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Plate. Page. Botrychium Moorei . IxviB 170 Cystopteris bulbifera xxv. 87 Dickieana xxxii 81 fragilis _ EEG ext 77 montana meme Se regia . ax 75 tenuis xxxy 85 Hemionitis cordata . xxxvill 93 palmata XxXxvll_ 91] Hymenodium crinitum . xii 101 Hypoderris Brownu xiv 33 Mesochlena Javanica Ley Sr Nephrolepis davallioides xxiii S&S xy 57 ensifolia ~ et Se exaltata xix 49 hirsutula Kal be pectinata xvi 47 tuberosa xxv 59 undulata . ‘ xx 51 Oleandra neriiformis xv1 4] nodosa xvii 43 Olfersia cervina xxxix & xl 97 Ophioglossum lusitanicum Ixy B 165 vulgatum Ixva 163 Platycerium alcicorne . = Ix 157 grande . Imv 159 stemmaria . Ixii 155 Polybotrya osmundacea Ixi 151 Woodsia hyperborea xxvii 65 ilvensis XxvVlil 67 mollis . xxvi 63 obtusa sax, 79
ERRATA. é
Page 3, for Bathium repandum, read Bathmium repandum.
Pages 24 and 30, for Gueinzius, read Guienzius.
Page 46, Nephrolepis obtusifolium is evidently a mistake in Presl’s Work for J. obtusifolia.
Page 46, for WN. devallioides, read davallioides.
Page 106, for Anapausia nicotanefolia, read Anapausia nicotianefolia.
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FERNS; PHiVish AND EXOTIC.
Portion of a pinna of mature Frond—under side.
ASPIDIUM RECEDENS. LOWE.
PLATE I. VOL. VIT.
Lastrea recedens, J. SMITH.
Polypodium recedens, J. SMITH.
Lastrea elegans, Moore anp Hoviston. Aspidium—The Shield Fern, Recedens—Receding.
VOL, VII. B
9 ASPIDIUM RECEDENS.
In THE SECTION LASTREA OF AUTHORS.
Tus handsome rare Fern is only to be found in the best collections.
Introduced into the Royal Gardens, Kew, by Dr. Gardner, about the year 1845.
An evergreen stove species.
Native of Ceylon and the Philippine Islands.
The fronds are deltoid, glandulose, densely pubescent, tripinnate, and somewhat erect in habit; the pinnules oblong- linear and acute, the base decurrent, profoundly pinnatifid, having brief dentate segments.
Stipes scaly at the base.
Fronds lateral, being adherent to a creeping rhizoma.
Sori sub-marginal. Indusium frequently peltate.
Length from eighteen to twenty-four inches; colour pale green.
For fronds my obligations are due to Mr. Thomas Moore, of Chelsea, and to Mr. Joseph Henderson, of Wentworth.
it does not appear to be in any of the Nurserymen’s Catalogues.
The illustration is from a frond sent by Mr. Moore, of Chelsea.
P ortion of mature Frond—under side.
ASPIDIUM REPANDUM.
WILLDENOW. J. SMITH. PRESL. SPRENGEL.
PLATE. PT. VOL. Vii.
Aspidium platyphyllum, J. SmitH. Merten. (Not of Kunze.) Bathium repandum, Frzr. PReEst. Sagenia platyphylla, J. SMITH. zs repandum, WILLDENOW. te < Moort anv Hovtston. Polypodium siifolium, VENT.
Tectaria crenata, CAVANILLES.
Aspidium—The Shield Fern. Repandum—W avy leaved.
A FINE species.
An evergreen stove Fern.
Native of the Malay Islands and Philippine Islands.
Sterile and fertile fronds different. ‘The sterile frond pinnate and glabrous, the pinne drooping, large, petiolulate, coriaceous, and oblong-acuminate in form, above twelve inches in length;
4 ASPIDIUM REPANDUM.
the inferior ones two-lobed, with rounded base and entire margin.
.Fertile fronds contracted, semi-erect, and repand, the under side of the lower pinne having one or two profound segments, and being crenate at the margin.
Stipes scaly at the base.
Fronds terminal, and adherent to an erect rhizoma.
Sori reniform.
Length thirty-six inches; colour brilliant shining green.
For a frond my thanks are due 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.
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ASPIDIUM PATENS.
Kunze. Link? Fee. WILLDENOW. SCHKUHR. Swagtz. ScHott. SLOAN. SPRENGEL. SCHLECHTENDAL.
PLATES Til AND IV. VOL VITf.
Lastrea patens, Prest. LiErBMAny. Aspidium molle, LINK. Polypodium patens, AITON. es expansum, PotrRet. Aspidium—The Shield Fern. Patens—Spreading.
In THE SECTION LAsTREA OF AUTHORS.
A WELL-KNowNn Fern, easily cultivated, and very ornamental.
An evergreen stove species.
Native of Tropical America, Africa, and Asia—Mexico and the West Indies.
Introduced into the Royal Gardens, Kew, in the year 1784.
The fronds, which are broadly lanceolate in form, are pin- nate; the pinnez sessile, profoundly pinnatifid, lanceolate, and having linear-oblong, sub-falcate segments, which have an acute apex, and are largest near the rachis.
6 ASPIDIUM PATENS.
Sor1 medial. Indusium glandulose, and exceedingly hairy.
Fronds pubescent and glandulose beneath, terminal, and adherent to a somewhat creeping rhizoma.
Stipes scaly near the base, the scales being large.
Length from thirty-five to sixty inches; colour pale green.
Mr. Henderson has a variety (figured on plate iv) which is very distinct, and which I have figured under the name of variety Hendersont. Cultivated in the Wentworth collection for some years, and in all probability originated there. Although very different from the normal state, still it would be diffi- cult to draw up a description which might not apply to both forms in different states of growth. Let it suffice therefore to mention its chief differences. In the normal state the length of the frond is from two to three feet, whilst in the variety Hendersoni it attains the length of from four to five feet. In the variety the pinne are much narrower and longer, and terminating in a narrow attenuated apex. In both forms the two lower segments are the longest, but more decidedly so in the variety.
My thanks are due to Mr. Masters, of Canterbury, for plants of this species; and to Mr. Moore, of Chelsea, and to Mr. Henderson, of Wentworth, for fronds.
It is in the Catalogues of Messrs. Veitch, of Chelsea; Rollisson, of Tooting; Kennedy, of Covent Garden; A. Hen- derson, of Pine-apple Place; HE. G. Henderson, of St. John’s Wood; Sim, of Foot’s Cray; Masters, of Canterbury; Booth, of Hamburg; and Cooling, of Derby.
The illustrations are from Mr. Joseph Henderson’s fronds.
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ASPIDIUM KAULFUSSII.
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Lastrea Kaulfussit, PREsL.
Aspidium—The Shield Fern. Kaulfussti—Named after the well-known cryptogamic botanist, Kaulfuss.
In THE SECTION LASTREA OF AUTHORS.
A PLEASING Fern, only found in the larger collections.
An evergreen stove species.
Native of Brazil.
Fronds pubescent, lanceolate in form, and pinnate. The pinne lanceolate, sessile, profoundly pinnatifid, and having oblong-obtuse segments. Pinne opposite below, alternate above.
Stipes slightly scaly.
Fronds terminal, and being adherent to an erect rhizoma.
Sori sub-marginal. Indusium exceedingly hirsute.
Length from twelve to eighteen inches; colour dull green.
For a frond I am indebted to Mr. Joseph Henderson, of Wentworth.
It may be procured of Messrs. Rollisson, of Tooting, and Booth, of Hamburg.
The illustration is from Mr. Henderson’s frond.
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ASPIDIUM SPINESCENS.
LOWE. PLATE, Vii VOLS Vis
Lastrea spinescens, Hovtston. Moors.
Aspidium—The Shield Fera. Spinescens—Terminating in a spine. In THE Section Lasrrea oF AUTHORS.
Aw 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 decurrent; segments somewhat dentate and ovate, and termi- nating in a lengthy spinous mucro.
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10 ASPIDIUM SPINESCENS.
The fronds, which are lateral, are adherent to a creeping scaly rhizoma.
Sorl sub-marginal.
Stipes scaly. |
Length from eighteen to twenty-four inches; colour dall green. :
For a frond my thanks are due to Mr. Thomas Moore, of Chelsea. :
It is in the Catalogues of Messrs. Veitch, of Chelsea; HE. G. Henderson, of St. John’s Wood; and Sim, of Foot’s Cray.
The illustration is from Mr. Moore’s frond.
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ASPIDIUM AMULUM.
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SPRENGEL.
VOL. VII.
AITON.
Lowe.
Watson. Linptry anp Moore. Bapineton. Deraxtn. Sownrey. NEWMAN.
NEWMAN.
Or Garvens. (Wot of J. E. Surru.) J. SMITH.
Kunze. Fre.
Bree.
BREE.
Hooker AND ARNOTT.
NeEwmMan.
NEWMAN.
Aymulum—Rival.
In THE 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 the Azores.
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It is found im 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 appearance, 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 pinnules are curved upwards; pinne 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 succeeds 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 Mr. R. Sim possesses, which bears little plants on its frond-stalks near the surface of the soil.
It may be procured of Messrs. Jackson, of Kingston; Veitch, of Chelsea; A. Henderson, of Pine-apple Place; E. G. Hen- derson, of St. John’s Wood; Sim, of Foot’s Cray; Kennedy, of Covent Garden; Stansfield, of ‘Todmorden; and Cooling, of
Derby.
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ASPIDIUM HISPIDUM.
SWARTZ. KUNZE. SPRENGEL.
PLATE, Viti.” VOL. Vid.
Polystichum hispidum, J. Smiry. Polypodium setosum, ForstTER. Aspidium “s Scuxkunr? Fer. cy * LanGsDoRFF AND FIscHER. Lastrea hispida, Hovtston. Aspidiwm—The Shield Fern. Hispidum—Bristly.
In THE SEcTION PoLYsTICHUM OF AUTHORS.
AN interesting although not well-known species.
An evergreen greenhouse Fern.
Native of New Zealand and New Holland.
Introduced into the Royal Gardens, Kew, in the year 1845, by Mr. Colenzo.
The fronds, which are exceedingly hairy and deltoid are tripinnate, the pinnules being linear-lanceolate, pinnatifid, narrow, and having narrow mucronate segments.
Sori medial.
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Fronds terminal, and adherent to a creeping rhizoma.
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.
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ASPIDIUM GLANDULOSUM. Biume. Moors, (not of Hooker AND GREVILLE.)
PLATE ITXs ~VOL. VET.
Aspidium isogramma, Konzz. Nephrodium glanduloswm, PRESL. 2 multilineatum, Moore anv Hovtston. §§ s Or GarpEns, (not of WALLIcH or BENTH.) Abacopteris glandulosa, FEE. Cyclodium glandulosum, PRESL. Aspidium—The Shield Fern. Glandulosum—Glanded.
In THE Secrion NEPHRODIUM OF AUTHORS.
A pistincr handsome Fern.
An evergreen stove species.
Native of India.
Fronds glabrous, pinnate; pinne distant, ovate, lanceolate,
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attenuate, shortly petiolate; base sub-cordate; margin crenate. Lower pinne sub-opposite, upper ones alternate. Habit somewhat erect. |
Sori small, reniform; indusium diminutive, being soon hidden by the sori.
Venules anastomosing, and forming lines between the primary velus, and dividing the entire surface into rectilinear parallelo- grams.
Fronds lateral, and adherent to a creeping rhizoma.
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 Nephrodium 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. Sim, of Foot’s Cray; and A. Henderson, of Pine-apple Place.
The illustration is from Mr. Joseph Henderson’s frond.
Pinna of mature I‘rond—under side.
ASPIDIUM STRIGOSUM.
WILLDENOW.
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Lastrea crinita, Moore. = strigosa, Prest. J. Smita. Aspidium crinitum, S1EBER. Bosyer. WaAttica. = “5 Hooker AND GREVILLE. = sf Kunze, (not of MarTENS AND GALLEOTTI.) Polypodium crinitum, Or GARDENS. Aspidium setosum, Bune, (M.S8.) <4 pauciflorum, KavLrFuss. ee nitidum, Bory. Aspidium—Shield Fern. Strigosum—Slender.
In THE SEcTION LASTREA OF AUTHORS.
Aw exceedingly handsome rare species, very elegant in the form of the fronds, and being singular from the long, black, shining scales at the base of the frond.
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This Fern should be in every collection. _An evergreen stove species.
Native of Mauritius.
The fronds, which are pinnate, are glabrous on the upper surface. ‘The pinne 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.
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ASPIDIUM HIRTUM.
SWARTZ. SCHKUHR. SPRENGEL.
PLATE. XE ~ VOL. Vit.
Lastrea hirta, Prest. J. Smita. Moore. Polypodium barbatum, KunNnzE. Aspidium—Shield-Fern. Hirtum—Hairy.
In THE Secrion LASTREA oF AUTHORS.
A PRETTY rare Fern, seldom to be met with in collections.
An evergreen stove species.
Native of Jamaica.
The 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.
Sori large and extending over the whole under surface of the frond.
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Length of frond about nine inches, of which the lower two inches are naked.
For fronds my thanks are due to Mr. J. Smith, Curatcr of the Royal Gardens, Kew. |
It is not in any Nurserymen’s Catalogues.
The illustration is from Mr. Smith’s frond.
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ASPIDIUM TRUNCATUM. GAUDICHAUD.
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Nephrodium truncatum, J. Smita. Prest. Moore. Polystichum . GAUDICHAUD. Aspidium—Shield-Fern. Truncatum—Abrupt-ended.
In tHe Section NEPHRODIUM OF AUTHORS.
AN evergreen greenhouse species.
Native of the Sandwich Islands.
‘The fronds, which are pinnate, become narrower towards the apex; the terminal pinna being large and pinnatifid. Pinne pinnatifid, lanceolate, having rounded segments, and petiolate 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.
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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.
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JLLE-—-VAR, CORYMBIFERUM.
Pinna of multiple Frond—upper side.
ASPIDIUM MOLLE.—Variety CoRYMBIFERUM.
SIM. PLATE XIII. VOL. VII.
Tue normal form of the Aspidium molle, of Swartz, more 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 Foot’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 pinne multiple and crisped, and the apex of the frond crowded with the many-crisped multiple portions. ‘There 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 height only half that of the normal form.
I am indebted to Mr. R. Sim, for a plant and fronds of this Fern, which enables me to figure it at the conclusion of the genus Aspidium,; and while referring to this species, I take the opportunity of adding to the synonymes the following :—
Aspidium molle, Jacquin, (not of Linx, which is Aspidium patens.) Nephrodium molle, LIEBMANN.
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VARIETY CORYMBIFERUM.
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Aspidium nymphale, ScHKUBR.
« adultum, Wicxstr. I
es appendiculatum, (in part,) | Wa.ticu. i
“ canescens, (in part,) WaALLICH.
bs diversum, KUNZE.
as hirsutulum, WALLICH.
= patens, WILLDENOW, (not of SWARTZ,
Kuntu, Biume, Kuwnzz, or GUEINZIUS.)
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‘s tectum, W ALLICH.
Schiede, Karwinski, and Liebmann, each found this species in various parts of Mexico.
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ADDENDA TO THE GENUS ASPIDIUM.
Tut 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 DECURRENS. Page 25, vol. 6.
Not the <Aspidium decurrens of either Smith or Presl; the former is. the Sagenea pteropus of Moore, and the latter S. decurrens of Moore.
ASPIDIUM FALCINELLUM. Page 29, vol. 6.
Not the Aspedium auriculatum of Swartz, Schkuhr, Wallich, or Don; Swartz’s plant is Polystichum auriculatum of Moore; Schkuhr’s is P. acrostichoides of Moore; Wallich’s is the Ne- phrolepis tuberosa of Moore; Don’s is the P. lentum of Moore. ‘The A. auriculatum 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 vf Moore.
ASPIDIUM ACUMINATUM. Page 37, vol. 6.
Aspidium acuminatum of Willdenow is not this plant, but the Nephrolepis ensifolia of Moore, the present plant being the A. acuminatum of English Gardens, (not of the Berlin Gardens,) that plant being the Athyrium oxyphyllum of Moore.
ASPIDIUM FILIX-MAS. Page 41, vol. 6.
Aspidium affine of Fischer and Meyer is a variety of A. fitz-mas of Swartz, not the A. affine of Blume, which is Nephrodium lineatum of Moore, nor the A. affine of Wallich, which is Polystichum aculeatum of Moore, nor the <A. affine of Roxburgh, which is a variety of A. rigidum.
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A. paleaceum, Don, is a variety of A. filix-mas, but not of Swartz, which is Lastrea paleacea of Moore.
_A. Wallichianum of Sprengel is a variety of A. filix-mas, but not so the A. Wallichianum of Bory, which is Oleandra neriiformis of Moore, nor of Kunze, which is Polystichum setosum of Moore, nor of Wallich, which is O. Wallichit of Moore.
Add to synonymes of A. filiz-mas:—
Aspidium adnatum, BLUME. es caucasicum, A. Braun. ef crinitum, Martens AND GALLEOTTI. se expansum, DiETRECH. ss Mildeanum, G@pp, a nevadense, GERMAN GARDENS. nidus, GRIFFITH. “« — parallelogrammum, Kunze. “< pinnatifidum, Watticu. M.S. «pseudo filix-mas, FEE. ef Smithii, ENGLISH GARDENS. re uliginosum, BLUME. -
Not the A. filiz-mas of Holl, which is Lastrea elongata of Moore, nor of Pursh, which is LZ. Goldiana of Moore.
ASPIDIUM ACULEATUM. Page 49, vol. 6.
Aspidium intermedium, not of Willdenow, which is Lastrea spinulosa, var. of Moore, nor of Blume, which is LZ. Blume of Moore, nor of Link, which is Athyrium filix-femina of Moore, 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, which Moore gives as P. lentum.
A. ocellatum, not of Wailich, which is P. lentum of Moore.
Add as synonymes:—
Aspidium affine, Watticu. e¢ scariosum, RoxBurGH. ae sublobatum, BLUME.
ASPIDIUM ACROSTICHOIDES. Page 57, vol. 6.
Aspidium auriculatum, not of Swartz, Wallich, Holl, or Don. Add as synonyme:—
Aspidium Schweinitsii, Brcx.
ASPIDIUM CRISTATUM. Page 59, vol. 6.
Aspidium cristatum, not of Ruprecht. A. spinulosum, not of Swartz, Schrader, Schkuhr, Gray, or
Hooker and Arnott.
ADDENDA. QT
ASPIDIUM RIGIDUM. Page 63, vol. 6.
Not A. rigidum, var., of A. Braun, which is Lastrea remota of Moore.
Not A. pallidum of Blume, which is Z. pallida of Moore, nor of English Gardens, which is ZL. filiz-mas of Moore.
Not A. nevadense of German Gardens, which is a variety of
L. filiz-mas of Moore. ASPIDIUM PUBESCENS. Page 73, vol. 6.
Mr. Moore, in his “Index Filicum,” does not think this is the Lastrea pubescens of Swartz, but the L. guinquangularis, (Aspidium quinguangularis 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 Asplentum Attonit, var., of Moore.
ASPIDIUM DILATATUM. Page 77, vol. 6.
Not A. dilatatum of Wallich, which is Sagenta coadunata of Moore.
Not A. dilatatum of Holl, which is Lastrea emula of Moore.
Not A. dilatatum of American authors, which is L. spinulosa, var., of Moore.
Not A. dilatatum, var. recurvum of Bree, which is LZ. emula of Moore.
Not A. spinulosum of Gray, which is ZL. spinulosa, var., of Moore.
Not A. spinulosum, var., of Hooker and Arnott, which is Z. emula of Moore.
Not A. spinulosum, var. cristatum, Lasch., which is LZ. spinulosa of Moore.
Not A. spinulosum, var. Boottit, Gray, which is ZL. spinulosa, var., of Moore.
Not A. spinulosum, var. uliginosum, A. Braun, which is L. cristata, var., of Moore.
Add synonyme:—
Aspidium tanacetifolium, Opiz.
ASPIDIUM GOLDIANUM. Page 83, vol. 6.
Not A. Goldianum of Gardens, which is Lastrea cristata of Moore.
28 ADDENDA.
ASPIDIUM TRIFOLIATUM. Page 85, vol. 6.
. Add as synonymes:—
Aspidium trifoliatum, WILLDENOW. SCHLECHTENDAL. a ¢ Dersvaux. Prest, MEeEtTrEntus. sg S TauscH. LikBMANN.
i heracleifolium, SPRENGEL. Desvaux. BLuMe.
ag fe Martens anp GatLeott. Kunze... zs a MEeTTENTUS.
ie multisorum, Desvaux.
Polypodium trifoliatum, PorreEt. es cordifolium, Martens and GALLEOTTI. ee re LIEBMANN. eR triphylluim, Desvaux. Poiret. SpPRENGEL.
Tectaria trifoliata, CAVANILLES.
Bathmium heraclerfolium, FEE.
Nephrodium trifoliatum, Bory.
Drynaria cordifolia, Fre.
Not the Aspidium trifoliatum of Sieber, which is Sagenia pica of Moore, nor A. trifoliatum, var., Sieber, which is S. macrophylla of Moore, nor var. of Swartz, which is S. pica of Moore, nor the A. pica of Desvaux, which is S. pica of Moore.
Add to the localities:— Hispaniola, Cuba, Barbadoes, Mexico, 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 A. mucronatum of Lowe, which is Polystichum triangulum of Moore.
According to Mr. Moore this is not Swartz’s plant.
ASPIDIUM VILLOSUM. Page 101, vol. 6.
Not Aspidium villosum of Bory, which is Lastrea cruciata of Moore.
Not A. villosum of Heward, which is Polypodium lachnopo- dium of Moore.
ASPIDIUM CAPENSE. Page 107, vol. 6.
Not A. Capense of Swartz, which is Amphieosmia Capensis of Moore.
ASPIDIUM SPINULOSUM. Page 109, vol. 6.
Not A. spinulosum of Schkuhr, which is Lastrea dilatata of Moore.
ADDENDA. 99
ASPIDIUM CANARIENSE. Page 111, vol. 6.
A. canariense of A. Braun. Not A. Canariense of Willdenow, which is Cystopteris fragilis of Moore. A. Ludovicianum of Kunze is A. Canariense of Moore.
ASPIDIUM PTEROIDES. Page 115, vol. 6.
Not of Swartz or Blume, which is Nephrodium unitum of Moore.
ASPIDIUM CICUTARIUM. Page 117, vol. 6.
Not A. cicutarium of Splitgerber and Klotzsch, which is Lastrea funesta of Moore.
Not A. cicutariwm of English Gardens, which is Gondopteris tetragona of Moore.
Not A. latifolium of Presl, which is Sagenia latifolia of Moore. ~ Not A. apifolium of Schkuhr, which is Sagenta apiifolia of Moore.
ASPIDIUM MACROPHYLLUM. Page 119, vol. 6.
Not of Blume, which is Sagenta pteropus of Moore, nor of Sieber, which is S. angulata of Moore.
Not the A. bifidum of Carmichael, which is Lastrea tomentosa of Moore.
ASPIDIUM UNITUM. Page 121, vol. 6.
Not of Mettenius, which is Nephrodium Hookeri of Moore.
Add as synonymes:—
Aspidium unitum, oe
Brume. Hooxer & ARNotTT.
lucens, BoseEr.
.: aridum, Don.
te callosum, BLUME.
FE contiguum, KAuLFUuss.
5 continuum, Drsvavux.
23 ceucullatum, BLUME.
“ Eckloni, KUNZE.
e goggylodus, ScHKUHR.
Fe gongylodes, Meyer.
* lanuginosum, Bory.
E microcarpum, WILLDENOW.
se obtusatum, Swarrz.
2 paludosum, Mertrenivs.
= Pohlianum, PRESL.
r¥ propinquum, Swartz.
pteroides, Swartz. Biome.
3 resiniferum, KAvLruss.
S serra, Scukunr. Rapp. serratum, SwARtTz.
venulosum,
BiumMe. WALLtICcH.
30 ADDENDA.
ASPIDIUM HOOKERI. Page 123, vol. 6. ' Not A. Hookert of Sweet, which is Fadyenia prolifera of
Moore, or of Klotzsch, which is Cyclodium meniscoidis of Moore. Add synonymes:—
Aspidium puberum, WALLICH. «s unitum, METTENIUS.
ASPIDIUM COADUNATUM. Page 127, vol. 6.
Not A. coadunatum of Kaulfuss, which is Nephrodium coad- unatum of Moore.
ASPIDIUM RECEDENS. Page 1, vol. 7.
Aspidium recedens, Merrentus. (Not of Sturm.) ASPIDIUM REPANDUM. Page 3, vol. 7. Aspidium repandum, (Not of J. Smitu, Biums, or PREst.) 5 platyphyllum, Presi. (Not of WILLDENOW.)
es tectaria, DEsvaux?
ASPIDIUM PATENS. Page 5, vol. 7.
Not of Willdenow, which is Nephrodium molle of Moore, nor of Kunth, which is Lastrea Kunthu of Moore, nor of Blume, which is Mesochlena Javanica of Moore, nor of Gueinzius, which is Goniopterts 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 arboreum, LoppicE&s. 4 riparium, Mortirz.
ASPIDIUM AIMULUM. Page 1k vol. 7. Not of Kunze.
Aspidium dilatatum, Hott. (Not of Smirn or Watticu.) - odoratum, Lowe, M.S. (Wot of SprenceEt, SIEBER, or Bory. - spinulosum, var. Hooxer AND ARNOTT. ASPIDIUM HISPIDUM. Page 13, vol. 7. Aspidium setosum, (Not of Swartz, WatticH, KtotzscH, or
BLUME.
ont ere, sa
HYPODERRIS. 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 sort.
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. 5
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Portion of mature Frond—under side.
HYPODERRIS BROWNII.
J. SMITH. FEE. HooKER AND BAUER. PLATE XIV. VOL. VII.
Woodsia Brownit, METTENIUS.
Hypoderris—Under-the-skin. Brownti—Named in honour of the late R. 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 1800.
The fronds, which are simple or trilobate, are oblong-acuminate in form, the lateral lobes being very small in comparison with the central one. Fronds undulated, somewhat membranous; base cordate, margin of the frond entire.
Stipes and rachis thickly scaly, -the scales being diminutive and whitish.
9
304 HYPODERRIS BROWNII.
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 lower four to nine inches of frond naked.
For fronds my thanks are due to Sir W. J. Hooker, Director of the Royal Gardens, Kew; and to Mr. George Norman, of Hull.
It may be procured of Messrs. Veitch, Jun., of the Exotic Nursery, Chelsea.
The illustration is from Mr. Norman’s frond.
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MESOCH LANA.
GENUS VII.
MESOCHLAINA. R. Brown.
VEINS pinnate and costeform, the lower pair of venules anastomosing. Sori oblong-linear, medial. Indusium linear, and being attached longitudinally on the centre of the receptacle. Fronds bipinnatifid.
Fée, in his “Genres de la Famille des Polypodiacées,” under the name of Stegnogramme, enumerates the following:—
1.— Aspidioides, Blume. 2.— Mesochlena, Fee. 0.—Moluccana, Fee. 4,.— Javanica, Brown.
Only one species is cultivated in England, namely, Mesochlena Javanica.
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MESOCHLANA JAVANICA.
R. Brown. J. SMITH. KUNZE.
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Mesochlena—Middle-cloaked. From the Greek, in reference to the manner of attachment of the indusium. Juvanica—Java.
AN interesting species, not yet common in collections. An evergreen stove Fern. - Native of Java and Singapore.
38 MESOCHLANA JAVANICA.
The fronds are pinnate, the pinne 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 Nephrodium.
Stipes a foot or more long, furnished on each side with short abortive pinne, nearly to the base. Primary and secondary rachis, as well as the stipes and veins, covered thickly with 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.
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OLEANDRA. 39
GENUS VIII.
OLEANDRA. CaAVvANILLEs.
Aw extremely interesting small family, none of the species of which are found in any except the best collections.
The meaning of the name is not known.
Presl, in his “‘T'antamen Pteridographie,” gives the fol- lowing :—
Oleandra articulata. Presi. <3 Wallichii. Presi.
Oleandra neriifolia. Cavanilles. |
re nodosa. Presi. |
Fee in his “Genres de la Famille des Polypodiacées,” enumerates.
Cumingi. J. Smith. Moritz. Fee. Macrocarpa. Presi. | Lomatopus. Fee. Mollis. Presi. | Wallichii. Fee. Neriuformis. Cavanilles. Hirtella. Mrguel. Phyllarthron. Fee. Nodosa. Cavanilles. Musefolia. Fee. | Articulata. Presi.
Mr. Thomas Moore, in his “Index Filicum,’”? mentions O. neriiformis. Cavanilles. | QO. nodosa. Prestl. QO. articulata. Presi. : O. pilosa. Hooker. O. Wallichu. Presi. | O. Cumingn. J. Smith.
Fronds simple, entire, lanceolate, and stipitate. Rhizoma scandent or creeping.
Sori circular, transversely uniserial, costal, or irregular. Indusium reniform.
Habit very distinct.
Veins simple or forked.
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OLEANDRA NERIIFORMIS.
CAVANILLES. Kunze. Situ. Bory.
PLATE XVI.
Aspidium neriiformis,
es subcostale,
< nerufolium,
salaccense,
ee neriiforme,
as lorifrons,
“< _ pistillare,
of Weallichianum,
Oleandra hirtella,
neriifolia, Ophiopteris verticillata,
Oleandra—............ ?
VOLS Vit.
SwARtTz.
WatLLIcH.
PorrReEt.
BLUME.
Swartz. SPRENGEL.
KUNZE.
SWARTZ.
Bory, (not of Sprencen, Kunze, or WALLICH.)
Miquet. ScnHotrr. KuNzE.
Moorst anp Hovtston.
CAVANILLES. PreEst.
REINWARDT.
Neriiformis—Oleander-like.
A RARE 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
Tropical America.
Archipelago, Java, and
Introduced into the Royal Gardens, Kew, in the year 1848.
492 OLEANDRA NERIIFORMIS.
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.
Rhizoma covered with brown scales.
Colour of the frond vivid pale green.
Sori uniserial; costal, crowded. Indusium reniform.
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 Schonbriinn; and for fronds to Sir W. J. Hooker, Royal Gardens, Kew; Mr. Sim, of Foot’s Cray; and to Mr. Joseph Henderson, of Wentworth.
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.
Portion of mature Frond—under side.
OLEANDRA NODOSA. Presi. J. Smitu. Kunze. Fer. Moore anp HoutstTon. PLATE XVII. VOL. VII.
Aspidium nodosum, WILLDENOW. SPRENGEL. ScuxunHr. PLuMIER. (Not of Kunze or Biume.)
ee articulatum, ScuxunR. (Not of Swartz or Lowe.) Oleandra—..........4. P Nodosa—Knotty.
A HANDSOME free-growing 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. H
44 OLEANDRA NODOSA.
Sori circular, uniserial, and irregularly scattered.
The fronds articulated 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:—
Nertiformis. Cavanilles. From | Hirtella. Miquel. Natal. | Nodosa. Presi. Articulata. Presi. |
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 Royal Gardens, Kew, and to Mr. Joseph Henderson, of Wentworth.
It is in the Catalogues of Messrs. Veitch, of Chelsea; Sim, of Foot’s Cray; A. Henderson, of Pine-apple Place; fand Booth, of Hamburg.
The illustration is from Mr. Smith’s frond.
NEPHROLEPIS. 45
GENUS IX. NEPHROLEPIS. Scuort.
AN interesting genus. ‘The name derived from the Greek, nephros, a kidney, and Jepis, a scale, in reference to the coy- ering of the spore-cases.
Fronds pinnate, linear, or narrow-elongate; pinne numerous, upper side of the base auriculated, sessile, and articulated to the rachis. The pinne very soon fall from the rachis, frequently leaving a more or less leafless stem.
Veins forked. Venules free and clavate, the basal exterior one being fertile.
Sori terminal, circular, sub-marginal, transverse, and uniserial.
Indusium reniform or sub-reniform.
The fronds vary in length from twelve to seventy inches.
Rhizoma 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. Hunze. | Tuberosa. Presi. Hirsutula. Presi. | Undulata. J. Smith. Splendens. Presi. _ Obtusifolia. Presi. Trichomanoides. J. Smith. | Cordifolia. Presi. Biserrata. Schott. - Neglecta. Presi. Punctulata. Presi. | Volubilis. Presi. Biaurita. Presi. | Floccigera. Presi. Repens. Brackenridge. | Gibbosa. Presi. Sesquipedalis, Presi. | Mauritianum. Moore. Exaltata. Schott. Pendula. Moore. Pectinata. Schott. Ramosa. Moore. Davallioides. Kunze.
Mr. J. Smith, in his ‘Catalogue of Ferns cultivated in British Gardens,” gives the following:—
46 ; NEPHROLEPIS.
Pectinata. Schott. Ensifolia. Presi. Undulata. J. Smith. Hirsutula. Presi. - Tuberosa. Presi. Devallioides. J. Smith.
Exaltata. Schott.
Kunze, in his “Index Filicum,” enumerates— Cordifola. Presi. _ Platyotis. Aunze. Exaltata. Schott. | Sesquipedalis. Pres. Hirsutula. Presl. Tuberosa. Pres. Intramarginalis. Aunze. | Undulata. J. Smith.
Neglecta. Kunze. | Zollingeriana. De Vriese. Pectinata. Schott.
Presl, in his ““Tentamen Pteridographie,” gives—
Gaimardiana. Presi. Paraensis. Presi. Punctulata. Presi. Gibbosa. Presi. Subcordata. Presi. | Sieberi. Presi. Splendens. Presi. | Cultrifolia. Pres?. Ensifolia. Presi. Sesquipedalis. Pres/. Biserrata. Schott. | Wallchiana. Presi. Bidentata. Presi. | Cordifolia. Presi. Acuminata. Presi. | Tuberosa. Presi. Acuta. Presi. | Exaltata. Schott. Hirsutula. Presi. | Imbricata. Presi. Pilosa. Presi. | Pectinata. Schott. Acutangula. Presi. Obtusifolium. Presi.
The present genus appears very distinct from all others; the long wiry rhizoma is a marked character, and from the rapidity with which the rhizoma 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; Undulata is a pretty Fern when successfully grown, whilst the well-known Ezxaltata 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.
Portion of mature Frond—under side.
NEPHROLEPIS PECTINATA.
Scnott. J. SmitH. Kunze. PRESL. Moore AND HOoULSTON.
PLATE XVIII. VOL. VII.
Nephrolepis Schkuhrii, FEE. Aspidium pectinatum, WILLDENOW. SPRENGEL. < trapezoides, Scoxunr. (Not of Swartz.) = Schkuhrii, Link. Nephrodium Schkuhri, Link. ee pectinatum, Linx. Nephrolepis—Kidney-scaled. Pectinata—Comb-leaved.
An elegant slender Fern, easily propagated, and when
successfully grown making a magnificent exhibition plant; very easily cultivated.
An evergreen stove species.
Native of Brazil and the West Indies.
Introduced into the Royal Gardens, Kew, in the year 1841, having been received from the Royal Gardens,’ Berlin. It appears to have been known in some English Gardens, however, as early as 1820.
Fronds glabrous; pinnate, shape narrow linear-lanceolate; pinne alternate and crowded. ‘There are from one hundred to one hundred and thirty pairs of pinne on each frond.
48 NEPHROLEPIS PECTINATA.
Oblong, imbricate; apex rounded; upper base auriculate, lower base truncate; coarsely dentate on the margin.
Veins forked; venules direct and free.
Sori circular, transversely uniserial, and attached to the apices of the venules; usually about six pairs on each pinna.
Fronds terminal and adherent, forming a fascicle on a thin wiry creeping rhizoma.
The rachis is fluted above, below it is entirely hid, owing to the basal portion of each pinna wrapping quite over it, and this gives the frond a singular and interesting appearance when viewed from beneath.
Length of frond from twelve to thirty-four inches, width of frond about equal throughout its length, except near the apex; average width from an inch to an inch and a quarter. Colour a yellowish green.
The different species of Nephrolepis are very readily prop- agated by divisions of the ‘wiry rhizoma; indeed a well- established plant in a half-peck flower-pan will yield hundreds of plants in a few months. By pegging down each rhizoma a plant of almost any size may be obtained.
For a plant of this Fern my thanks are’ due “o.ghue William Ingram, of Belvoir Castle, 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.
Portion of mature Frond—under side,
NEPHROLEPIS EXALTATA.
Scoott. J. SmitH. Hooker. Moore anp Hovwutston. KunzE. PRESL. LIEBMANN. FEE.
PLATE XIX. VOL. VII.
Polypodium exaltatum, Linnzvus. PrLumier. 44 rivulare, VaduHL. Aspidium exaltatum, Swartz. ScukuHr? Rappr? as es Kavutruss. SPRENGEL. ce eminens, WIcKSTR. FS ensifolium, Buiume. (Not Swartz.) flagelliferum, Watticu. rf sublanosum, WaALLICH, IN PART. Nephrodium exaltatum, Linx. Brown. ae ae HuMBOLDT AND BoNnPLAND. Nephrolepis commutata, ScHort. Nephrolepis—Kidney-scaled. Exaltata—Lofty.
A WELL-KNOWN, commonly-cultivated, ornamental Fern.
An evergreen stove species.
Native of Jamaica, New Holland, Sandwich Islands, West 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 pinne sub-cordate and oblong-acute; the base on the upper side auriculate; margin serrate.
50 NEPHROLEPIS EXALTATA.
Rachis and stipes covered with narrow scales of a brown colour.
Sori circular, transversely uniserial, about twenty pairs on each pinna. Indusium reniform.
Veins forked; venules direct and free.
There are about a hundred and twenty pairs of pinne 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, gardener to Mr. Brocklehurst, of The Fence, Macclesfield; to Mr. EK. Cooling, Nurseryman, Derby; to Mr. Clarke, of the Royal Gardens, Glasgow; and to Mr. Lamb, gardener to Mr. F. Wright, of Osmaston Manor, near Ashbourne; and for fronds to M. Schott, of the Imperial Gardens of Schonbrinn, near Vienna.
It is in all the Nurserymen’s Catalogues.
The illustration is from a plant in my own collection.
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Portion of mature Frond--under side.
NEPHROLEPIS UNDULATA. J. oMirHh. Konze: Irn.
PEALE OXs\= VOL." VIIa
Aspidium undulatum, Swartz. Arzetius. SPRENGEL. Nephrolepis—Kidney-scaled. Undulata—W ave-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 pinne 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.
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Mr. Henderson, of Wentworth, faa forwarded a olanee and 3 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. 2
The illustration is from a plant in my own collection.
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NEPHROLEPIS HIRSUTULA.
Prest. J. SMITH. Kunze. Moore AND HOULSTON.
PLATE XE. VOL. Wit.
Nephrolepis hirsutulum, LizBManyn. Lepidonevron hirsutulum, Fre. Aspidium hirsutulum, Swartz. ScHKUHR. (Wot of WatticH or Hamitton.} 5 diversifolium, WatticH ? ze exaltatum, SPRENGEL. W&ALLICH, IN PART. (Not of Swartz, ScHKUHR, or Rappt.) “« — ptlosum, LanasDorFF AnD FIscHER. xe tomentosum, WILLDENOW ? Polypodium hirsutulum, Forster. Nephrodium hirsutulum, PRESL.
Nephrolepis—Kidney -scaled. Hirsutulum—Small-haired.
AN interesting somewhat 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.
Fronds lanceolate in form, and pinnate; pinne oblong- acuminate and truncate, base in some degree auriculate; margin crenulate and serrate.
Veins forked; venules direct and free.
o4 NEPHROLEPIS HIRSUTULA.
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 pinne from three to four inches. Colour dark green.
Fronds covered with small ferrugineous fimbriate hair-lke scales.
Mr. Henderson, of Wentwerth, 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 Wentworth.
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NEPHROLEPIS ENSIFOLIA.
PRESL. J. SMITH.
PLATE XXII. VOL. VII.
Aspidium ensifolium, Swartz. Scuxunr. (Not of Biume.) acuminatuin, WitipEnow. (Wot of GarpeEns.) . acutum, Swartz. SPRENGEL. ee longifolium, PoutP (Not of Drsvavx.) punctulatum, Swartz. (Not of S1rBer.) a rufescens, - SCHRADER, a variety. (Not of BuumE or Kavtruss.) is multifidum, METrTENIUS, @ variety. Nephrodium platyotis, Kunze. Moorr anp Hovtsron. Lepidonevron rufescens, Fer. se acuminatum, Fee. oe punctulatum, FEE. rm longifolium, Fre.
Nephrolepis—Kidney-scaled. Ensifolia—Sword-leaved.
A STRONG-GROWING and by no means common species; best known as the Nephrolepis platyotis. _ An evergreen stove Fern.
Native of the East Indies, Java, and Tropical America.
Fronds pinnate; lanceolate in shape; pinne acuminate and truncate; base auriculate, margin crenately-serrate.
Veins forked; venules direct and free.
Sori uniserial and rounded-reniform.
06 NEPHROLEPIS ENSIFOLIA.
Fronds terminal, and adherent in a fascicle to an exceedingly slender creeping rhizoma. _ Rachis and stipes covered with woolly scales.
Fronds reclining.
Length of frond from thirty-six to forty-eight inches; length of pinne 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.
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NEPHROLEPIS DAVALLIOIDES.
J. SMITH. Moore.
PLATES, XXII AND. XXIV.. YOL. VII.
Aspidium davallioides, Swartz. Hooxer. SPRENGEL. Ophioglossum acuminatum, Hovrtuyn. Nephrolepis—Kidney-scaled. Davallioides—Davallia-like.
A most magnificent species, and worthy of being in every collection. A good specimen is a very handsome exhibition plant. An evergreen stove Fern.
Native of the Malayan Archipelago, East Indies, and Java.
Introduced into England in the year 1852, by Messrs. Rollisson, Nurserymen, Tooting.
Fronds glabrous and pinnate; the lower portion of pinne barren, lanceolate-acuminate in form, the edge obtusely serrate; the upper portion fertile, considerably narrower, and much elongated; profoundly crenato-lobate, the lobes being rounded and having a single sorus at the apex.
The barren pinne are about five inches long and _three- quarters of an inch wide, whilst the fertile ones are ten inches long and not half an inch wide.
Rachis covered with small narrow scales, fluted above, rounded beneath; green above, and brownish beneath, especially near the base. Veins forked; venules direct and free.
58 NEPHROLEPIS DAVALLIOIDES.
Pinne, lower portion opposite or sub-opposite, upper portion mostly alternate. There are about sixty pairs of pinne on -each frond. |
Fronds pendant and very graceful. Pinne rather distant and horizontal.
Sori circular; about forty pairs on each pinna.
Indusium reniform, and situated immediately within the margin of the lobe.
Rhizoma wiry, creeping, and scaly, to which the fronds are adherent in fascicles.
Length of frond from thirty-five to fifty-five inches; colour bright green.
There is a very beautiful variety of this species, having its divisions deeply cut into lobes, as Mr. Sim remarks, much in the same way as the elegant varieties of Polypodium vulgare, (that is, cambricum and semilacerum.)
There are very few monstrosities, as they are termed, amongst the exotic Ferns, but as there is an increasing desire to cultivate our foreign species, no doubt ere long many in- teresting varieties will be added to our collections.
For a plant my thanks are due to Mr. Parker, of Holloway; and for fronds to Mr. Henderson, of Wentworth, and to Mr. Ingram, of the Royal Gardens, Windsor.
It is in the Catalogues of Messrs. Veitch, of Chelsea; Rollisson, of Tooting; Sim, of Foot’s' Cray; Jackson, of Kingston; Booth, of Hamburg; KE. G. Henderson, of St. John’s Wood; and Cooling, of Derby.
The variety is in Mr. Sim’s Catalogue.
The illustration is from my own plant.
Pinna of barren Frond--upper side.
Portion of mature Frond—under side.
NEPHROLEPIS TUBEROSA.
Pres,. J. Smita. Kunze. Fee. -Scuort.
PLATE XXV. VOL. VII.
Nephrodium edule, Don. <a tuberosum, Linx. Aspidium tuberosum, Bory. Witiprnow. SPRENGEL. es BE MartENSs AND GALLEOTTI. ae auriculatum, Watticn. (Not of Swartz, Scuxuur, Hott, or Don.) = bulbosum, Or Garvens. (Not of Linx.) e imbricatum, KAvULFUss. = obtusifolium, Wittpenow. (Not of Moritz.) “< pardense, WILLDENOW. 2 sublanosum, WaLLICH, IN PART. «< — tavoyanum, WatuicH, «@ variety. Nephrolepis occidentalis, Kunze. LriepMann. Nephvolepis—Kidney-scaled. Tuberosa—Tuberous-rooted.
Anotuer 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.
Native of the East Indies, Jamaica, and China.
VOL, VII. K
60 NEPHROLEPIS TUBEROSA.
Introduced into the Royal Gardens, Kew, in the year 1841,
having been received from the Berlin Royal Gardens.
The fronds, which are pinnate, are slender, and of a nar- row linear-lanceolate form. Pinne cordate-auriculate, oblong, and sub-imbricate; apex rounded; margin in some degree serrate.
Veins forked; venules direct and free.
Sori transversely uniserial, and circular. Indusium reniform.
Rachis and stipes covered with narrow hair-like scales.
Fronds terminal, forming a fascicle on a slender creeping rhizoma.
Length of frond from eighteen to twenty-four inches; colour deep green.
Mr. Henderson, of Wentworth, has sent a plant and fronds of 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 Covent Garden; Masters, of Canterbury; Young, of Taunton; Stansfield, of Todmorden; and Cooling, of Derby.
The illustration is from Mr. Henderson’s frond.
WOODSIA. 61
GENUS X.
WOODSIA. Rosertr Brown.
A SMALL interesting family, chiefly confined to cold climates, growing in crevices of rocks. Dwarf Ferns.
England boasts of two species, the Woodsia hyperborea and W. tlvensis, and they rank among her rarest indigenous plants.
The name is in honour of J. Woods, an eminent British Botanist.
Kunze, in his ‘‘Index Filicum,’’? enumerates—
Woodsia glabella, Brown.
“« —hyperborea, Brown. ilvensis, Brown. Physematium incisum, Kunze.
= molle, Haulfuss.
= obtusum, Aunze.
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oives—
Pres], in his ‘‘Tentamen Pteridographie,” g
Physematium molle, Hauwlfuss. = Perrinianum, Presi. incisum, Presi. Polypodium hyperboreum, Swartz. ilvense, Swartz.
ce
Fee, in his “Genres de la Famille des Polypodiacées,” enu-
merates—
Woodsia ilvensis, Brown.
i hyperborea, Brown.
glabella, Brown. fe mollis, J. Smith. elongata, Hooker. Guatemalensis, Hooker. Peruviana, Hooker. Cumingiana, Fee.
ee
—
WOODSIA.
Woodsia Perriniana, Hooker. cs incisa, Gilles.
Sir W. J. Hooker, in his “Species Filicum,’ enumerates—
Woodsia mollis, J. Smith. Mexico.
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Guatemalensis, Hooker. Guatemala. Peruviana, Hooker. Peru. Cumingiana, Aunze. Chili. Caucasica, J. Smith. Caucasus. elongata, Hooker. Northern India. obtusa, Hooker. North America. incisa, Gillies. Argentine Republic. ilvensis, Brown. England. hyperborea, Brown. England.
glabella, Brown. Subarctic America.
Sori globose, and covered with a soft membranaceous indu- slum, 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.
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WOODSIA MOLLIS.
J. SMITH. Hooker. LIEBMANN. FEE.
PLATE XXVI. VOL. VII.
Physematium molle, Kunze. Kav.rvss. ee es Prest. ScHorr. Aspidium bulbosum, Link. (Not of Garvens.) Woodsia Mexicana, Brown. WaALt.tLIcH. Woodsia—After Woods, a well-known Botanist. Mollis—Soft.
A species that flourishes well in English Gardens.
A deciduous hardy Fern.
Native of Mexico—in the temperate regions.
Introduced into the Royal Gardens, Kew, in 1841, having been received from the Royal Gardens of Berlin.
The fronds, which are lanceolate, are bipinnate and _ hairy; pinne oblong-lanceolate and somewhat blunt; pinnules oblong and sessile; apex rounded, margin crenate.
Sori sub-terminal.
Indusium cup-shaped, hairy, and Site on the margin.
Fronds terminal, and adherent to a somewhat tufted rhizoma.
64 WOODSIA MOLLIS.
Length of frond from twelve to eighteen inches; colour light. green. 3 — oy
Mr. Joseph Henderson, of Wentworth, was good enough to ~ send a plant of this species, and Mr. G. Norman, of Hull, fronds. ae The illustration is from a plant in my own collection.
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WOODSIA HYPERBOREA.
R. Brown. Hooker. ARNotTT. J. E. SMITH.
J. SmitH. Raurs. Kunze. FEL. SPRENGEL. MACREIGHT. SOWERBY. PaSAG Ey oval. WO Gs Vrs
Woodsia alpina,
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Polypodium ilvense, = Arvonicum, : marante, Sontanum,
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Gray. Botton. Newman. Deakin. Moore. BaBINGTON.
WitTHERING. HULL.
J. Smitu. Hott. HoFFMANN.
LINNZUS.
Swartz. PreEst. WILLDENOW. ScHKUBR. LinsEBrap.
Hupson. Dickson. Boron.
Lamarck. Dr Canpo.ute.
66 WOODSIA HYPERBORBA.
Woodsta—After Woods, a well-known Botanist. Hyperborea— 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, (Gn 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; pinne triangular and pinnatifid; base in a slight degree cordate, with rounded-obtuse segments; pinne 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.
Pinne below distant, above crowded.
Veins branched, terminating within the margin in a slightly thickened apex.
To cultivate Woodsia ilvensis and W. hyperborea, 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 Mr. Joseph Sidebotham, of Manchester. ;
The illustration is from Professor Balfour’s fronds.
A Welsh plant, natural size, found by Mr. Sidebotham.
WOODSIA ILVENSIS.
R. Brown. J. E. Smita. J. Smita. Moore. Kunze. Hooxer. Arnott. MacreicHT. KAvLrFuss. PursH. Nouttatyt. Free. SpRENGEL. BABINGTON.
RaFs. DEAKIN. NEWMAN.
PLATE XXVIII. VOL. VIT.
Woodsia vestita, Sprencet. Micnavx. Swarrz. oo Raiana, NEwMAN. “« —_ rufidula, Becx. Acrostichum ilvense, Linnzvus. Enruart. Botton. = marante, HENKE. Polypodium marante, HoFrrMann. st arvonicum, WITHERING. ¢3 ilvense, Vittars. Swartz. ScHKvunr. “ 4 Press. WItLtpENow. SADLER. . 49 WaHLENBERG. LAPEYROUSE. Aspidium distans, VIvIANI. e rufidulum, Swartz. Sprencet. Nvrtratt. sé
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WILLDENOW. Pursu. VOL. VII. L
68 WOODSIA ILVENSIS.
Nephrodium rufidulum, MicHavx. te lamosum, Micwuavx. Lastrea rufidula, PRESL. Lonchitis aspera ilvensis, DaLEcHAMPS. Woodsia—After Woods, a well-known Botanist. TIlvensis—Ilva.
Tue 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 on 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 Mountains, Canada, and the United States.
The fronds, which are lanceolate, are pinnate and hairy, more especially beneath; pinne oblong and profoundly pinna- tifid, 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.
Pinne sometimes opposite, and sometimes alternate.
Lobes more numerous than in Woodsia hyperborea.
Veins branched.
W. ilvensis is broader than W. hyperborea, and the pinne 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 Mr. Pearson, of Chilwell; and for fronds to Mr. Joseph Sidebotham, of Manchester, and to Professor Balfour, of Edinburgh.
The illustration is from Professor Balfour’s fronds.
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WOODSIA OBTUSA.
Hooker. J. SmMitH. Moore Aanp HOovuLstTon.
PLATE XTX.” VOL. Vil.
Polypodium obtusum, Swartz. ScHKUGR.
< Perriniana, ScHKURR. Woodsia Perriniana, Hooker AND GREVILLE. FEE. Aspidium obtusum, WILLDENOW. ScHKUBR.
- | Wess and Monr. (Not of Kunze.) Physematium obtusum, Kunze? Hooxer.
ee Perrinianum, Kunze. PREst.
Cystopteris obtusa, PReEst.
cig albescens, Linx. Alsophila Perriniana, SPRENGEL.
Woodsia—After Woods, a well-known Botanist. Obtusa—Blunt.
A pretty hardy species, distinct and well-defined in its characters.
A deciduous Fern.
Native of the United States, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Kentucky, and the Rocky Mountains.
Cultivated in the Royal Gardens, Kew, in 1836.
70 WOODSIA OBTUSA.
The fronds, which are lanceolate, are sub-tripinnate, clothed beneath with glandulous hairs; the pinne are triangularly elongate; the pinnules oblong, rounded at the apex, and crenate on the margin.
Sori terminal.
Indusium profoundly laciniated.
Fronds terminal, and adherent to a somewhat 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 own collection.
CYSTOPTERIS. ThE
GENUS XI. CYSTOPTERIS. Bernuarpi.
An interesting, dwarf, elegant, small tribe, with membranaceo- 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, namely :—Cystopteris fragilis, angustifolia, (var. of fragilis, ) regia, montana, Dickieana, and dentata, (var. of fragilis.)
The name is derived from the Greek, and signifies a Bladder Fern, 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. Bernhardt. Alpina. Desvauz. Dentata. Hooker. Tenuis. Schott. Dickieana. Sim. Montana. Link.
Bulbifera. Bernhard:.
Also, in his “Index Filicum,”—
Fragilis. Bernhardt. Douglasii. Hooker. Regia. Desvauz. Tenuis. Desvaux. Bulbifera. Bernhardt. Montana. Bernhard.
Mr. Moore considers alpina and regia as forms of the same Fern, and fragilis, angustata, dentata, and Dickieana, as all forms of fragilis.
12 CYSTOPTERIS.
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:—
Lenuis. Schott. Regia. Presi. Bulbifera. Bernhardt. Montana. Link. Fragilis. Bernhardt.
Kunze, in his “Index Filicum,” enumerates— Bulbifera. Bernhardt. Regia. Presi. Fragilis. Bernhard. Tenuis. Schott. Montana. Link.
Presl, in his “Tentamen Pteridographie,”’ describes—
Obtusa. Presi. ? Alpina. Link. Obovata. Presi. ? Dentata. Hooker.. Atomaria. Presl. Regia. Presi. Emarginulata. Presi. Leptophylla. Presi. ? Atrovirescens. Presi. Tenuis. Schott. Fumarioides. Schott. Fragilis. Bernhardt.
Bulbifera. Bernhardt. Odorata. Presi. ? Brasiliana. Presi. Gigantea. Presl. ?
Aspidioides.
Presl.
Vestita. Presi. ? Montana. Link. Canariensis. Pres. Comosa. Presi. ?
? Not species of Woodsia.
Hooker in his “Species Filicum,” describes—
Fragilis, Bernhardt. England.
Alpina, Desvauz. England.
Tasmanica, Hooker. Van Dieman’s Land. Bulbifera, Bernhardi. North America. Montana, Zink. England.
Crenata, Fries. Sweden.
Douglasii, Hooker. Sandwich Islands. Albescens, Lenk. Iceland.
Squamata, Decarsne. Cashmere.
CYSTOPTERIS. 73
Of the species enumerated by Sir W. Hooker, crenata, Douglas, albescens, squamata, and Tasmania, are not yet cultivated in England.
Sir W. Hooker remarks on the doubtful species—
Cystopteris obtusa, Pres/, is Woodsia obtusa, Hooker.
6 obovata, Presi, is Asplenium obovatum, Viviant. Es atomaria, Pres/, is Cystopteris fragilis, Muhlenberg. as emarginata, Pres/, name only known.
e leptophylla, Presl, Cystopteris fragilis.
e atrovirescens, Presi, name only known.
e yestita, Presi, is Woodsia incisa, Gullies.
i odorata, Presi, is a Lastrea.
- Brasiliana, Presi, name only known.
- gigantea, Presl, is Diacalpe aspidioides, Blume. comosa, Presi, is Alsophila comosa, Hooker.
a. aspidioides, Presl, name only known.
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CYSTOPTERIS REGIA. PresLt. J. Smita. Moore. Kunze. Koca. PLATE XXX. VOLS Vii. Polypodium regium, Linn xvs. polymorphum, VILLARS. a alpinum, JACQUIN. WULFEN. = album, LAMARCK. % crispum, Govan. Cystea regia, J. KE. Smirx. “* ineisa, J. E. Sirs. “«< alpina, J. E. Suira. Aspidium regium, Swartz. WILLDENOW. . trifidum, SwaRTz. "g alpinum, Swartz. ScHkvuHR. WILLDENoW. = taygetense, Bory anD CHAMB.
Cystopteris alpina,
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var. regia, Cyathea incisa, regia, - alpina, Athyrium alpinum, a regium,
Cyclopteris regia,
Cystopteris—Bladder Fern.
Desvaux. LinpLEy anp Moores.
Linx. Hooxrr anp ARNOTT. BaBINGTON. SOWERBY. Linx.
J. E. Smiru.
Forster. SMIrH.
J. E. Smrru.
SPRENGEL.
GRAY.
GRAY.
Regia—Royal.
76 CYSTOPTERIS REGIA.
THE Royal 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; pinne 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.
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Portion of mature Frond—under side.
CYSTOPTERIS FRAGILIS. BERNHARDI. J. SMITH. HOOKER AND ARNOTT. BABINGTON. DEAKIN. NEWMAN. SOWERBY. PRESL. Moore. Paprig. LigBMANN. Kunze. LInk. SCHRADER. SCHOTT. PLATES XXXI AND XXXII. VOL. VII. Polypodium fragilis, LinNne&vs. e Fragile, Botton. WiILnaRrs. “* anthriscifolium, Ho¥rFMann. ig cynapifolium, HoFrrMann. pedicularifolium, HOFFMANN. - polymorphum, VILLARS. oe laciniatum, ‘VILLARS. ie trifidum, WITHERING. es album, LAMARCK. a Sumarioides, WEIs. “ lobatum, WEIS. % viridulum, DEsvavx. , Sragile angustatum, HorrmMann. eS tenue, HoFrrMaNNn. = rheticum, Dickson. Botton. fs dentatum, Dickson. SF Pontedere, ALLIONI. VOL. VII. M
78
CYSTOPTERIS FRAGILIS.
Aspidium fragile,
66
trifidum, Fragile, var., rheticum, dentatum, Pontedere,
Cystopteris orientalis,
6é
66
6é
rhetica, atomaria, dentata, var., fragilis, var., angustata, nigrescens, dentata, 6é leptophylla, retusa, Sumarioides, Pontedere, Chilensis,
Athyrium fragile,
66
66
Cyathea
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fumariordes,
dentatum, fragilis, angustata, cynapifolia, anthriseifolia, Sragilis, var.,
Sragilis, var. angustata,
regia, dentata,
Cystea fragilis,
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Cyclopteris fragilis,
66
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Cystopteris—Bladder Fern.
fragilis, var. rhetica,
dentata,
Swartz. ScHKUHR.
KavuLrFuss.
Martens AND GALLEOTTI.
SwARtTz. WILLDENOW. WILLDENOW. Swartz. WILLDENOW. DzEsVAUX. Link. PRESL. Hooker. Moore. Linx. Hooker. HooxeEr. J. EK. Smita. PRESL. DECAISNE. | KUNZE. Link. FEE. SADLER. PRESL. GRay. J. HK. Situ. J. EK. Smira. Rota.
Roru.
J. EK. Smirz. LInK.
Rota.
J. KE. Smiru. J. E. Sirs. J. EK. Smurre. J. HK. Siva. J. HK. Smiru. GRAY.
GRay.
GRayY.
SowErRBy.
LIEBMANN.
RotuH.
WILLDENOW.
Link.
Fragilis—Brittle.
THE Brittle Bladder Fern, as it is commonly called, is an
abundant cultivation.
species in
Great
Britain, and well worthy of
CYSTOPTERIS FRAGILIS. 79
An indigenous species, deciduous and hardy. It is to be 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; pinnz 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.—Fragilis, 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.
3.—Fragilis, var. Dickicana. Small, from four to five inches in length; fronds narrow and bipinnate; pinnules blunt.
4.—Fragilis, var. obtusa. Lanceolate; pinnules brief and blunt, deeply pinnatifid. Length of frond from eight to twelve inches.
0.—Fragilis, var. decurrens. Discovered in Fife, by Mr. A. Tait. More acute than C. Dickieana.
6.—Fragilis, var. interrupta. Fronds narrow and very dis- similar.
The wood-cut illustration is a very distinct variety found at Moffat, by Professor Balfour.
This Fern is subject to the ravages of a parasitical bright yellow fungus, the Uredo filicum; all damaged fronds from
this cause should be cut away, as it spreads rapidly over the fronds.
80 CYSTOPTERIS FRAGILIS.
For plants my thanks are due to Messrs. Veitch, of Chelsea; Rollisson, of Tooting; Mr. Joseph Sidebotham, of Manchester; Mr. Clapton, of Scarbro’; and M. Schott, of Vienna. 4
The illustrations are from Mr. Joseph Sidebotham’s fronds.
Portion of a frond of variety of C. fragilis, gathered at Moffat, by Professor Balfour.
Portion ef fertile Frond—under side.
CYSTOPTERIS DICKIEANA. Sim. NEWMAN. PLATE XXXITI. MOD Vir.
Cystopteris fragilis var. Dickicana, Moors. J. Smita. ee Be es SowERBY. HooKer. dentata var. Dickieana, Basineton. SoweErsy.
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Cystopteris—Bladder Fern. Dickieana—Named after Dr. Dickie.
A very handsome indigenous dwarf 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 Cystopterts Dickieana as a form of C. 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. Dichkieana.
Fronds bipinnate, and ovate-lanceolate in form, the pinne being rather ovate and overlapping each other, and deflexed.
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82 CYSTOPTERIS DICKIEANA.
Pinnules obtuse, oblong-ovate, approximate, and _ pinnatifid.
Rachis winged.
Stipes near the 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. ©
Pinna of fertile Frond—under side.
CYSTOPTERIS MONTANA. Link. LINDLEY AND Moore. Newman. J. SMITH.
BERNHARDI. HooKER AND ARNOTT. DEAKIN. BABINGTON. SowERBY. KUNZE.
PLATE XXXIVs VOL. VII
Aspidium montanum, Swartz. ScHKUGR. 5 = WILLDENow.
Cystopteris allioni, NEWMAN. myrrhidifolium, NEwMAN.
Polypodium montanum, Lamarck. Ha@wxe. ALLIONI. - myrrhidifolium, VILLARs.
Athyrium montanum, RoEHLING.
Cyathea montana, SmitH. Roru.
Cystopteris—Bladder Fern. Montana—Mountain.
Tue Mountain Bladder Fern is a very rare indigenous 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. W. Wilson. Found also on the mountains between Glen
84. CYSTOPTERIS MONTANA.
Lochey and Glen Dochart, Perthshire, and‘ in Glen Isla, Clova, Forfarshire, and on Belvinnes, 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; pinne 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 Fern 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.
Pinna of barren Frond—under side.
CYSTOPTERIS TENUIS.
ScHott. J. SMITH. Moore AND HOULSTON.
PALE SOCK VOL. VIL:
Aspidium tenue, Swartz. ScHKUHR. WILLDENOW. et atomarium, MvuaBLENBERG. WILLDENOW. Nephrodium tenue, MicHavx. Cystopteris fragilis, var., Hooker. Cystopteris—Bladder Fern. Tenuis—Slender.
Ir 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 CYSTOPTERIS TENUIS.
Fronds lateral or terminal, and adherent to a creeping rhizoma.
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 Wentworth, and to Mr. R. Sim, of Foot’s Cray.
It may be procured from Messrs. Sim, of Foot’s Cray; A. Henderson, of Pine-apple Place; EK. G. Henderson, of St. John’s Wood; Kennedy, of Covent Garden; and Cooling, of Derby.
The illustration is from a plant in my own collection. |
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CYSTOPTERIS BULBIFERA.
BERNHARDI. J.-SMITH. Kuwnze.. LINK.
PLATE XXXVI. VOL. Vir.
Aspidium bulbiferum, Swartz. Scuxvar. WILLDENOW. Polypodium * LINNEUS. Nephrodium * Micwavx.
Cystopteris—Bladder Fern. Bulbifera—Bulb-bearing.
Cystopteris bulbifera should be in every hardy collection, flourishing withont 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, Kentucky, 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 pinne being lanceolate, and the pinnules ovate- oblong, profoundly pinnatifid, and having dentate segments. The fronds bear a number of bulbs on their under surface, which are easily detached, and speedily make plants.
88 CYSTOPTERIS BULBIFERA.
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 Chilwell. It may be procured of any Nurseryman. H The illustration is from a plant in my own collection. q
HEMIONITIS. 89
CONTINUATION OF POLYPODIEZ FROM VOL. II.
GENUS X. HEMIONITIS. Linnzus.
Tue 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, Linneus. Hemionitis pedata, Swartz. ns cordata, Roxburgh.
Feé, in his “Genres de la Famille des Polypodiacées,” gives—
Hemionitis palmata, Willdenow. |
|
7 cordata, Roxburgh. |
Hemionitis sagittata, Kee.
Presl, in his “Tentamen Pteridographie,” enumerates—
Hemionitis cordata, Roxburgh. | Hemionitis coriacea, Presi.
palmata, Linneus. plantaginea, Cavanilles. Cayennensis, Desvaux. concava, Presi. lanceolata, Linneus. Hookeriana, Presi. falcata, Walldenow. Lessonu, Presi. Blumeana, Presi. Boryana, Wealldenow. semicostata, Presl. Reinwardtiana, Pres/. spatulata, Presi. callefolia, Presi. immersa, Bory. reticulata, Forster. obtusa, Wialldenow. parvula, Presi.
We have no British representative. -
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HEMIONITIS PALMATA.
Linnaus. PuLumier. Hooxer. Scuotr. J. SMITH.
WILLDENOW. LIgBMANN. Link. KavuLruss. KUNZE.
SWARTZ. SPRENGEL. LAMARCK. PETIVER. PLUKENET. MorIsoN. SIEBER. SLOAN. FEE. PRESL.
PRATH XRXVIT. . VOL. VIL.
Gymnogramma palmata, Linx. Hemionitis aurea-hirsuta, PLUMIER. Hemionitis—Derived from hemionos, a mule. Palmata—Hand-shaped.
An extremely beautiful Fern 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 HEMIONITIS PALMATA.
Fronds palmate or ivy-leaf-shaped, from two to three inches wide, simple, with five oblong segments, lobed bluntly or crenulate. ‘Terminal, being hirsute both above and below.
The habit of the sterile fronds is horizontal, whilst that of the fertile ones is erect. The fronds are viviparous, bearing many young plants on their upper surface.
Rhizoma fasciculate.
Sori linear and reticulated, eventually becoming confluent.
Veins reticulated.
Length of frond from six to ten inches.
Rachis and stipes covered with red hairs.
For a plant my thanks are due to Mr. Dryden, de ic 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; Stansfield, of Todmorden; Booth, of Ham- burg; and Cooling, of Derby.
The illustrations are from a plant in my own collection.
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Portion of barren Frond—under side.
HEMIONITIS CORDATA.
HooKER AND GREVILLE. J. SMITH. PRESL.
PLAGE ee VEE. | «VOL.» VEE;
Hemionitis sagittata, Fre. es cordifolia, RoxBureu. Hemionitis—Derived from hemionos, a mule. Cordata—Heart-shaped.
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A veRY handsome species, and more easily grown than the . Hemionitis palmata.
An evergreen stove Fern.
Native of the East Indies.
The fronds, which are simple and two inches wide, are cor- date 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 rich dark green above, pale green beneath. Thick, smooth, and shining.
Length of frond usually from six to ten inches.
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Portion of barren Pinna—under side.
OLFERSIA CERVINA.
Press. J. Smith. Konzzk. Hooker AND GREVILLE. MooreE AND HOULSTON.
PLATES XXXIX AND XL. VOL. VII.
Acrostichum cervinum, Swartz. Piumier. SPRENGEL.
=m a LIEBMANN.
= linearifolium, Presi. SPRENGEL.
sorbifolium, Or EnetisH & Bertin GARDENS. Olfersia corcovadensis, Rapprt. Hooxsrr. Linx.
Polybotrya Raddiana,
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Or ConTINENTAL GARDENS. cervina, Kavutruss. Swartz.
e ss HooKER AND GREVILLE.
Osmunda cervina, LINN2EUS.
Olfersia—Named after Olfers,a German Botanist. Cervina—Stag-horned.
AN interesting and very distinct handsome Fern.
An evergreen stove species.
Native of the West Indies, Mexico, and Tropical America.
Introduced into the Royal Gardens, Kew, in 1841, having been received from the Messrs. Loddiges.
Fertile and sterile fronds dissimilar. Sterile fronds glabrous, pinnate, with oblong-acuminate pinne; superior base rounded,
98 OLFERSIA CERVINA.
and inferior one truncate. Habit weeping. Fertile fronds bi- pinnate, the pinne 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.
Veins forked, internal, and combined by a transverse contin- uous 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.
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HYMENODIUM CRINITUM.
Free. J. Smith. WILLDENOW. SKAULFUSS.
PLAEE SLI VOL: Vil.
Acrostichum erinitum, Linnzus. Kunzz. SpPRENGEL. ve es LirpMann. Swartz. PLuMier. Hooker anD GREVILLE. (Wot of MarTENSs AND GALLEOTTI.)
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Dictyoglossum < J. SmitH. Moorz & Hovtston. S 6 ScHort.
Olfersia crinita, 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. VIL. Ee
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102 HYMENODIUM CRINITUM.
of the frond surrounded with black hairs, and the upper surface of the frond covered with them.
The sori occupies the whole of the under side of the frond except the margin.
Rhizoma cespitose, thick, and decumbent, and densely scaly.
Rachis and stipes densely covered with black hair-like scales, half an inch in length. Stipes from six to nine inches in length.
Veins uniform, reticulated, areoles 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 Hull.
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 Wood; A. Henderson, of Pine-apple Place; and Booth, of Hamburg.
The illustration is from Sir W. J. Hooker’s frond.
ACROSTICHUM. 105
GENUS XIU.
ACROSTICHUM. lLinynzvs.
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.
The section Pecilopteris differs in having the venation pinnate and the venules arcuately or angularly anastomosing. Fronds pinnate.
The section Gymnopteris differs in the pinnate veins having the venules compoundly anastomosing. Fronds simple, lobed, or pinnate.
The section Polybotrya has the veins pinnate and the venules simple, free, and external. Fronds bi-tripinnate.
The section Elaphoglossum 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. ;
There are no British representatives.
Mr. Moore, in his ‘‘Genera and Species of Cultivated Ferns,” gives—
Elaphoglossum conforme, Schott.
s crassinerve, Aunze. es callefolium, J. Smith. longifolium, J. Smith. scolopendrifolium, J. Smith. fs villosum, J. Smith, Dombeyanum, Fee. Polybotrya cylindrica, Kaulfuss.
Acrostichum aureum, Linneus.
104 ACROSTICHUM.
Cyrtogonium flagelliferum, J. Smith.
% repandum, J. Houlston.
a crispatulum, J. Howlston. Gymnopteris nicotianefolia, Presl.
ke decurrens, J. Smith.
Also in his ‘Index Filicum’—
Elaphoglossum laminarioides. Elaphoglossum crispatulum.
acrocarpon. ciliatum. actinotrichum. | perelegans.
affine. cochlearizfolium. adenolepis. pilosum. conforme. marginatum. emulum. crassinerve. callefolium. consobrinum. affine. blepharodes. alatum. Cumingii. alismeefolium. curyvans. Schiedei. cuspidatum. alpestre. decoratum. andicola. | decurrens. angulatum. | didynamum. aphlebium. | dimorphum. apodum. dissimile. attenuatum. lepidotum. Aubertii. durum. auricomum. ellipticum. : Banksianum. | elongatum. horridulum. | erinaceum. Bellermannianum. | erythrolepis. viscosum. | faleatum. Boryanum. | Feei. brachyneuron. | ferrugineum. t brevipes. | Lindeni. Calaguala. | scolopendrifolium. callolepis. | simplex. calophyllum. | frigidum. cardiophyllum. vestitum. caudatum Funcku. hybridum Gardnerianum,
ACROSTICHUM.
Elaphoglossum squamatum.
Gayanum. minutum. glaucum. gorgoneum. gratum. Hartwegii. Herminieri. heterolepis. heteromorphum. squamosum. Ruizianum. stipitatum. stelligerum. hystrix. impressum. cognatum. Jamesoni. Junghuhnianum. Karstenianum. laminarioides.
Langsdorffii.
_ Sieberi.
laurifolium. Lechlerianum. Lepervanchii. leptophyllum. lineare. lingua. linqueforme. lloense. lonchophyllum. obductum. stigmatolepis. macropodium. Martinicense. Mathewsii. melanolepis. melanopus. meridense,
| Elophoglossum splendens.
micradenium. microlepis. Moritzianum. stigmatolepis. tectum. notatum. Orbignyanum. ovatum. pachydermum. petiolosum.
W ebbii. piloselloides. lepidotum. platyneuron. Plumieri. undulatum. Peppigianum. rabdolepis. ramosissimum. Roeslii. scalpellum. scandens. Schomburgkii. sessile. setosum. spathulatum. squamipes. squarrosum. strictum. venustum. villosum. succisefolium. tambillense. tragiefolium. hybridum.
Wageneri.
Acrostichum aureum.
bicolor. contractum.
105
106 ; ACROSTICHUM.
Acrostichum daneefolium. Pecilopteris punctulata. filare. contaminans. fraxinifolium. costata.
c pteroides. crispatula.
Polybotrya appendiculata. heteroclita. asplentifolia. Finlaysoniana. bifurcata. lonchophora. osmundacea. ludens. Hamiltoniana. repanda. Plumieri. Hookeriana.
Gymnopteris Zollingeri. Presliana. taccefolia. Quoyana. decurrens. serratifolia. quercifolia. subcrenata. obtusifolia. terminans. normalis. virens. lanceolata. Anapausia acuminata. axillaris. aliena.
Lomariopsis spondiefolia. bicuspis. buxifolia. Heudelotii. erythrolepis. dentata. phlebodes. nicotanefolia. Boryana. semipinnatifida. sorbifolia. vespertilio. variabilis. |
Mr. Smith, in his “Catalogue of the Ferns Cultivated at
Kew,”’? enumerates—
Pecilopteris flagellifera, J. Sm. | Elaphoglossum conforme, Schott.
crispatula, J. Smith. Gymnopteris quercifolia, Bernh. nicotianefolia, Presi.
aliena, Presi.
Polybotrya osmundacea, Hum.
and Bonpland. acuminata, Link. incisa, Link.
| | | |
callefolium, J. Smith. longifolium, J. Smith. latifolium, J. Smith. scolopendrifolium, J. Si. muscosum, J. Smzth. lepidotum, J. Smith. rubiginosum, J. Smith. brachyneuron, J. Smith.
Lomariopsis sorbifolia, Fee. : apodum, Schott. longifolia, J. Smith. | microlepis, J. Smith.
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Kunze, in his “Index Filicum,” enumerates—
Acrostichum alatum, Fee. _Acrostichum lingua, Radd1. apodum, Aaulfuss. | inequale, Walldenow. aureum, Linneus. | juglandifolium, Aaulfuss. brevipes, Hunze. Karstenianum, Aunze. citrifolium, Linneus. longifolium, Jacquin. crassinerve, [unze. melanopus, MHunze. crinitum, Linneus. microlepis, Hunze. flagelliferum, Wadllich. nicotianefolium, Swartz. piloselloides, Presi. scolopendrifolium, Raddi. Schiedei, Aunze. simplex, Swartz. sorbifolium, Linneus. villosum, Smzth. staphyleum, Lenk. viscosum, Swartz.
glandulosum, Carmichael.
2
Presl, in his ‘“Tentamen Pteridographie,” mentions under
Polybotrya ten species. Acrostichum ten species. Olfersia sixty-eight species. Pecilopteris five species. Aconiopteris one species. Gymnopteris ten species.
Campium five species.
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KUNZE.
Acrostichum fraxinifolium,
VOL.
Pinna of barren Frond.
ACROSTICHUM AUREUM.
PLUMIER. LIEBMANN. NUTTALL. ScHKUHR. RaApDDI.
Hooker. J. SMITH. WILLDENOW. SPRENGEL.
Desvaux. Pres~. Kautruss. Link. BRACKENRIDGE.
Wattich. ARRABIDA. MEYER. SPLITZGERBEN. (Not of Bory or CAVANILLES. )
PLATE XLII.
emarginatum, formosum, crassifolium,
obliquum, rUgens,
speciosum, ce
sé
VOL. Vit.
R. Brown. (Not of Prest.) Hamitton. RoxpureuH. Prest. SPRENGEL. WatiicH. PREst.
(Not of GAUDICHAUD.) Biume. Presi. SMITH. PRESL.
Boser. WiLiprEnow. SPRENGEL. Desvaux. PRESL, IN PART. Buiume. Kunze.
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ACROSTICHUM
Acrostichum marginatum,
maritimum, juglandifolium, scalpturatum, Urvillei, mnequale, ‘
Wightianum, Cayennense,
Chrysodinm aureum,
vulgare, hirsutum, scalpturatum, Urvillei, inequale, Cayennensis, speciosum,
AUREUM.
ScHKuuHrR. Mryer. (Not of Watticn or LiInnzvs.) GUIENZIUS.
Kavutruss. Kunze. Presi. (Not of Kunze.) PRESL.
WILLDENOW. Desvavx. Brume. Prest. Kunze. Presi. (Not of Watticnu.) PRESL.
Fer. MeEttTentvs.
Fre. MEeEtTTENIvS.
FEE.
Fre.
FEE.
Fer.
Fre.
FEE.
Acrostichum—From the Greek, akros—high, stichos—order. Aureum—Golden.
A HANDSOME species, growing in very damp places, and by no means common in cultivation.
An evergreen stove species. Raised from spores in the Royal Gardens, Kew, in 1838.
Mr. Moore mentions the following varieties:—Minus, rigens,
hirsutum, marginatum, scalpturatum,
speciosum.
The normal form
found
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Ureillet, inequale, and
in the West Indies, Cuba, ,
Jamaica, Martinique, Guadaloupe, Florida, Mexico, Guatemala, Panama, Venezuela, Philippine and the Islands of Tongataboo, Feejee, Society, Galapagos, and New Holland.
Variety minus.—A native of Java, Ceylon, India, Philippines,
Sunderbund, Bourbon,
Neilgherries.
Brazil,
the Island of Sidheé, and
Variety rigens.—Native of Bourbon, Mauritius, Madagascar, Natal, Fernando Po, and Marianne Isles.
Variety hirsutum.—Native of Brazil, Guiana, Guatemala, St. Domingo, Jamaica, and the Cape of Good Hope.
Variety marginatum.—Native of Brazil, Venezuela, and
Essequibo.
ACROSTICHUM AUREUM. 111
Variety Urvillez.imNative of Moluccas, Guinea, ‘Tahiti, New Holland, the Friendly Isles, North Caledonia, and Port Essington.
Variety exequale.—India, Java, Philippines, Penang, Singapore, Marianne Island, Panama, Mexico, Guinea, Surinam, and Cayenne.
Variety speciosum.—India, Ceylon, Java, Philippines, and New Holland.
This very handsome Fern has its fronds glabrous, the sterile ones pinnate, the pinne 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 decuor- rent. Habit reclining.
The fertile fronds contracted, pinnate, the whole under side of the frond being soriferous, except occasionally that two or three of the lower pairs of pinne will be sterile.
Sori amorphous.
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 Imperial Gardens of Schonbriinn, Vienna; and for fronds to the same gentleman, Mr. G. Norman, of Hull, and Sir W. J. Hooker, Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
It may be procured of Messrs. Sim, of Foot’s Cray; E. G. Henderson, of Wentworth; and Booth, of Hamburg.
The illustrations are from fronds sent me by Mr. Smith, Curator of the Royal Gardens, Kew.
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ACROSTICHUM FLAGELLIFERUM.
WALLICH. HOOKER AND GREVILLE. KUNZE. BLUME.
PLATE XLIII. VOL. VII.
Pecilopteris flagellifera, ed SMI.
és heteroclita, Moorr. Prest. Cyrtogonium flagelliferum, J. SMITH.
oe Ks _ Moorz anp Hovtston. Heteronevron heterocliton, Fre. | Acrostichum heteroclitum, PRESL. :
Acrostichum—From the Greek, akros—high, and stichos—order. Flagelliferwm—Rod-bearing.
In THE SecTIon Pa&cILOPTERIS oF AUTHORS.
A FREE-GROWING species, somewhat difficult to manage successfully.
An evergreen stove Fern.
Native of the East Indies.
Introduced into the Royal Gardens, Kew, in 1828, having been received from Dr. Wallich. ©
The fronds are proliferous. Sterile frond glabrous, pinnate, the pinne being petiolate, ovate or oblong-acuminate, undulated,
114 ACROSTICHUM FLAGELLIFERUM.
and glabrous; the terminal pinne at least twelve inches in length, becoming narrower towards the apex, near which it is proliferous. Fertile frond contracted and pinnate; pinne oblong-acuminate and petiolate, the terminal one narrow and elongated.
Lateral, and adherent to a creeping rhizoma.
Sori amorphous.
Veins pinnate, the venules being arcuately anastomosing.
Length of sterile frond from eighteen to thirty imches, of fertile frond from twelve to eighteen inches; colour a dull heavy green.
For a plant of this Fern my thanks are due to Mr. Stewart, late gardener at Sudbury Park; and for fronds to M. Schott, of the Imperial Gardens, Schonbriinn; Mr. Gray, of St. Thomas’, Exeter; and to Mr. G. Norman, of Hull. -
It may be procured of Messrs. Sim, of Foot’s Cray; E. G. Henderson, of Wentworth; Booth, of Hamburg; and Cooling, of Derby.
The illustration is from a frond sent by Mr. Gray, of St. Thomas’, Exeter. The following engraving is diminished from
a fertile frond, sent by M. Schott.
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ACROSTICHUM CONFORME.
SWARTZ. KAULFUSS. SPRENGEL. WILLDENOW. Link. BLUME. SCHLECHTENDAL. FEE.
PLATE. XEIV.:, VOLs Vil.
Elaphoglossum conforme, Scuotr. J. Smita. Moors. Acrostichum emulum, Biume. (Not of Kautruss or Mortvz.) fe angustatum, SCHRADER. SCHKUHR.
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SCHLECHTENDAL, @ variety. “A conforme var. angustum, KunzE, a variety.
% glandulosum, CARMICHAEL. KUNZE. & es Hooker AND GREVILLE, a variety. “s latifolium, SWARTZ, IN PART. (Wot of StEeBEr.) e oblongum, Drsvavx. Olfersia conformis, PRESL. “« — angustata, PRESL.
Acrostichum—From the Greek, akros—high, and stichos—order. Conforme—Conformed.
In THE SEcTION ELAPHOGLOSSUM OF AUTHORS.
116 ACROSTICHUM CONFORME.
A HANDSOME dwarf species, with very thick shining fronds.
An evergreen stove Fern.
Native of Jamaica, Java, South Africa, and the Cape of Good Hope.
Introduced into the Royal Gardens, Kew, in 1841, by Mr. D. 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.
Sori amorphous, densely covering the under side of the frond.
Veins 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 Mr. J. Henderson, of Wentworth; and for fronds to Mr. G. Norman, of Hull.
It may be procured of Messrs. Veitch, of Chelsea; Rollisson, of ‘Tooting; 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 Mr. Joseph Hen- derson, of Wentworth.
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ACROSTICHUM SCOLOPENDRIFOLIUM.
Rapp “Konze: Link.- Fre.
PUATE ALY. - VOL. VII.
Elaphoglossum scolopendrifolium, J. Smita. Moore. Acrostichum fimbriatum, Bertin GARDENS. Olfersia scolopendrifolia, PRESL.
Acrostichum—From the Greek, akros—high, and stichos—order. Scolopendrifolium—Scolopendrium-leaved.
In THE Secrion ELAPHOGLOSSUM OF AUTHORS.
A HANDSOME dwarf species.
An evergreen stove Fern.
Native of Brazil.
Introduced into the Royal Gardens, Kew, in the year 1841, having been 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, oblong-lanceolate, and acuminate, the stipes
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118 ACROSTICHUM SCOLOPENDRIFOLIUM.
being two-thirds of the length of the frond. Fertile fronds erect in habit. Articulated. near the base of the stipes.
Rhizoma short, creeping, and scaly.
Sorl amorphous, the under side being densely covered with at.
Veins 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 Mia. J- peta: of Wentworth, for fronds. |
It may be procured of Messrs. Rollicee: of Tooting; Sim, of Foot’s Cray; Jackson, of Kingston; and A. Henderson, of Pine-apple Place.
The illustrations are from fronds forwarded by Mr. Joseph Henderson, of Wentworth.
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ACROSTICHUM CRISPATULUM.
Watticn. (Not of FEE.)
PLATE XELVE.. > VOL. VEL.
Pecilopteris crispatula, s J. SmitH. Moore. Cyrtogonium crispatulum, _ Moore anp Hovtston.
Acrostichum—From the Greek, akros—high, and stichos—order. Crispatulum—Curled.
In THE SEcTION Pa&cILOPTERIS OF AUTHORS.
Aw exceedingly handsome uncommon species.
An evergreen stove Fern.
Native of the East Indies and the Island of Ceylon.
The fronds, which are somewhat erect, are pinnate, lanceo- late-acuminate in form, the pinne being petiolate, undulated, glabrous, and linear-acuminate in form, the margin crenate, with a row of spinulose teeth. The fertile pinne narrow.
Stipes scaly. ,
Lateral, and adherent to a creeping scaly rhizoma. ;
Sori amorphous.
120 ACROSTICHUM CRISPATULUM.
Veins pinnate and arcuately anastomosing. Ba. Length of sterile frond from eighteen to twenty-four inches, ee of fertile frond twelve inches; colour deep green.
My thanks are due to Mr. Joseph Henderson, of Wentworth,
‘i for a plant and fronds of this species. wa | = It is in the Catalogues of Messrs. Veitch, of Chelsea; Sim, — | i P of Foot’s Cray; and E. G. Henderson, of St. John’s Wood. i| a The illustration is from a frond forwarded by Mr. veered . —— Henderson, of Wentworth. |
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ACROSTICHUM FRIGIDUM.
LINDEN.
PLATE XLVII. VOL. VII.
Acrostichum rubiginosum, ? FEE. ni Schiedei, ? KUNZE. = brachyneuron, FEE. Elaphoglossum frigidum, J. SmirH. Moore. « viscosum, Or Garpens. (Not of Scuort.) : rubiginosum, ? J. SMITH. 24 brachyneuron, J. SMITH.
Acrostichum—From the Greek, akros—high, and stichos—order. Frigidum—Frigid.
In THE SeEcTION ELAPHOGLOSSUM OF AUTHORS.
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.
192 ACROSTICHUM FRIGIDUM.
The frond, which is simple, is lanceolate-acuminate in form, rich green in colour, but rendered somewhat glaucous by the great number of stellate whitish scales which cover the whole upper surface of the frond; 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 fifteen 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; Rollisson, of Tooting; Jackson, of Kingston; Sim, of Foot’s Cray; and Booth, of Hamburg.
The illustrations are from a plant in my own collection.
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ACROSTICHUM SQUAMOSUM.
ScHkuHR. Swartz. (Not of PRESL or SPRENGEL.) |
PEATE XLVELF. - VOR. VEL.
Elaphoglossum squamosum, Moore. ee muscosum, J. SMITH. Acrostichum muscosum, Swartz. WILLDENOW. 3 i Kavtruss. Fee. Rie: vestitum, Hooker aND GREVILLE.
(Not of ScHLECHTENDAL or LIEBMANN.) — Olfersia muscosa, PREst.
Acrostichum—From the Greek, akros—high, and stichos—order. Squamosum—Scaly.
In THE SECTION ELAPHOGLOSSUM OF AUTHORS.
A remarkable-looking Fern.
An evergreen stove plant.
Native of Madeira and Tropical America.
Fronds simple. Barren frond elliptical, attenuated downwards into a short stipes and upwards into a somewhat obtuse apex.
124 ACROSTICHUM -: 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 are brownish or fulvous in the centre, with white cilie.
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 squamipes of Hooker, which is the Elaphoglossum sguamipes of Moore; the A. squamatum of Swartz, which is the EH. squamatum of Moore; the A. sguamosum of Cavanilles, which is the EH. sguamatum of Moore; the A. sguamosum of Presl, which is the . leprdotum of Moore; the A. squarrosum of Kaulfuss, which is the E. sguarrosum of Moore; or the A. vestitum of Schlechtendal or Liebmann, which is the A. fulvum of Martens and Galleotti. 3
It may be procured of Messrs. Veitch, of Chelsea; Sim, of Foot’s Cray; and E. G. Henderson, of St. John’s Wood.
The illustrations are from fronds forwarded by Mr. Henderson, of Wentworth.
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ACROSTICHUM QUERCIFOLIUM.
RETZIUS. SWARTZ. SCHKUHR. SPRENGEL.
PLATE, XLIX. VOL VII.
Gymnopteris quercifolia, BERNHARDI. PreEst. 3 ca J. SmitH. Moore. = Neitnert, Srm’s CATALOGUE.
Osmunda trifida, J ACQUIN.
Ophioglossum ceilanicum, Hovurtuyy.
Dendroglossa quercifolia, Fre.
Acrostichum—From the Greek, akros—high, and stichos—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.
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126 ACROSTICHUM QUERCIFOLIUM.
Veins pinnate; venules compoundly 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.
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ACROSTICHUM NICOTIANAFOLIUM.
SWARTZ. WILLDENOW. SPRENGEL. DeESVAUX. HEWARD. KUNZE.
PEATE? ih,” VOL. Vil.
Gymnopteris nicotianefolia, Presi. J. SmirH. FEE.
a 4 Moors ano Hovtston. ScuHorr. Anapausia nicotianefolia, Moone. Chrysodium nicotianefolium, METTENIUvs.
Acrostichum—HVrom the Greek, akros—high, and slichos—order. Nicotianefolivum—Tobacco-leaved.
In 'tHE SECTION GYMNOPTERIS OF AUTHORS.
A prerry and by no means common Fern. An evergreen stove species. Native of the West Indies, Jamaica, Cuba, ‘l'rinidad, Guiana, and Para.
Introduced into the Royal Gardens, Kew, in the year 1843, having been received from Mr. N. Wilson. || Barren and fertile fronds different.
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128 ACROSTICHUM NICOTIAN &FOLIUM.
Sterile frond glabrous, pinnate, and shining; the pinne being oblong-acuminate, undulated, large, and somewhat mem- branous; the basal ones petiolate, and roundish at the base, the upper pinne adnate-decurrent. Fertile frond pinnate or bipinnate below; the pinne 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. Henderson, of Pine-apple Place; HK. G. Henderson, of Wentworth; and Booth, of Hamburg.
The illustration is from M. Schott’s frond.
Portion of mature Frond—under side.
ACROSTICHUM LONGIFOLIUM.
Jacquin. Promrer. Sprencer. (Not of Bormann.) KUNZE.
PLATE LI. VOL. VII.
Elaphoglossum longifolium, J. SMITH. ae Crassinerve, Moore. Olfersia longifolia, Moore. Prest. Acrostichum latifolium, SwWaRTz, IN PART. (Not of S1EBER.) Aconopteris longifolia, Fer.
Acrostichum—From the Greek, akros—high, and stichos—order. Longifolium—Long-leaved.
In THE SECTION ELAPHOGLOSSUM OF AUTHORS.
AN interesting dwarf species, more generally known in gardens as Elaphoglossum latifolium.
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, lan-
130 ACROSTICHUM LONGIFOLIUM.
ceolate-acuminate 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 with 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 own collection.
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ACROSTICHUM AURITUM.
Swartz. (Not of Porret.)
PLATES Bil ANDY LIN... VOL. Vit.
Acrostichum floridum, PotReEr.
Stenosemia aurita, Presu. J. SmitH. Fee. s * Moore. Rumpuivs.
Polybotrya aurita. Bue.
Acrostichum—From the Greek, akros—high, and stichos—order. Auritum—FKar-leaved.
In THE SEcTIOoN STENOSEMIA OF AUTHORS.
An exceedingly pretty dwarf Fern, and aa yet known in ordinary collections.
An evergreen stove species.
Native of Java.
Fronds ternately-pinnate; the pinne being laciniately-lobed and bulbiferous, giving the plant a very interesting appearance; short-stalked, prostrate in habit, and three inches in width. Fertile segments linear, rachiferous, convolute, and nearly
wholly sporangiferous; long-stalked, erect in habit, and much contracted.
32 ACROSTICHUM AURITUM.
Veins pinnate; the lower venules transversely anastomosing, and forming elongated costal areoles, the superior venules being free.
Fronds erect; vernation fasciculate.
Length of frond from five to ten inches. s
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 Royal 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.
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ACROSTICHUM VILLOSUM.
Swartz. (Not of GaupICHAUD nor SIEBER.) KUNZE? SPRENGEL. FEE. LAMARCK. HookER AND GREVILLE.
PLATE. Live ~¥OL.- VEE.
Elaphoglossum villosum, Moore. J. Smiru. Olfersia villosa, PRESL.
Acrostichum—From the Greek, akros—high, and stichos—order. Villosum—Shaggy.
In THE SgEcTION ELAPHOGLOSSUM OF AUTHORS.
A prerry 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.
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frond. . ; its: 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.
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ACROSTICHUM BREVIPES.
Kunze. FEx.
PLATE LV. VOL. VIL
Elaphoglossum brivipes, Moorr. Scuorr. as callefolium, J. SMITH. fe se Moore anp Hovutsvon. Acrostichum callefolium, Linx. ce lingua, Or Garpens. (Not of Rapvi nor 'THUNBERG.) ee luridum, Fer. Olfersia callefolia, PRESL.
Acrostichum—From the Greek, akros—high, and stichos—order. Brevipes—Short-footed.
In THE SECTION ELAPHOGLOSSUM OF AUTHORS.
AN ornamental Fern, known better in gardens, perhaps, as Elaphoglossum callefolium.
An evergreen stove species.
Native of Java and Brazil.
136 ACROSTICHUM BREVIPES.
Introduced into the Royal Gardens, Kew, in the year 1841, having been received from the Royal Gardens of Berlin.
Fronds simple and glabrous. Fertile frond erect in habit, ovate-elliptical, and acuminate. Sterile frond ovate or oblong- acuminate, corlaceous, 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 ne 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.
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ACROSTICHUM CUSPIDATUM.
WILLDENOW. FEE.
PEATE EVi. VOL. VII.
Elaphoglossum cuspidatum, Moors. Olfersia cuspidata, PRESL.
Acrostichum—From the Greek, akros—high, and stichos—order. Cuspidatum—Pointed.
In THE SECTION ELAPHOGLOSSUM.
A HANDSOME, dwarf, rare species, 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 CUSPIDATUM.
Fructification amorphous and distinct, covering the whole under side, except the midrib, where there are red scales.
Veins forked and free.
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 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.
I am indebted to Mr. Henderson, of Wentworth, for fronds of this species. |
It is in no Nurseryman’s Catalogue.
The illustrations are from Mr. Henderson’s fronds.
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Portion of mature Frond—upper side.
ACROSTICHUM CRASSINERVE.
KUNZE. FEE.
PEATE LVIE. . “VOL. VIE
Elaphoglossum crassinerve, Moors. Acrostichum conforme, Rapopt. (Not of Birume or Swartz.) : simplex, SpRENGEL. (Wot of Swartz ov PrEst.)
”
Acrostichum—From the Greek, akros—high, and stichos—order. Crassinerve—Thick-nerved.
In THE SEcTION ELAPHOGLOSSUM OF AUTHORS.
A Fern of somewhat the character of Acrostichum conforme, yet more gigantic in size, and thicker in substance.
An evergreen stove species.
Native of the West Indies.
Fertile and sterile fronds different. ‘The sterile fronds gla- brous, simple, oblong-ovate, or lengthy lance-shaped in form; apex bluntly acuminate; attenuated at the base, thick, coriaceous,
VOL. VIL U
140 ACROSTICHUM CRASSINERVE.
and undulated. The fertile fronds also oblong-ovate in form, simple, base attenuated, and shorter and narrower than the sterile fronds. :
Both fertile and sterile fronds are articulated near the base of the stipes, and are lateral.
Rhizoma short, scaly, and creeping.
Length of fertile frond from ten to twelve inches, of sterile frond from fourteen to eighteen inches; colour deep shining green. Coriaceous.
Stipes and rachis smooth and stout.
Sori amorphous, covering the whole under side of the frond.
Veins internal and forked; the apices free and clavate.
Margin of the frond thickened.
For fronds my thanks are due to Mr. T. Moore, of the Botanic Gardens, Chelsea; to Mr. J. Smith, of the Royal Gardens, Kew; and to Mr. Clarke, of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Glasgow.
It may be procured of Messrs. Veitch, of Chelsea; Sim, of Foot’s Cray; and Kennedy, of Covent Garden.
The illustration is from Mr. Smith’s frond.
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Portion of mature Frond—upper side.
ACROSTICHUM GARDNERIANUM. Kunze. FEE.
PLARE “VE. VOLs Vil. Elaphoglossum Gardnerianum, Moore.
Acrostichum—From the Greek, akros—high, and stichos—order. Gardnerianum—Named after Mr. Gardner.
In THE SECTION ELAPHOGLOSSUM OF AUTHORS.
A VERY pretty and scarcely-known 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.
ACROSTICHUM GARDNERIANUM.
For fronds my thanks are tendered to Mr. Joseph H of Wentworth.
It is in no English Fern Catalogues.
The illustrations are from Mr. Henderson’s fronds.
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Portion of mature Frond—upper side.
ACROSTICHUM LAURIFOLIUM.
D. Pretit-THOUARS. SPRENGEL. FEE.
PLATE LIX——Ay VOL. VII:
Olfersia laurifolia, PRESL. Acrostichum lingua, Konze. Elaphoglossum laurifolium, Moore. ?
Acrostichum—From the Greek, akros—high, and stichos—order. Laurifolium—Laurel-leaved.
In THE SECTION ELAPHOGLOSSUM 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 Elaphoglossum stigmatolepis.
An evergreen stove Fern.
Native of Brazil.
The fronds, which are oblong-obtuse, 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,
144 ACROSTICHUM LAURIFOLIUM.
very short, and having a long naked footstalk; apex pointed, but not narrowing materially at the base.
Rachis and stipes covered with very broad pale red scales.
Fronds scaly beneath. 4
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.
PLATE LIX -——B. VOL. VIE. Elaphoglossum melanopus. Moore.
Acrostichum—From the Greek, akros—high, and stichos—order. Melanopus—............ P
In rtrHE SEcTION ELAPHOGLOSSUM OF AUTHORS.
A DWARF, rare species. An evergreen stove Fern. Native of Venezuela.
146 ACROSTICHUM MELANOPUS.
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 which 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.
This Fern may be procured of Mr. Sim, of Foot’s Cray, and also of Messrs. Booth, of Hamburg.
The wood-cut illustration is from a frond forwarded by Mr.
R. Sim.
Pinna of barren Frond—upper side.
ACROSTICHUM ALIENUM.
SWARTZ. PLUMIER. WILLDENOW. SPRENGEL. DesvAUX. KAULFUSS. PEATE: ix. VOL. VII. Gymnopteris aliena, Prest. Hooker anp Bauer. “e 8 J. SmitH. FEx. es portoricense, FEE. Anapausia aliena, Moore. sd cladorrhizans, var., Moore. ae portoricensis, PRESL.
Acrostichum caudatum,
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& hastatum,
FS portoricense, umbrosum, bruneum,
Chrysodium alienum, Pecilopteris brunnea,
VOL. Vil,
cladorrhizans,
CAVANILLES.? Swartz.
WILLDENOW. SPRENGEL.
(Wot of HooxeEr.) LIEBMANN. SPRENGEL. LIEBMANN.
DeEsvavx.
WILLDENOW. SPRENGEL.
SPRENGEL. Dersvavux. METTENIUS.
PRESL.
DEsvVAUxX.
DEsvVAvUxX.
148 ACROSTICHUM ALIENUM.
Acrostichum—From the Greek, akros—high, and stichos—order. Alienum—Different.
In THE SECTION GYMNOPTERIS OF AUTHORS.
A VERY distinct Fern.
An evergreen stove species.
Native of South America, West Indies, Cuba, Jamaica, Martinique, Trinidad, Portorico, Guadaloupe, Columbia, New Granada, Equador, Panama, Mexico, and Guatemala.
The fronds are pinnate, the pinne being broad, lanceolate- elongate, and pinnatifid, the upper ones confluent; the. seg- ments ovate and obtuse-denticulate; fertile pinne contracted,
acuminate, and repand. Lower ones pinnatifid, upper ones confluent.
Stipes glabrous.
Fronds arising from a somewhat creeping rhizoma.
Veins costeform; venules compound anastomosing.
Sori amorphous.
Length of frond from twelve to twenty-four inches.
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. —
POLYBOTRYA. 149
GENUS XIV. POLYBOTRYA. Humuoxpr.
| | 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 spiceform, wholly sporangiferous.
| There is no British representative.
| Mr. Smith, in his “Catalogue of Ferns cultivated in the Kew | Gardens,”” enumerates—
1.—P. osmundacea, Humboldt & Bonpland. ‘Tropical America. 2.—P. acuminata, Link. Brazil. 3.—P. incisa, Link. Brazil.
Pinna of barren Frond—upper side.
POLYBOTRYA OSMUNDACEA.
HuMBOLDT AND BONPLAND. Hooker. J. SMITH. SPRENGEL. KAULFUSS. HoOKER AND BAUER. Fer. PRES.
PLATE LX. VOL: VII.
Polybotrya cylindrica, Kavtruss. SPRENGEL.
S: “ Kunze. J. Smita. Przst. Frere. Scuort. Moore. speciosa, ScHOTT.
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Polybotrya—From the Greek, polys—many, and botrys—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, having 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 Polystichum.
152 POLYBOTRYA OSMUNDACEA.
Sterile frond bi-tripinnate; pinnules ‘oblong-acuminate; base. of a rounded cuneate form and bluntly lobed. Fertile one contracted, also bi-tripinnate, and erect in habit.
