ho ; Ex Libris Quos INSTITUTION! SMITHSONIANAE Anno MCMV Donavit Accesio N. BRITISH AND EXOTIC, YORU ME: -LLE. CONTAINING ADIANTUM. ON YCHIU M. PLATYLOMA. AULGOSORUS. DOBVOPTERIS, anp PTR EES,. In Pars, BY E. J. LOWE, ESQ, F.R.A.S., F.G.8., F.LS, MBMS., Hon, Mem. Dublin Nat. Hist. Soc., Mem. Geolog. Soc. Edinb,. etc., Corr. Mem. Manchester Lit. and Phil. Soc., ete, LONDON: GROOMBRIDGE AND SONS, 5, PATERNOSTER ROW. M DCCC LVII. wr” 6 So ety ta teas Sen Pinge Meal peat Ri meee i fi a E Fw, 5 Wong yee oP ig , abe OK f RINE Oe os Se. TO HIS GRACE HENRY PELHAM-FIENNES-PELHAM CLINTON, K.G,, P.C., DUKE OF NEWCASTLE, LORD-LIEUTENANT OF THE COUNTY OF NOTTINGHAM, A NOBLEMAN UNIVERSALLY BELOVED FOR HIS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE WORTH, THE “NATURAL HISTORY OF BRITISH AND. EXOTIC FERNS” IS WITH PERMISSION DEDICATED BY HIS GRACE’S MOST OBEDIENT SERVANT THE AUTHOR. a ee et rary be! * a a . Misi Siuiey (ee Ena: A amos CONTENTS’ OF VOL. Adiantum affine assimile . capillus-veneris . caudatum concinnum . cristatum cultratum . cuneatum Cunninghami curvatum formosum . fulvum . hispidulum intermedium . lucidum lunulatum macrophyllum obliquum pedatum pubescens pulverulentum reniforme tenerum trapeziforme . varium Wilsoni . Onychium lucidum Platyloma adiantoides Plate. Page. vii 19 via 2) xv 39 Lao aa eras: xxi 55 9-0-4 ES v 15 Pe a aes Wie 17 xi 29 xix 49 MTA a es xx. ob iva 11 vilB 23 ive 33 KNB Bo xiv. 37 1 20 xvii 45 1 0 oh i 69 xvill 47 xv1 43 Xxil 63 xxxli 89 ~ Pteris [Ui Ptate. Page. Platyloma atropurpurea xxxa 81 Brownii xe!) 79 calomelanos xxv. #3 falcata XXxB 83 flexuosa aes. ome i gerantifolia xxvii 75 hastata . XKXU (87 intramarginalis . xxxi 85 rotundifolia xy A. 7, 67 sagittata Xxviil 77 ternifolia XxIvVB 69 Allosorus crispus iacay . - 93 Doryopteris collina. xxxvili 105 palmata aceeval 20S pedata . xxxv 99 sagitteefolia xxxvi 101 arguta . xl DL biaurita ae Wd crenata xlvii 129 cretica xhn . 119 grandifolia xix 331 Kingiana . xlvi 125 leptophylla . «(ea 17 longifolia . xin 117 serrulata ale ER tremula aly 123 umbrosa « Reein Lit vespertilionis xliv 121 INTRODUCTION “LO: VOT, TET. At the particular solicitation of some of the Subscribers to this work, the plan of publication will be somewhat altered. Instead of finishing one division of Ferns before commencing a second, it is now proposed to publish three divisions of Ferns at the same time; for it is considered that the interest will be increased by the work being more varied. At the same time the different divisions will be so paged, that when completed, they will readily be bound up in their proper volumes. Each volume will contain about 160 pages, and 75 coloured illustra- tions, and the same number of wood-cuts. The work will consist. of 7 volumes. Vot. I. will contain Polypodium, Hypolepis, Nothoclena, Gymnogramma, &c. Vou. Il.—Goniopteris, Goniophlebium, Niphobolus, Cyrtople- bum, Phlebodium, Drynaria, Acrostichum, &c. Vou. ILL.—Cheilanthes, Platyloma, Adiantum, §&c. Vou. 1V.—Litobrochia, Pteris, Lomaria, Blechnum, Doodia, Woodwardia, &c. Voi. V.—Asplenium, Diplazium, &c. Vor. VI.—Aspidium, Nephrodium, