at Clifton, growing on moist loamy ground, on meadow land, and on higher and drier ground, Avhere there is very strong loam or clay. Mr. Moore remarks that it is less common in Wales, Scotland, and Ireland. It is found in Orkney, Shetland, throughout Europe— from Kussia to Tuscany; in Siberia and North America. The fertile and sterile fronds different, but upon the same PLATE LXV. A. VOL. VII. Salisbuey. Austkian Gardens. Gilibert. riehlil, unifulium, Ophioglossum — Adcler’s-tongue. Vulyatum — Common. 164 OPHIOGLOSSUM VULGATUM. stem. Sterile brancli sessile, entire, ovate-elongate, smooth, and pale yellowish green in eolour. Fertile branch erect, a simple spike on an elongate foot-stalk proceeding from the inner base of the sterile branch. Veins anastomosing, and without a mid-vein. Rhizoma a corm-like crown. Roots thick, brittle, and spreading horizontally. Stipes erect, smooth, cylindrical, succulent, and hollow. • Length of frond from three to twelve inches. There is a dwarf variety, Avhich was found in Orkney by Mr. Syme, known as variety minor, the barren branches being narrow and oval. The plant is also much later in the year in coming to maturity. For plants my thanks are due to Mr. Gray, of St. Thomas’, Exeter; to Mr. Joseph Sidebotham, of Manchester; and to Mr. Clarke, gardener to Mr. Wilkinson Dent, of Flass House, Crosby Ravensworth, W estmoreland. It may be procured from Mr. Sim, of Foot’s Cray. The illustration is from Mr. Clarke’s plant. Barren Frond— upper side, (slightly magnified.) OPHIOGLOSSUM LUSITANICUM. Linn^us. Moore. Newman. Sowerby. Babington. Hooker and Greville. Bindley. PLATE LXV. B. VOL. VII. Adder’s-tougue. Lusitanicum—L^xs^iama.. A VERY interesting pigmy Fern from Guernsey, having been discovered in the year 1854 growing in sandy loam near Petit Bot Bay, by Mr. G. Wolsey, and since found in other places in that island. This species may he called a winter Fern, the fronds coming up in winter, and arriving at maturity about the middle of January. An indigenous Fern, with annual fronds. Found in Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Sicily, Greece, the Mediterranean Islands, Tangiers, Algiers, the Canaries, the Islands of Madeira, Tenerijfife, Azores, and Guernsey. 'L'he fronds are thick, fleshy, and pale green in colour. Sterile and fertile branches on the same stem; the sterile branch linear to linear -lanceolate in shape, tapering below to where it jouis the fertile branch; fertile branch longer, erect, being a linear-oblong spike on a long stalk, and apiculate. 166 OnilOGLOSSUM LUSITANICUM. Veins anastomosing, and without any mid-vein. Roots thick, fleshy, brittle, and spreading. Rhizoma a corm-like crown. Stipes erect, smooth, succulent, and cylindrical. This Fern, known as the Dwarf Adder’s-tongue, has usually solitary fronds, or occasionally two or three from the same crown. Length of frond from less than an inch to an inch and a half. % For plants my thanks are due to Mr. James, of Vauvert. It may he procured of Mr. Sim, of Foot’s Cray. The illustrations are from plants in my own collection. BOTHYCIIIUM. 16T GENUS II. BOTRYCHIUM. Swartz. A SMALL family of dwarf Ferns, only one species of which Botrijchiiim lunaria, is a native of Great Britain. Fronds herbaceous; fertile and sterile branches distinct, yet on the same stem. Veins repeatedly branched from a central costa; venules free. The name derived from the Greek — hotrys, signifying a hunch or cluster. Sprengel enumerates — B. lunaria, Swartz, Europe. — australe, Brotim, New Hol- land. — matricari^, Spj-enyel, Europe. — fumariae, Sprengel, Carolina. — ternatum, Swartz, Japan. . Kunze gives — B. australe, Broion. — dissectum, Muhlenberg . — fumarioides; Willdenoio, N. America. — gracile, Kunze, North America. B. dissectum, Sprengel, North America. — virginicum, Swartz, North America. — cicutarium, Swartz, Hispan- iola. B. lunaria, Swartz. — obliquum, Muhlenberg , N. America. — rutsefolium, Broion, Europe. — virginicum, Swartz. If. ! I i BOTRYCHim^ LUNARIA. LX VI -VOL. 7. VAR. V. 0 0 RET. 4 j.' 1 i 1 1 Portion of barren Frond. BOTRYCHIUM LUNARIA. Swartz. Smith. Hooker and Arnott. Babington. Deakin. Newman. Sowerby. Moore. SCIIKUHR. PLATE LXVI. — A AND B. VOL. VIT. Botrychium hmatum, “ rutaceum, (( it “ matricarioifolium, Osmuncla lunaria, “ lunata, “ lunaria var. ramosa, “ lunaria var. moorei, OpMoglossum pennatum, “ pennatum var. rutaceum. Gray. - SWAETZ. SCHKUHB. NeWMAN. Babington. Mooee. Beatjn. LiNNiEus. Bolton. Smith. Salisbury. Both. Lowe. Lamarck. Moore. Botrychium — A bunch. Lunaria — Of the Aloon. The CommoH Moonwort is a deciduous indigenous species, widely diffused tlirough England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales, but very local. I have seen it more abundant in AYestmoreland than in any other county, although it is tolerably abundant at Clifton, in Nottinghamshire. Found in Orkney, Shetland, Lapland, Iceland, North Cape, Sicily, Spain, Russia, Siberia, Newfoundland, Greenland, Bear Lake, Rocky Mountains, Behring’s Bay, Ural Mountains, Altai VOL. VII. 2 A 170 BOTRYCHIUM LUNARIA. INIountains, Kanitscliatka, Lake Baikal, Tasmania, the Island of Fuegia, Australian Alps, etc. A difficult plant to cultivate. Found in dry, open, elevated pastures and waste lands; requiring to be kept cool and moist by a thick low vegetation, which invariably surrounds this species. Hence the difficulty of imitating its natural growth. Fronds herbaceous, the sterile and fertile branches being distinct. Fronds solitary; the sterile branch pinnate; pinnee lunate or fan-shaped, from four to seven pairs; margin somewhat crenate, occasionally partially fertile. The fertile branch pinnate or bipinnate, the contracted rachiform divisions fleshy. Roots stout, fleshy, and brittle. Stipes erect and smooth, bearing a two-branched frond, the one sterile and the other fertile. Veins of the baiTen frond repeatedly forked, radiating from the base, and terminating within the margin. Fructifleation sessile, erect, in two rows along each segment. Spore-cases smooth and spherical, bursting transversely; when mature, golden brown in colour. The plant perennial, but the fronds annual. There are two distinct varieties. The variety rutaceum has a broader barren branch, which is triano'ular in form and twice divided. O The variety moord, (Plate LXVI. — B,) named after Mr. Thomas Moore, an indefatigable and well-known cryptogamic botanist, is similar in its fronds to the normal form, with the exception of its edge being deeply incised, giving the frond a very handsome appearance. This variety has been found in some abundance near Crosby Ravensworth, Westmoreland, by i\Ir. Clarke, gardener to Mr. Wilkinson Dent. Length of frond from eight to ten inches; colour a light yellowish green. The normal form may be procured of any Nurseryman. The illustrations are from fronds forwarded by Mr. Clarke. AUTIIOJUTIES QUOTED IN