Stipes scaly.
Sorl 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. Veitch, of Chelsea; Sim, of Foot’s Cray; and A. Henderson, of Pine-apple Place.
The illustration is from Mr. Smith’s frond.
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PLATYCERIUM. 153
GENUS XV. PLATYCERIUM.. Desvatx.
A sMALL singular family of epiphytal Ferns, the name being derived from the Greek, platys—broad, and keras—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 :—
. alcicorne. Madagascar, Eastern Asia, and Peru.
. stemmaria, Desvauz. Western Africa.
. grande, Cunningham. New Holland, Singapore, and Luzon‘ . biforme, Blume. Malay Islands.
. Wallichu, Hooker. Moulmein.
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Portion of mature Frond—under side.
PLATYCERIUM STEMMARIA.
Desvaux. Kunze. Presi. (Not of ScHort.)
ERATE. EXii. VOL... VIL:
Acrostichum stemmaria, Bravvais. Patts. (Wot of ComMERsoN.) ‘e ethiopicum, Bravvats. Patis. cS alcicorne, Swartz. Paris. ScHKUBR. Platycerium stemaria, Moorzt. Desvavx. J. Smita.
Nevroplatyceros ethiopicus, PuoKENET. FEE.
Platycerium—From the Greek, platys—broad, and keras—a horn. Stemmaria—Stemmaria.
AN interesting species, less known than P. alcicorne in collections, yet nevertheless a very curious and handsome Fern
156 PLATYCERIUM STEMMARIA.
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.
Veins repeatedly 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 illustration is from a frond forwarded by Mr. Henderson, of Wentworth.
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PLATYCERIUM ALCICORNE.
GAUDICHAUD. KUNZE. Moore.
J. Smith. DESVAUX. SWARTZ. Link. BLUME.
PLATE LXIII. VOL. VII.
Acrostichum alcicorne,
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bifurcatum, stemmaria,
Nevroplatyceros alcicornis, Platycerium angustatum, VOL. VIL.
SwakTz, IN PART. TURPIN. SPRENGEL. WILLEM. Kautruss. (Not of ScHKUHR.) CavaNnILLEs. (Not of Swartz.) ComMMERSON. SCHOTT.
(Not of Bravvats.) Fee. Desvavux.
158 PLATYCERIUM ALCICORNE.
Platycerium—From the Greek, platys—broad, and keras—a horn. Alcicorne—Elk’s-horn.
Aw 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 sub-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.
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PLATYCERIUM GRANDE.
Kunze. J. Smith. Moore. HookeR AND BAUER.
PLAE EXTy.- (VOL. VIE.
Acrostichum grande, A. CUNNINGHAM. Nevroplatyceros grandis, Fre.
Platycerium—From the Greek, platys—broad, and keras—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.
160 PLATYCERIUM GRANDE.
Introduced into the Royal Gardens, Kew, by Mr. Bidwill, 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 fer- tile 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.
OPHIOGLOSSACER. 161
OPHIOGLOSSACE KL.
A sINGULAR class of Ferns, 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, Ophioglossum and Botrychium.
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162
OPHIOGLOSSUM.
GENUS I.
OPHIOGLOSSUM.
LINN ZUS.
A sMALL family of herbaceous Ferns, having the sterile and fertile branches distinct, yet on the same stem.
Veins reticulated.
The name derived from the Greek, ophios—a serpent, and glossa—a tongue; hence the name Adder’s-tongue. There are two British species,—Ophioglossum vulgatum and
O. Lusitanicum.
Kunze, in his “Index Filicum,’
> enumerates—
O. bulbosum, Michaux, North | O. costatum, Brown, New Hol-
America.
— gramineum, Willdenow, New Holland.
— palmatum, Lenneus, Amer- ican Meridian.
— reticulatum, Linneus, Amer- ican Meridian.
|
land.
— Lusitanicum, Linneus, Eu- rope.
—pedunculosum, Desvauz, Java.
— vulgatum, Linneus, Europe.
Sprengel, in his “Systema Vegetabilium,” gives—
O. vulgatum, Linneus.
— ovatum, Swartz, Molucca. — petiolatum, Hooker, India. — reticulatum, Linneus.
— bulbosum, WMichauz.
— capense,Schlechtendal, Africa. | _ H. Mexicana, Sprengel, Mexico.
— Lusitanicum, Linneus. 3 — gramineum, Willdenow.
O. costatum, Brown.
— Bergianum, Schlechtendal.
— pendulum, Zinneus,Molucca.
— palmatum, Linneus.
Helminthostachys dulcis, Hazl- Juss, India.
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Portion of barren Frond.
OPHIOGLOSSUM VULGATUM. Linnazus. Boiton. SmitH. Hooker AND ARNOTT.
BABINGTON. NEWMAN. DEAKIN. SOWERBY. Moore. SCHKUHR.
PLALE LEV.——As VOL. VIL.
Ophioglossum ovatum, SALISBURY. ee | Riehlii, AUSTRIAN GARDENS. is untfolium, GILIBERT. Ophioglossum—Adder’s-tongue. Vulgatum—Common.
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, where 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 Russia to Tuscany; in Siberia and North America.
The fertile and sterile fronds different, but upon the same
164 OPHIOGLOSSUM VULGATUM.
stem. Sterile branch sessile, entire, ovate-elongate, smooth, and pale yellowish green in colour. 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, which was found in Orkney by Mr. Syme, known as variety Minor, the barren branches being narrow and oval. ‘The plant also is 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, Westmorland.
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.
Linnzus. Moore. NEWMAN. SOWERBY. BABINGTON. HooKER AND GREVILLE. LINDLEY.
PEA exeve—— be VOL. Wie,
Ophioglossum— Adder’s-tongue. Lusitanicum—Lusitania.
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 be 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, Teneriffe, Azores, and Guernsey.
The 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 joins the fertile branch; fertile branch longer, erect, being a linear-oblong spike on a long stalk, and apiculate.
166 OPHIOGLOSSUM 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 be procured of Mr. Sim, of Foot’s Cray.
The illustrations are from plants in my own collection.
BOTRYCHIUM. 167
GENUS IL.
BOTRYCHIUM. Swartz.
A smMALL family of dwarf Ferns, only one species of which, Botrychium 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—botrys, signifying a bunch or cluster.
Sprengel enumerates—
B. lunaria, Swartz, Europe. B. dissectum, Sprengel, North — Australe, Brown, New Hol- America.
land. — Virginicum, Swartz, North — Matricarie,Sprengel,Kurope. America. — Fumarie, Sprengel, Carolina. | — cicutarium, Swartz, Hispan- — ternatum, Swartz, Japan. iola.
Kunze gives—
B. Australe, Brown. | B. lunaria, Swartz. — dissectum, Muhlenberg. —obliquum, Muhlenberg, N. — fumarioides, Willdenow, N. America.
America. — rutefolium, Brown, Europe. — gracile, Kunze, North — Virginicum, Swartz.
America.
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| BOTRYCHIUM LUNARIA. Swartz. Smith. Hooker and ARNOTT. BABINGTON. DEAKIN. NEWMAN. SoweErRBy. MOORE.
SCHKUHR.
PVRATES beV1-—A. AND “Bs .- VOL. VIT-
Botrychium lunatum, GRAY. ig rutaceum, Swartz. Scuxuur. NEwMAN. a ¢ Basineton. Moore. as matricariefolium, Braun. Osmunda lunaria, Linnzvus. Borton. SMITH. ee lunata, SALISBURY. oe lunaria var. ramosa, Rora. cs lunaria var. Moore, Lowe. Ophioglossum pennatum, LAMARCK.
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pennatum var. rutaceuim, Moore. Botrychium—A. bunch. Lunaria—Of the Moon.
Tue Common Moonwort is a deciduous indigenous species, widely diffused through England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales, but very local. I have seen it more abundant in Westmorland than in any other county, although it is tolerably abundant at Clifton, in Nottinghamshire.
Found in Gabice, Shetland, Tee 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.
Mountains, Kamtschatka, Lake Baikal, Tasmania, the Island of Fuegia, Australian Alps, ete.
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; pinne 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 barren frond repeatedly forked, radiating from the base, and terminating within the margin.
Fructification 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 Rutaceuwm has a broader barren branch, which is triangular in form and twice divided.
The variety Mooret, (Plate LXVI.—3B,) 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, Westmorland, by Mr. 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.
AUTHORITIES QUOTED IN
Afzelius. Agardh. Aiton. Anderson.
-Arnott.
Arrabida.
Babington.
Balfour.
Bauer.
Beauvois.
Beck.
Belanger.
Bentham.
Berahardi. | Bidwill. Blume. / Bojer. Bolton. Bonpland.
Bory.
Brackenridge.
Braun.
Bree.
Brown, R.
Burmann. | Caley. ! Cameron. Carmichael.
Chamb.
Commerson. Cunningham, Alian. Dalechamps.
Deakin.
Decaisne. / De Candolle. Derby, Ear! of.
Desvaux. -
De Vriese.
Dietrech.
Dickie, Dr. | Dickson. Don. Ebrhart. Endlicher.
Fee.
Fischer.
Forster.
Fries.
Galleotti.
Gardner.
Gaudichaud.
Gilibert.
Gillies.
Geepp.
Gouan.
Gray.
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Greville. Griffith. Gueinzius. Henke. Hamilton. Henderson, Joseph. Heward. Hoffmann. 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. Liebmann. Liljeblad. Linden. Lindley. Link. Linneus. Loddiges. Loureiro. Lowe, EE. J. Lowe, H. Macreight. Martens. Mettenius. Meyer. Michaux. Miquel. Mobr. Moore, T. Morison. Moritz. Mublenberg. Newman. Nuttall. Palisot. Petit-Thouars. Petiver. Plukenet.
Foe. Vit
Plumier. Peeppig: Pohl. Poiret. Presl. Pursh. Raddi. Ralfs. Reinwardt. Retzius. Roebling. Roth. Roxburgh. Rucker. Rumphius. Ruprecht. Sadler. Schiede. Schkuhr. Schlechtendal. 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. Wiilem. Wilson. Withering. Wolsey. Woods, J. Wulter
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CONTEIBUTORS. TO © VOL. “Vie
Tue Author begs to express his thanks to the 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. Clapton, Scarborough.
Mr. Clarke, Royal Botanic Gardens, 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.R.S., Royal Gardens, Kew.
Sir W. J. Hooker, F.R.S., Royal Gardens, Kew.
Mr. Ingram, Belvoir Castle.
Mr. Ingram, Royal Gardens, Wind- sor.
Mr. Masters, Canterbury.
Mr. Lamb, Osmaston Manor, near Ashbourn.
Mr. R. T. Millett, Penzance.
Mr. Thomas Moore, F.L.S., Botanic Gardens, Chelsea.
Sir Oswald Mosley, Bart., Rolleston Hall.
Mr. G. Norman, Hull.
Messrs. Parker, Holloway.
Mr. Pass, Gardener to Mr. Brockle- hurst, The Fence, Macclesfield.
Messrs. Pearson, Chilwell, Notts.
Messrs. Roliisson, Tooting. °
M. Schott, Imperial Gardens, Schon- briinn.
Mr. J. Sidebotham, Manchester.
Mr. Sim, Foot’s Cray, Kent.
Mr. J. Smith, Royal Gardens, Kew.
Mr. Stewart, late Gardener, Sud- bury.
Messrs. Veitch, Jun., Chelsea.
INDEX TO VOL VIL
[Those Ferns having an authority attached, are the respective names adopted in this Work, of which a description, together with a coloured illustration, and one or more woodcuts are given. Names not having an authority attached, are those adopted by 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 unfrequently, 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. ]
PAGE. PAGE.
Abacopteris glandulosa. 15 Acrostichum caudatum . . 147 Aconiopteris longifolia . =) 129 Cayennensis . : 110 Acrostichum emulum . , 115 cervinum sy. : maine ethiopicum . : . 155 citrifolium . : : 107 alatum yx. ; 5 107 cladorrhizans : » 147 alcicorne s 3 Do ch7 conforme. Swartz 115, 139 alienum. Swartz . 147 var. angustum . x AS alpinum : : «= «6d contractum : . 105 angustatum yj . 115 crassifolium . : - 109 apodum : é el Os, erassinerve. Junze 107, 139 aureum. Linneus 103, 105, erinitum : ~ LOL, 207
107, 109 erispatulum. Wallich 109
var. hirsutum ‘ 110 cuspidatum. Willdenow 137 var.inequale . 110,111 daneefolium ; 106
var. marginatum . 110 emarginatum. : « 109
var. minus : <j. IkO filare . : : : 106
var. Yigens . , 110 fimbriatum . F ¢ JEEZ
var. scalpturatum . 110 flagelliferum. Wallich 107,
var. speciosum 2105. EEE 113
var. Urvillei 7 Es EE floridum : ‘ <) aoe
auritum Swartz . 131 formosum . ; : 109 bicolor . ; ‘ pee ae (055 fraxinifolium . 106, 109 bifurcatum ie ete frigidum. Linden . 121 brachyneuron ; ee fulvum . 5 : . 124 brevipes. Kunze 107, 135 Gardnerianum. Kunze 141 bruneum ; . 147 glandulosum . » 107; 215
calleefolium i 135 erande . , 159
INDEX.
PAGE,
Acrostichum hastatum 147 heterochitum 113 hirsutum 110 hyperboreum 65 ilvense . 65, 67 inequale . HOZA V0) 111. juglandifolium WOvires iLO) Karstenianum 107 latifolinm 115, 129 laurifolium. Petit-Thouars
143 linearifolium Bh Oi, lingua 107, 135, 143 longifolium. Jacquin 107,
129 luridum 135 marante 67 marginatum . 110 maritimum 110 melanopus. Kunze 107, 145 microlepis 107 minus 110 muscosum. 123 nicotianefolium. Swartz 107,
127 obliquum 109 oblongum . 115 piloselloides . 107 portoricense 147 pteroides : : 4106 quereifohum. etzius 125 rigens . 109, 110 rubiginosum 121 scalpturatum 110 Schiedei 107, 121 scolopendrifolium. Raddi
107, 117 simplex 107, 139 sorbifolium 97, 107 speciosum 109, 110, 111 squamatum 124 squamipes . 124, squamosum. Schkuhr 123,
124 squarrosum 124 staphyleum . 107
Acrostichum stemmaria umbrosum Urvillei vestitum ; villosum. Swartz viscosum Wightianum
Alsophila comosa Perriniana
Amphieosmia capensis
Anapausia acuminata . aliena bicuspis eladorrhizans dentata Heudelotii nicotaneefolia nicotianzefolium portoricensis semipinnatifida vespertilio
Aspidium acrostichoides (see vol. vi.)
aculeatum
(see vol. vi.)
PAGE. 155, 157 eh eta LEO, DA 123, 124 107, 133 107
110
73
69
28
106 106, 147 106
147
106
106
106
127
147
106
106
26 26
acuminatum (see vol. vi.) 25,
55
acutum 55 adnatum . 26 adultum ; | Aimulum. Swartz 11, 30 var. prolifera 12 affine 25 alpinum 75 apifolium 29 appendiculatum 24 arboreum 30 aridum 26 articulatum . 43 atomarium 2 85 augescens (see vol. vi.) 25 auriculatum 25, 26, 59 bifidum 29 Boottii 27 brachyotum . 37 bulbiferum 87 bulbosum 59, 63
INDEX. 175
PAGE. | PAGR. Aspidium callosum. . E 29 Aspidium isogramma . : 15 Canariense (see vol. vi.) 29 | Javanicum . ’ oO canescens . . i 24, Kaulfussi. Zank~.. 7, 30 capense (see vol. vi.) 28 | lanuginosum , sie (29 caucasicum ‘ ; 26 latifolium . ; ; 29 cicutarium (see vol. vi.) 29 lentum : : 2a 26 coadunatum (see vol. vi.) 30 longifolium het she 55 comtignum gactmon wii ig «29 lorifrons' tages: 4h continuum eotiae! 29 eens i.y.;- 2 iad 29 corymbiferum 2B Ludovicianum cae) crinitum . J wn 175/26 macrophyllum (see vol. vi.) 29 cristatum (see vol. vi.) 26, 27 microcarpum . j 29 eucullatum ; i 29 Mildeanum . : See |6) davallioides . : at Oe molle f . 5, 23, 30 decurrens (see vol. vi.) 25 var. corymbiferum. Sim dentatum . : SS 23 dilatatum (see vol. vi.) 27, 30 montanum F , 83 var. ; : : ee mucronatum (see vol. vi.) 28 var. recurvum . 127, multifidum ‘ ; 5d distans : i 67 multisorum . ; i. 28 diversifolium ; sos munitum . : : 26 diversum . ; , 24 | nerufolium . : rn AE Kekloni , : 29 neriforme : : Al elongatum (see vol. vi.) 27 | neriiformis . : ee). Ae eminens : 5 AD nevadense : se 26, 27 ensifolium : AG.o5 nidus . i : ue 2G exaltatum . ; 49, 53 nitidum . : : Ty expansum . : : 26 nodosum. 3 . 48 falcinellum (see vol. vi.) 25 nymphale . : 5 24, filix-mas (see vol. vi.) 25, 26 obtusatum . ; . 29 flagelliferum . 5 49 obtusifolium . : 59 Fenisecii. : a aE obtusum : : oo 69 fragile 5 3 : 78 ocellatum . j : 26 var. : : 2 ae odoratum. : o-- a glandulosum. Blume 15 oligodonton : ; 27 gogeylodus ; : 29 ottonis . ‘ : oe ao Goldianum (see vol. vi.) 27 paleaceum : : 26 gongylodes ‘ - 29 pallidum : wae Hendersoni . : : 6 paludosum ; ‘ 29 heracleifolium . : 28 pardense : : “os hirsutulum . 24, 53 parallelogrammum . 26 hirtum : ; : 19 | patens. Kunze 5, 23, 24, hispidum. Swartz 13, 30 30, 37 Hookeri (see vol. vi.) 30 | | var. Hendersoni 6 imbricatum : ; 59 pauciflorum : : Ly
intermedium ; a ae | pectinatum . ‘ . At
= Se ee ae ee ee ee Da, a er a | ae
176 INDEX.
PAGE. PAGE.
Aspidium pica. . ‘ 28 Aspidium tectaria ; . 30 pilosum : : a Ropr tectum . ‘ 5 . 24 pinnatifidum . : 26 tenue : ; : 85 pistillare - . aah tomentosum . : 2 oS platyphyllum . Mn 3, 30 trapezoides i ‘ AZ Pohlianum . é sues! 9) trifidum . . “ 75,78 Pontederz : : 78 trifoliatum (see vol. vi.) 28 propinguum . ‘ 24, 29 truncatum. Gaudichaud 21 pseudo filix-mas ' 26 tuberosum . ; ; 59 pteroides (see vol. vi.) 29 uliginosum—y. ‘ 26, 27 puberum . y 2 30 undulatum : ‘ 51 pubescens (see vol. vi.) 27 unitum (see vol. vi) 29, 30 punctulatum =. : 55 venulosum ‘ ‘ 29 quinquangularis . Se 4 villosum (see vol. vi) . 28 recedens. Lowe he ABO Wallichianum . > 26, 4a VECUEVUMAI | : ae Asplenium Aitonii var. . . Leah regium : ‘ 75 obovatum . , 73 repandum. Wailldenow 3, 30 Athyrium alpinum . : . ae resiniferum : ; 29 dentatum . : ‘ 78 rheticum ; Smet ic! filix-foemina . , 26 rigidum (see vol. vi.) 25, 27 fragile 78 riparium : ne 30) fumarioides . = eS rufescens . : : 55 montanum F ; 83 rufidulum . ‘ 5 Gre oxyphyllum . Rae 5) salaccense . : Al regium 3 ; 75 Schkuhrii. : es) Bathmium repandum . : 3 Schweintzi : : 26 heracleifolium . , 28 serra || : : 25, 29 Botrychium australe f - , Jez serratum . ‘ 29 cicutarium : 167 setosum ; erates 700) dissectum . , < INGe Smaitlal ee : i 26 fumarie . 167 solutum : : pe 24: fumarioides . : . Aer spinescens. Lowe . 9 gracile : 167 spinulosum (see vol. vi.) 26, lunaria. Swartz 167, 169 27, 28 var. Moorei . 169, 170
ae, 6 27, 30 lunatum d : . 169 var. Boottii . 2 27 matricarie ; , 167 var. cristatum . 1, 2g matricariefolium . . 9 var. uliginosum sy. 27 obliquum ‘ 2 DGe strigosum. Willdenow 17 rutaceum . : : 169 subcostale . : ; Al rutefolium . ‘ » Gr sublanosum . , 49, 59 ternatum . ‘ , 167 subpubescens . ; 24) virginicum . 5 OT tanacetifolium : . 27 | Ceterach alpinum d ' 65 tavoyanum ; ’ 59 Chrysodium alienum ay, taygetense 75 aureum : ( 110
INDEX. 177
PAGE, PAGE.
Chrysodium Cayennensis 110 Cystoptetis Canariensis 72 hirsutum . 110 Chilensis ah: ae ineequale 110 comosa 72. G2 nicotianzefolium 127 crenata . 72, 73 sealpturatum J10 decurrens . : . 79 speciosum 110 dentata 71, 72, 78, 79, 81 Urvillei 110 var. % ‘ 78 vulgare 110 var. Dickieana 81 Cyathea alpina 75 Dickieana. Newman 71, 81, angustata . 78 79 anthriscifolia 78 emarginulata "9 eynapifolia 78 emarginata 73 dentata 78 fragilis. Bernhardi 29, 71, fragilis 78 73, 77, 72, 80, 81, 85
var. . : 78 var. FT 78°85
var. angustata 78 var. angustata . 79
incisa 18 var. dentata . 79 Si montana 83 var. Dickieana . 79. cSt
regia 75, 78 var. interrupta 79 Cyclodium glandulosum 15 var. obtusa ape (o meniscoidis 30 fumarioides S72, 4S Cyclopteris dentata 78 gigantea ; 72, 73 fragilis 78 leptophylla 72, (3; 78
sa nee cs 78 montana. Link 71, 72, 81
regia 75 myrrhidifolium ers eee rheetica : 78 nigrescens ; 78 Cyrtogonium crispatulum 104, 119 obtusa Od, /2,. fe flagelliferum 104, 113 obovata aie ae: repandum 104 odorata 79. 73 Cystea alpina 75 orientalis . 78 angustata 78 Pontederz ey dentata 78 regia. Presl . 71, 72, 75 fragilis 78 retusa . : be Meas:
incisa 75 rhetica ' 78
regia 75, 78 squamata 72, 73 Cystopteris albescens 69, 72, 73 Tasmanica spl ke ¢s: alpina . Gl 72, 75 tenuis. Schott G1 72.85 allioni : 83 vestita ay pa 3 angustata . 72,78, 79 Dendroglossa quercifolia 125 angustifolia Fi Diacalpe aspidioides 73 aspidioides 02,73 Dictyoglossum crinitum 101 atomaria foe fa ae Drynaria cordifolia 28 atrovirescens . 72,43 Elaphoglossum acrocarpon . 104 Brasiliana (ay 43 actinotrichum 104, bulbifera. Bernhardi 71, 72, affine 104
89 | adenolepis 104
VOL Vit,
2B
PAGE.
Elaphoglossum emulum 104 alatum 104, alismeefolium 104. alpestre 104 andicola 104 angulatum 104 aphlebium ‘ 104 apodum 104, 106 attenuatum 104 Aubertii 104 auricomum 104 Banksianum 104, Bellermannianum 104 blepharodes 104 Boryanum 104 brachyneuron 104, 106, 121 brevipes 104, 135 Calaguala . 104, calleefolium 103, 104, 108. 15 callolepis 104, calophyllum 104. cardiophyllum 104, caudatum . 104 cihatum 104 cochleariefolum 104 cognatum : - 105 conforme 103, 104, 106, 115 consobrinum 104. crassinerve 103, 104, 129, 139 crispatulum 104, Cumingi 104 curvans . 104 cuspidatum 104, 137 decoratum 104 decurrens 104 didynamum . 104 dimorphum 104 dissimile 104 Dombeyanum 103 durum . 104, ellipticum . 104 elongatum 104 erinaceum 104 erythrolepis . 104 faleatum 104 Feei 104
Elaphoglossum ferrugineum
frigidum Funekn Gardnerianum Gayanum . glaucum gorgoneum gratum Hartwegii Herminieri heterolepis heteromorphum horridulum hybridum hystrix impressum Jamesoni ; Junghuhnianum Karstenianum laminarioides Langsdorfhi latifohum laurifolium Lechlerianum Lepervanchii lepidotum 104, 105, 106, leptophyllum
Lindeni
lineare
lingua .
lingueeforme
lloense . lonchophyllum . longifolium 103, 106, macropodium marginatum . Martinicense Mathews melanolepis melanopus . meridense micradenium microlepis minutum Moritzianum muscosum
104,
104,
104,
106, 105,
eee
INDEX. 179
PAGE. PAGE.
Elaphoglossum notatum 105 | Elaphoglossum Wageneri 105 obductum 105 | Webbi 105 Orbignyanum 105 | Fadyenia prolifera . 30 ovatum 105 | Goniopteris patens 30 pachydermum 105 tetragona 29 perelegans 104 Gymnogramma palmata 91 petilosum . 105 Gymnopteris aliena 106, 147 piloselloides . 105 ascillaris : 106 pilosum 104, | decurrens 104, 106 platyneuron i 105 | lanceolata . 106 Plumieri 105 | Neitneri : . 125 Peppigianum 105 nicotianefolia 104, 106, 127 rabdolepis 105 normalis 106 ramosissimum 105 obtusifolia 106 Roeslu 105 portoricense . 147 rubiginosum . 106, 121 quercifolia 106 Ruizianum 105 quercifolium 125 scalpellum 105 taccefolia . 106 scandens 105 Zollingeri : 106 Schiedei 104 Helminthostachys dulcis 162 Schomburgki i 105 Mexicana . 162 scolopendrifolium 103, 104, | Hemionitis aurea-hirsuta 91 106, 117 | Blumeana 89
sessile 105 Boryana 89 setosum 105 calleefolia 89 Sieberi 105 | Cayennensis 89 simplex 104 concava Ss) ace spathulatum 105 cordata. Hooker § Greville splendens x 105 89, 93 squamatum 105, 124 cordifolia . 93 squamipes 105, 124 coriacea 89 squamosum 105, 124, falcata 89 squarrosum 105, 124 Hookeriana . 89 stelhgerum : 105 | immersa 89 stigmatolepis 105, 145 | lanceolata 89 stipitatum 105 Lessonii 89 strictum 105 obtusa . ; Be succiszefolium 105 palmata. Linneus 89,91, 93 tambillense 105 parvula ag tectum 105 | pedata 89 tragiefolium 105 plantaginea . 89 uadulatum 105 | Reinwardtiana . 89 venustum 105 | reticulata 89 vestitum : 104 | sagittata 89, 93 villosum 103; 105, 133 | semicostata 89 viscosum 104, 121 | spatulata 89
Heteronevron heterocliton Hymenodium crassifolium .
erinitum. Feé Kunzeanum
Hypoderris Brownii Lastrea emula
Blumei Canariense concava erinita cristata cruciata dilatata dumetorum . elegans elongata Feenisecii . filix-mas funesta Goldiana Gueinziana Hamiltonii hispida hirta Kaulfussii Kunthii microchlena pallida . patens pubescens quinquangularis recedens recurva remota . -rufidula spinescens spinulosa var.
strigosa tomentosa uliginosa
Lepidonevron acuminatum
hirsutulum longifolium punctulatum
var. uliginosa
INDEX. PAGE. PAGE. 113 Lepidonevron rufescens 55 99 Lomariopsis Boryana 106 99, 101 buxifolia 106 99 erithrolepis 106 je longifolia . 106 cpedlisciey phlebodes 106 26 sorbifolia . 106 27 spondiefolia . 106 11 variabilis . 106 17 Lonchitis aspera ilvensis 68 27 Lophodium Feenisecii . 11 28 recurvum y PB 8 28 Mesochlena Javanica. Brown 30, 11 30, Or 1 Nephrodium bulbiferum 87 26 coadunatum . 30 ey edule 59 27 exaltatum 49 29 Foenisecii Ls 26 glandulosum 15 30 hirsutulum 53 28 Hookeri - 29 13 lamosum 68 19 lineatum F 5 NS 7 molle ; : cigar 20 30 multilineatum : 15, 16 37 pectinatum AT 27 platyotis 55 5 rufidulum . 68 27 Schkubrii AT 27 tenue 85 1 truncatum 21 1. tuberosum 59 27 unitum : : 25, 29 68 var. : : 25 9 | Nephrolepis acuminata 46 De | acuta 46 26, 27 | acutangula 46 Ze | biaurita 45 eae bidentata 46 29 biserrata . : . 45, 46 27 commutata . 49 55 cordifolia . : . 45, 46 53 | cultrifolia 7 ate 55 | Davallioides. J. Smith 45, 57 B51. | var. dissecta 58
Ce), eo an See |]
INDEX.
PAGE,
Nephrolepis dissecta . : 58
ensifolia. Presl 25, 46, 55 exaltata. Schott 45, 46, 49
floccigera .. ee '5) Gaimardiana . ‘ A6 gibbosa. ; , 45, 46 hirsutula. Presi 45, 46, 53 hirsutulum =. : oe imbricata . é : 46 intramarginalis. 520 WAG Mauritianum . 3 45 neglecta : ; 45, 46 obtusifolia : 45 occidentalis . , Ch Pao paraensis . ; : A6 pectinata. Schott 45, 46, 47 pendula . : 45 pilosa 46
platyotis . . 45, 46, 56 punctulata . : 45, 46 ramosa. : : 45 repens . : : . 45 Schkuhrii . ‘ 2 AW sesquipedalis : 45, 46
- Sieberi . : ; 46
splendens . ’ 45, 46
subcordata : : 46 Trichomanoides . Pals tuberosa. Presi 25, 45, 46,
| 59
undulata. Smith 45, 46, 51,
59
volubilis : 2 aA Wallichiana é 4,6 Zollingeriana : . 46 Nevroplatyceros ethiopicus 155 alecicornis . ; CVs S76 grandis. ‘ : 159 Oleandra articulata ‘ 39, 44 Cumingil ; 3 39 hirtella . 39, 41, 42, 44 lomatopus : ‘ 39 macrocarpa . : Jiao
mollis . : ‘ 39 Moritzii : : Mets musefolia . : ‘ 39
181
PAGS,
Oleandra nertiformis. Cavanilles 26,
39, 41, 44
neriifolia . , ; 41 nodosa. Presi 39, 43. 44 phyllarthron. 39 pilosa . : : g4' SO
W allichii . W426, 39 Olfersia angustata . : ake eallefolia . ‘ f 135 eervina. Presl . 95, 97 erinita ; . : 101 conformis . ; cee HS) coreovadensis . . 95, 97 cuspidata. : Bay 7 laurifolia . F ; 143 longifolia. : - 429 muscosa . : Q 123 scolopendrifolia . eae Bf villosa : ; . 133 Ophiopteris verticillata . a A Ophioglossum acuminatum . 57 Bergianum . : o« L6Z bulbosum . : 3 162 capense : ‘ . 162 ceilanicum t ; 125 costatum : : - 162 gramineum : é 162 lusitanicum. Linneus 162, 165 minor ; F : 163 ovatum . : G2, 163 palmatum . : ; 162 pedunculosum ‘ ») 162 pendulum . : ‘ 162 pennatum . : . 169 petiolatum : é 162 Riehhii . : : = E63 reticulatum 2 : 162 unifolium . : ~ -163 vulgatum. Linneus 162, 163
var. minor : i Gs Osmunda cervina ‘ : 97 lunaria . : i . 169 lunata Tepe 3 169 trifida . ; : a) bee Peecilopteris brunnea . : 147
contaminans . : . 106
Peecilopteris costata
crispatula flagellifera Finlaysoniana heteroclita Hookeriana . lonchophora ludens . Presliana . punctulata Quoyana serratifolia subcrenata terminans virens
Physematium incisum
molle obtusum Perrinianum
angustatum biforme grande. Kunze
stemaria
INDEX.
PAGE.
106 106, 119 113 106 113 106 106 106 106 106 106 106 106 106 106
5 wom 61, 63 61, 69 61, 69
Platycerium alcicorne. Kunze 153,
157 157 153
153, 159
155
stemmaria. Desvauz 153, 155
Polybotrya aurita
acuminata appendiculata aspleniifolia bifurcata cervina cylindrica Hamiltoniana incisa
103, 151
131
106, 149 106
106
106
97
106
106, 149
osmundacea. Humboldt
and Bonpland 106, 149, 151
Plumieri Raddiana
speciosa
Polypodium emulum
album
alpinum angustatum anthriscifolium Arvonicum
106 ive 151 iki 75,77 75
77
1d
65, 67
Polypodium barbatum
bulbiferum cambricum cordifolium crinitum crispum cynapifolium dentatum . exaltatum expansum . fontanum . fragile .
var. angustatum
fragilis . fumarioides hirsutulum hyperboreum ilvense lachnopodium laciniatum lobatum marantee montanum myrrhidifolium obtusum patens . pedicularifolium Perriniapa_ polymorphum Pontederze recedens regium rheticum rivulare semilacerum . setosum sufolium tenue trifidum trifoliatum triphyllum viridulum .
vulgare var. cambricum
var. semilacerum Polystichum acrostichoides
aculeatum .
non ws
@BQonroaonann w
bo bo Ot O1 NT LO or
On
INDEX.
PAGE
Polystichum auriculatum 25
| falcinellum ‘ : 26 } hispidum. =. dS lentum : : . 25, 26 | setosum ° d Side \ triangulum ; 26 truncatum.. : see ae Sagenia angulata : 29
aplfolia oe
coadunata . 27
var. 26
latifolia : 29
macrophylla . : ‘oo
pica . : : 28
platyphylla : 3
pteropus . : 3 20, 29
repandum. : : 3
Spherostephanos asplenioides 37 Stegnogramme Javanica . 5 Sh
Stenosemia aurita _. : 131
Tectaria crenata. ‘ 3
Tectaria trifoliata Woodsia alpina
Brownii Cumingiana Caucasica elongata glabella
Guatemalensis
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incisa Mexicana . mollis. Smith obtusa. Hooker Perriniana Peruviana rufidula Raiana
vestita .
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