VOL. VII. Afzelius. Aiton. Anderson. Arnott. Arrabidii. Babington. J3alfour. Bauer. Beauvois. Beck. Belanger. Benthani. Bernhardi. Bidwill. Blume. Bojer. Bolton. Bonpland. Bory. Brackenridge. Braun. Bree. Brown, E. Burmann. Caley. Cameron. Carmichael. Chamb. Commerson. Cunningham, Allan. Dalechamps. Deakin. Decaisne. De Candolle. Derby, Earl of. Desvaux. De Vriese. Dietrich. Dickie, Dr. Dickson. Don. Ehrhart. Endlicher. Fee. Fischer. Forster. . Fries. Galleotti. Gardner. Gaudichaud. Gilibert. Gillies. Geepp. Gouan. Gray. Greville. Griffith. Gueinzius. Hsenke. Hamilton. Henderson, Joseph. Howard. Hoffman. Hooker, Sir W. J. Hooker, J. D. Houlston. Holl. Houttuyn. Hudson. Hull. Humboldt. Jacquin. James. Karwinski. Kaulfuss. Klotzsch. Koch. Kunth. Kunze. La Billardiere. Lamarck. Langsdorff. Lapeyrouse. Lasch. Leibmann. Liljeblad. Linden. Lindley. Link. Linnaeus. Loddiges. Loureiro. Lowe, E. J. Lowe, H. Macreight. Martens. Mettenius. Meyer. Michaux. Miquel. Mohr. Moore, T. Morison. Moritz. Muhlenberg. Newman. Nuttall. Palisot. • Petit-Thouars. Petiver. Plukenet. Pluniier. Poeppig. Pohl. Poiret. Presl. Pursh. Eaddi. Ealfs. Eeinwardt. Eetzius. Eoebling. Eoth. Eoxburgh. Eucker. Eumphius. Euprecht. Sadler. Schiede. Schkuhr. Schlechteudal. Schott. Schrader. Sieber. Sim. Sloane. Smith, J. E. Smith, J. Sowerby. Splitgerber. Sprengel. Sturm. Swartz. Syme. Tait. Tausch. Thunberg. Tradescant. Turpin. Vahl. Ventenat. Villars. Viviani. Wahlenberg. Wallich. Watson. Webb. Weis. Wickstr. Willdenow. Willem. Wilson. Withering. Wolsey. Woods, J. Wulfen. CONTlIIBUTOllS TO VOL. VIT. The Author begs to express his thanks to tlie following individuals, who have kindly supplied him with plants and fronds for illustration:— Mr. Atkins, Painswick. Professor Balfour, Edinburgh. Mr. Backhouse, York. Messrs. Booth and Sons, Hamburg. ! Mr. Clapham, Scarborough. j Mr. Clarke, lioyal Botanic Gardens, I Glasgow. ! Mr. E. Cooling, Mile Ash Nursery, . Derby. | Mrs. Delves, Tunbridge Wells. Mr. Dryden, Allestre Hall, Derby. Mrs. Empson, Goole Hall. Mr. J. Henderson, Wentworth. Dr. J. D. Hooker, F.ll.S., Boyal pardens, Kew. ' Sir W. J. Hooker, F.E.S., Eoyal Gardens, Kew. Mr. Ingram, Belvoir Castle. Mr. Ingram, Eoyal Gardens, Wind- sor. Mr. Masters, Cantex'bury. Mr. Lamb, Osmaston Manor, near V Ashbourn. ■ Mr. E. T. Millett, Penzance. ■ Mr. Thomas Moore, F.L.S., Botanic ■ Gardens, Chelsea. 1 Sir Oswald Mosley, Bart., Eolleston I Hall. I Mr. G-. Norman, Hull. I Messrs. Parker, Hollowaj'^. 1 Mr. Pass, Gardener to Mr. Brockle- I hurst. The Fence, Macclesfield. .J Messrs. Pearson, Chilwell, Notts. Messrs. Eollisson, Tooting. I M. Schott, Imperial Gardens, Schon- 1 briinn. ? Mr. Sidebotham, Manchester. j Mr. Sim, Foot’s Cray, Kent. | Mr. J. Smith, Eoyal Gardens, Kew. i Mr. Stewart, late Gardener, Sud- 1 bury. Messrs. Veitch, Jun., Chelsea. INDEX TO VOL. VII [Those Ferns having an authority attached, arc the respective names adopted in this Work, of wliich a description, together with a coloured illustration, and one or more woodcuts are given. Names not having an authority attached, are those adopted hy other authors, and are therefore to be found- under other names; or they are species not yet introduced into this country in a living state. It sometimes happens, and indeed not unfrcquently, that the same name is used by different authors for different species: this will at once be seen by referring to each page given in the index.] Abacopteris glandulosa PAGE. 15 . Acrostiebum caudatum . PAGE. 147 Aconiopteris longifolia . . 129 cayennensis no Acrostiebum Eemulum . . 115 cervinum 97 mtliiopicum . . 155 citrifolium 107 alatum , 107 cladorrbizans 147 alcicorne 155, 157 conforme. Swartz 115, 139 alienum. Swartz . 147 var. angustum . 115 alpinum . 65 contract um 105 angustatum • 115 crassifolium . 109 apodum . 107 crassinerve. Kunze 107, 139 aureum. Linnaeus 103, 105, crinitum . . 101, 107 107, 109 crispatulum. Wullich 109 var. birsntum • 110 cuspidatum. Willdenow 137 var. incequale 110, 111 danecefolium 106 Tar. marginatum • no emarginatum 109 var. minus no filare 106 var. rigens . no fimbriatum . 117 var. scalpturatum no flagelliferum. Wallick 107, var. speciosum 110, 111 113 var. urvillei 110, 111 floridum 131 auritum. Swartz . 131 formosura 109 bicolor . 105 fraxinifolium . 106, 109 bifurcatum . 157 frigidum. Linden . 121 braebyneuron . 121 fulvum .... 124 brevipes. Kunze 107, 135 ardnerianum. Kunze 141 bruncum . 147 glandulosum . 107, 115 calla;folium • 135 grande 159 171. INDEX. rAGR. AcrostieLum Lastatum . . 147 lieteroclitum . . 113 hirsutum . 110 liyperborcum 65 ilvense . 65, 67 inrcquale 107, 110, 111 juglaiidifolium . 107, 110 karstenianum 107 latifolium . 115, 129 laurifolium. Petit-Thouars 143 liiicarifolium . 97 lingua 107, 135, 143 longifolluni. Jacquin 107, 129 luridum . 135 marantaj 67 marginatum . . 110 maritimum no melanopus. Kunze 107, 145 microlepis 107 minus . . no muscosum 123 nicotiantefolium. Swartz 107, 127 obliquum . 109 oblongum . 115 piloselloides . . 107 portoricense 147 pteroides . 106 quercifolium. Retzius 125 rigens . . 109, no rubiginosum 121 scalpturatum . no scbiedei 107, 121 scolopendrifolium. Raddi 107, 117 simplex . 107, 139 sorbifolium 97, 107 speciosum 109, no. 111 squamatura 124 squamipes . 124 squamosum. Schkuhr 123, 124 squarrosum 124 stapliyleum . . 107 Acrosticbum stemmaria 155, 157 umbrosum . 147 urvillei no. 111 vestitum 123, 121 villosum. Swartz 107, 133 viscosum . 107 wightianum no Al.sophila comosa . . 73 perriniana 69 Ampbieosmia capcnsis . 28 Anapausia acuminata . 106 aliena . 106, 147 bicuspis 166 eladorrhizans . 147 dentata 106 lieudelotii . 106 nicotiamcfolia 106 nicotiamefolium . 127 portoricensis 147 semipiunati6da . 106 vespertilio 106 Aspidium acrostichoides (see vol. vi.) 26 aculeatum (see vol. vi.) 26 acuminatum (see ml. vi.) 25, 55 acutum 55 adnatum . 26 adultum . 24 aimulum. Swa?'tz 11, 30 var. prolifera . 12 affine . 25 alpinum 75 apifolium . 29 appendiculatum . 24 arboreum . 30 aridum . . 26 articulatum '13 atomarium . 85 augescens (see i ol. vi.) 25 auriculatum 25, 26, 59 bifldum . 29 boottii 27 bracbyotum . . 37 bulbiferum 87 bulbosum 59, 63 INDEX. 175 r.vnE. A.'ipiclium callosum . . 29 canarienso (see vol. vi.) 29 canescens . 24 capense (see vol. vi.) 28 caucasiciim 26 cicutarium (see vol.«vi.) 29 coaduuatum (see vol. vi.) 30 contiguum ... 29 continuum . . 29 corymbiferum . . 23 erinitum . . . 17, 26 cristatum (see vol. vi.) 26, 27 cucullatum . . 29 davallioides ... 57 decurrens (see vol. vi.) 25 dentatum . . . 78 dilatatum (see vol. vi.) 27, 30 var. ... 11 var. recurvum . 11, 27 distans ... 67 diversifolium . . 53 diversum ... 24 eckloni ... 29 elongatum (see vol. vi.) 27 eminens ... 49 ensifolium . . 49, 55 exaltatum . . 49, 53 expansum ... 26 falcinellum (see vol. vi.) 25 filix-nias (see vol. vi.) 25, 26 flagelliferum ... 49 foenisecii . . . 11 fragile . . . .78 var. ... 78 grandulosum. Bliime 15 goggylodus . . ■ 29 goldianum (see vol. vi.) 27 gongylodes . . 29 bendersoni ... 6 beracleifolium . . 28 birsutulum . . 24, 53 birtum . . . -19 bispidum. Sivartz 13, 30 bookeri (see vol. vi.) 30 imbricatum ... 59 intermedium . . 26 PACJK. Aspidium isogramma . . 15 javanieum . 37 kaulfussii. Lii/Ic . 7, 30 lanuginosum . - . .29 latifolium ... 29 lentiim . . . .26 longifolium ... 55 lorifrons . . . .41 lucens .... 29 ludovicianum . . .29 macropbyllum (see vol. vi.) 29 microcarpum . . 29 mildeanum ... 26 molle . . 5, 23, 30 var. corymbiferum. Sim 23 niontanum ... 83 mucronatum (see vol. vi.) 28 multifidum ... 55 multisorura . . .28 munitum . . . 26 neriifolium . . . 41 neriiforme ... 41 neriiformis . . .41 nevadense . . 26, 27 nidus . . . .26 nitidum ... 17 nodosum . . .43 nympbale ... 24 obtusatum . . .29 obtusifolium . . 59 obtusum . . .69 ocellatum ... 26 odoratum . . .30 oligodonton . . 27 ottonis . . . .25 paleaceum ... 26 pallidum . . .27 paludosum ... 29 pariLense . . .59 parallelogrammum . 26 patens. Kunze 5, 23, 24, 30, 37 var. bendersoni . . 6 pauciflorum . . 17 pectinatum . . .47 17(5 INDEX. PACK. ium pica 28 pilosum . . 53 pinnatifidum 26 pistillaro . 41 platypliyllum 3, 30 polilianum . 29 pontederao . 78 propinquum . 24, 29 pseudo filLx-mas 26 ptcroides (see vol. vi.) 1 29 puberum 30 pubescens (see vol. vi .) 27 punctulatum 55 quinquangularis . 27 recedens. Lowe 1, 30 recurvum . 11 regium 75 repandum. Willdenoio 3, 30 resiniferum 29 rhoeticum . 78 rigidum (see vol. vi.) 25, 27 riparium . 30 rufescens . , 65 rufidulum . 67 salaccenso . 41 schkuhrii . 47 scliweintzii . 26 serra 25, 29 serratum 29 setosum . 13, 17, 30 smitkii 26 solutum . . 24 spinescens. Lowe 9 spinulosum (see vol. vi.) 26. 27, 28 var. 27, 30 var, boottii 27 var. cristatum , . 27 var. uliginosum 27 strigosum. Willdenoio 17 subcostale . 41 sublanosum 49, 59 subpubesceus 24 tanacctifolium . 27 tavoyanum . 69 taygetensc . 75 taor. Aspidium tcctaria . . .30 'tectum . . .24 tenuo ... 85 tomentosum ... 53 trapezoides . . 47 trifidum . . 75^ 78 trifoliatuin (see vol. vi.) 28 truncatum. Gaudichaud 21 tuberosum . . 59 uliginosum . . 26, 27 undulatum . . 54 unitum (see vol. vi ) 26,30 venulosum . . 29 villosum (see vol. vi.) . 28 ■wallicbianum . . 29, 41 Asplenium aitonii var. . . 27 obovatum ... 73 Atbyrium alpinum ... 75 dentatum ... 78 filix-foemina ... 26 fragile ... 78 fumarioides ... 78 montanum . . 83 oxyphyllum ... 25 regium ... 75 Batbmium repandum . . 3 heraclcifolium . . 28 Botryebium australe . . 167 cicutarium . . 167 dissectum . . . 167 fumariiE . . . 167 fumarioides . . . 167 gracile . . . 167 lunaria. Swartz 167, 169 var. moorei . 169, 170 lunatum . . . 169 matricariai . . 167 matricarifcfolium . . 169 obliquum . . . 167 rutaceum . . . 169 rutscfolium . . 167 teruatum . . . 167 virginicum . . 167 Ceteracli alpinum ... 65 Cbrysodium alienum . . 117 aurcum . 110 INDEX. 177 ChiysoJium caycnnensis liirsutum . . • 1*-^ inrequale . • • iiicotianaifolium . l’^7 scalpturatuin . .110 speuiosum ' . HO urvillei . . • .110 vulgare . . • HO Cyatbea alpina ... 75 angustata . . . 78 antUriscifolia . . 78 cynapifolia . . /8 dentata . . .78 fragilis ... 78 var. . . . . 78 var. anguatala . 78 incisa .... 78 montana ... 83 regia . . • 75, 78 Cyclodium glandulosuin . 15 meniscoidis ... 30 Cyclopteria dentata . . 78 fragilis . . . .78 var. rliEctica . . 78 regia .... 75 rlifctica ... 78 Cyrtogonium crispatidum 101, 119 flagolliferura . 10-1, 113 repandum . . • 104' Cystea alpina . . ' . 75 angustata . . .78 dentata ... 78 fragilis ... 78 inci.sa . . . 75 regia . . • 75, 78 Cystopteris albescens 69, 72, 73 alpina . . 71, 72, 75 allioni ... 83 angustata . 72, 78, 79 angustifolia . , 71 aspidioides . . 72, 73 atoinaria . . 72, 73, 78 atrovirescens . 72, 73 brasiliana . . . 72, 73 bulbifera. Bernhardi 71, 72, 89 r.\GK. Cystopteris canariensis . 72 cbilensis ... 78 comosa . • . .1^,10 crenata . . 72, 73 decurrens . . . 79 dentata 71, 72, 78, 79, 81 var. ... 78 var. diclcicana . . 81 dicliieana. Newman 71, 81, 79 emarginulata . . 72 emarginata ... 73 fragilis. Bernhardi 29, 71, 73, 77, 72, 80, 81, 85 var. . . 71, 78, 85 var. angustata . . 79 var. dentata . . 79, 81 var. diekieana . 79, 81 var. interrupta . 79 var. obtusa . . 79 fumarioides . . 72, 78 gigantea . . 72, 73 leptopbylla . 72, 73, 78 montana. LinTc 71, 72, 81 myrrbidifolium . . S3 nigrescens ... 78 obtusa . . 69, 72, 73 obovata . . 72, 73 odorata . . . 72, 73 oricntalis ... 78 pontedercc ... 78 regia. Presl 71, 72, 75 retusa ... 78 rbsetica ... 78 squamata . . . 72, 73 tasmanica . . 72, 73 tenuis. Sehoit 71, 72, 85 vestita ... 72, 73 Dendroglossa quercifolia . 125 Diaealpe aspidioides . . 73 Dictyoglossum crinitum . 101 Drynaria cordifolia ... 28 Elapboglossuni acrocarpon . 104 actinotriebum . . 104 affine . . . 104 adenolepis . . . 104 2 15 VOL. VII. 17S INDEX. Eliiplioglossum rDiimlum TAOE, 104 1 Elaphoglossum fcrrugincum I’Ar.K. 104 a latum . 104 frigidum 101, 121 alisinrefolium 104 funckii 104 alpestre . 104 1 garduerianum 104, 141 audicola 104 gayanum . 105 angulatum . 104 glaucum 105 aphlebium 104 ‘ gorgoneum 105 apoduin 104, lOG gratum . 105 attenuatum 104 bartwegii . 105 aubcrtii . 104 herminieri 105 auricomum 104 1 beterolepis 105 banksiauum . 104 j heteromorpbum 105 bellermanniannm 104 1 horridulum 104 blepbarodes . . 104 1 liybridum 104, 105 boryaimm 104 bystrix 105 bracliyncuron 104, 106, 121 impressum 105 brevipcs 104, 135 jamesoni . 105 ealaguala . 104 junghubnianum , 105 callffifolium 103, 104, 106, 135 karstenianura 105 callolepis . 104 laminarioides 105 calopliyllum 104 langsdorffii 105 card iophy Hum . 104 la ti folium 106, 129 caudatum . 104 laurifolium 105, 143 ciliatum . 104 lecblerianura 105 cocblearife folium 104 leperraucbii 105 cognatum . 105 lepidotum 104, 105, 106, 124 eonforme 1 03, 104, 106, 115 leptopbyllum 105 consobrinum . . 104 lindeni . 104 crassiuerve 103, 104, 129, 139 lineare 105 crispatulura . . 104 lingua . . 105 cumingii . 104 lingua'forme • 105 curvans . 104 lloense . , 105 cuspidatum 104, 137 loncbopbyllum . . 105 decoratum . 104 longifolium . 103, 106, 129 decurrens . 104 luacropodium . , 105 didynamum . . 104 marginatum . . 104 dimorphum 104 martinicense . 105 dissimile . 104 matbewsii 105 dombeyanum 103 melanolepia 105 durum . . 104 melanopus 105, 145 ellipticum . 104 merideuse . . 105 elougatum . 104 i I micradeuium - 105 erinaceum 104 1 microlepis 105, KX5 erythrolepis . . 104 j minutum . 105 falcatum . 104 : moritzianum • 105 feei . 104 ' nniscosum 100, 123 INDEX. 179 1*A(5K. PAGR iglossum notatum 105 Elaplioglossum wagcneri . 105 obductum . 105 webbii 105 orbignyanum 105 Fadyenia prolifera . . 30 ovatum . 105 Goniopteris patens 30 pacbydermum 105 tetragona . 29 perelegans . 104 Gymnogramma palmata 91 petilosum . 105 Gymnopteris aliena 106, 147 piloselloides . . 105 ascillaris . 106 pilosum 104 decurrens 104, 106 pi aty neuron . . 105 lanceolata . 106 plumieri . 105 neitneri . 125 pcEppigianum . 105 nicotianmfolia 104, 106, 127 rabdolepis 105 normalis . 106 ratnosissimum . 105 obtusifolia 106 roeslii 105 portoricense . . 147 rubiginosum . 106, 121 quercifolia 106 ruizianum . 105 quercifolium . 125 scalpellum . 105 taccEefolia . 106 scandens . 105 zollingeri . 106 scbiedei . 104 Helmintbostachys dulcis 162 schomburgldi 105 mexicana . 162 scolopendrifolium 103, 104, Hemionitis aurea-birsuta 91 106, 117 blumeana . 89 sessile 105 boryana . 89 setosura . 105 callse folia . 89 sieberi 105 cayennensis 89 simplex . 104 concava . 89 spatbulatum 105 cordata. Hooker 8r Grcville splendens . 105 89, 93 squamatum 105, 124 cordifolia . 93 squamipes 105, 124 coriacea . 89 squamosum 105, 124 falcata 89 squarrosum 105, 124 bookeriana . . 89 stelligerum 105 immersa . 89 stigmatolepis 105, 145 lanceolata . 89 stipitatum 105 lessonii 89 strictum . 105 obtusa . . 89 succisffifolium 105 palmata. Linnaeus 89, 91, 93 tambillense . . 105 parvula . 89 tectum 105 pedata 89 tragimfolium . 105 plantaginea . . 89 undulatum 105 reinuardtiaua . 89 venustum . .105 reticulata . 89 vestitum . • 104 sagittata . . 89. 93 villosum 103, 105, 133 semicostata . . 89 viscosum • 104, 121 spatulala . 89 18U INDEX. Heteronevron licteroclUon ITynienodium crassifoliuin crinitum. Fee kunzeanum Hypoderris brownii Lastrea a?mul:i . bhimci canariense con cava crinita cristata criiciata dilatata dumetorura . • . elegans donga ta fcenisecii . fdix-mas funesta goldiana gueinziana bamiltonii liispida birta kaulfussii kunthii microchlaena pallida . patens pubescens quinquangiilaris recedens recurva remota . rufidula spiaescens spinulosa . var. . A’ar. uliginosa strigosa toinentosa uliginosa Lopidonevron acuminalum hirsutulum . longifolium punctulatum PAni:, 1‘AOP 113 Lcpidonevron rufescens 55 99 Lomariopsis boryana . lOG 99, 101 buxifolia . lOG 99 erithrolciiis . . lOG 33 longi folia . lOG 11, 27 pblebodcs . lOG 2G sorbifolia . 103 27 spondiffifolia . . lOG 11 variabilis . 106 17 Loncbitis aspera ilvensis . G8 27 Lophodium fcenisecii . 11 28 rccurvum . 11 28 Mesocblacna javanica. B> own 30, 11 35, 37 1 Nepbrodium bulbifeniin 87 26 coadunatum . . 30 11 edule 59 27 exaltatum . 49 29 fcenisecii . 11 26 glandulosnni . 15 30 hirsutulum 53 28 bookeri . 29 13 lamosum . G8 19 lineatum . 25 7 molle 23, 30 30 inultilineatum 15, IG 37 pectinatum 47 27 2)lat3’'olis 55 5 rufiduluni . 68 27 sehkuLrii . . . . 47 27 teniie 85 1 truncatum . 21 11 tuberosum 59 27 unitum 25, 29 G8 var. 25 9 Nepbrolepis acuminata . 46 27 acuta 4G 2G, 27 acutangula . . 46 27 biaurita 4.5 17 bidentata 46 29 biserrata . 45, 46 . 27 commutata . . 49 55 cordifolia . 45, 46 . 53 cultri folia . 46 55 davallioidcs. J. Smith 45, 57 , 55 var. dissccta . 58 INDEX. 181 PACK. PACK. Neplirolepis dissccta . 58 Oleandra neriiformis. Cavanilles 26, cnsi folia. Presl 25, 43, 55 39, 41, 44 cxiiltata. Schott 45, 46, 49 ncriifolia . 41 floccigera . 45 1 nodosa. Presl 39, 43, 41 gaimarcliana , 46 j phyllarthroii 39 gibbosa . 45, 46 pilosa . . 39 birsiitula. Presl 45, 46, 53 I nallicliii . 26, 39 liirsutulum . . 53 Olfersia angustata . . 115 imbricaia . 46 calltefolia . 135 intramarginalis . 46 ccrvina. Presl 95, 97 inauritianuin 45 crinita 101 neglec’ta . 45, 46 conformis . 115 obtusifolia . 45 eorcovadensis . 95. 97 occiclentalis . 59 cuspidata . 137 paraensis 46 lauri folia 143 pieetinata. Schott 45, 43, 47 longifolia . 129 pend Lila 45 mnscosa 123 pilosa . . 46 scolopendrifolia . 117 platyotis 45, 46, 56 villosa 133 punctulata , 45, 46 Ophiopteris verticillata . 41 ramosa 45 Ophioglossum acuminatum . 57 repens . 45 bergianura . 162 sclikiibrii 47 bulbosum . 162 sesquipedalis , 45, 46 capense . 162 sieberi 46 ceilanicum 125 splendens .. 45, 46 costatum . 162 subcordata . 46 gramineum 162 tricbomanoides . 45 lusitanicum. Linnceus\Q>2, 165 lubcrosa. Presl 25. 45, 43, minor 163 59 ovatura . 162, 163 undulata. Smith 45, 46, 51, palmatum . 162 59 pedunculosum . 162 volubilis 45 pendulum . 162 wallichiana . . 46 pennatum . 169 zollingeriana 46 petiolatum 162 Isevroplatyceros ajlbiopicus . 155 riehlii . . 163 alcicoruis . 157 reticulatum 162 grandis . . 159 unifolium . 163 Olcandra articulata 39, 44 vulgatum. Linnceus 162, 163 cuiningii . 39 i var. minor . 163 liirtella . 39 41 42, 44 Osmunda cervina 97 lomatopus . 39 lunaria . . 169 macrocarpa . 39 lunata 169 mollis . 39 trifida . . 125 moritzii 39 Pcecilopteris brunnea . 147 inusrcfolia . 39 contaminans . . 106 182 INDEX, PACK. Poecilopteris costata . . 106 crispatula . . 106, 119 flatrellifera . . . 113 finlaysoniana . . 106 lieteroclita . . . 113 lioolceriana . . . 106 loncliopbora . . 106 ludens .... 106 presliana . . . 106 punctulata . . . 106 quoyaua . . . 106 serratifolia . . . 106 subcrenata . . . 106 terminans . . . 106 virens . . . 106 rLysematiiun incisum . . 61 molle. . . .61, 63 obtusum . . 61, 69 perrinianum . . 61, 69 Platycerium alcicorne. Kunze 153, 157 angustatum . . .157 biforme . . . 153 grande. Kunze 153, 159 stemaria . . . 155 stemmaria. Desvaux 153, 155 Polybotrya aurita . . 131 acuminata . . 106, 149 appendiculata . . 106 aspleniifolia . . . 106 bifurcata . . . 106 cervina .... 97 cylindrica . . 103, 151 hamiltoniana . . 106 incisa . . 106, 149 osmundacea. Humboldt and Bonpland plumieri raddiana . speciosa Polypodium mmulum . album . alpinum angustatum . anthriscifolium . arvonicum 106, 149, 151 . 106 97 . 151 11 75, 77 75 . 77 77 65, 67 Polypodium barbatum , bulbifcrum cambricum . cordifolium crinitum crispum . cynapifolium dentatum exaltatum . expansum fontanum . fragile var. angustatum fragilis . fumarioides . hirsutulum hyperboreum ilvense . . 61, 65 lachnopodium laciniatum lobatum marantm montanum . myrrliidifolium obtusum patens pedicularifolium . perriniana polymorphum pontederse recedens regium . rhseticum rivulare . semilacerum setosum . siifplium tenue trifidum trifoliatum tripbyllum . virdulum vulgaro var. cambricum var. semilacerum . Polysticbum acrostichoides . aculeatum pack. 19 . 87 58 . 28 17 . 75 77 . 77 49 . 5 65 . 77 77 . 77 77 . 53 61, 65 65, 67 28 . 77 77 65, 67 83 . 83 69 . 5 77 . 69 75, 77 . 77 1 . 75 49 58 13 3 77 77 28 28 77 58 58 25 25 INDEX. 183 PACK. Polys ticlium auriculatuni . 25 falcinellum . . 26 hispidum ... 13 lentum . . . 25, 26 setosum ... 26 triangulum . • 26 truucatuni . . .21 Sagenia angulata . . 29 apiifolia . r . 29 coadimata ... 27 var. .... 26 latifoHa ... 29 macropliylla ... 28 pica .... 28 platypliylla . . 3 pteropus . . .25, 29 repaudum ... 3 Splifflrostephanos asplenioidea 37 Stegnogramme javanica . . 37 Stenosemia aurita . . 131 Tectaria crenata ... 3 PACK. Tectaria trifoliata . . 28 Woodsia alpina ... 65 brownii ... 33 cumingiana . . 61, 62 caucasica . . .62 elongata . . . 61, 62 glabella . • 61, 62 guatemalensis . . 61, 62 hyperborea. Sroton 61, 65, 66 ilvensis. Brown 61, 62, 66, 67 var. ... 65 incisa . . . 62, 73 mexicana . 63 mollis. Smith . 61, 62, 63 obtusa. HooTcer 62, 69, 73 perriniana . . 62, 69 peruviana . .61, 62 rufidula . .■ .67 raiana 67 vestila . . . • . 67 END OF VOL. VII ». FAWCETT, ENOUAVEtt .\ND PRI.NTEIt, E.iST LODOE, DRIFFIELD. ' p \ *•1 I V V ^wl[ nn War!^ik: '--dsy ^ ~^Sa BIT^SIb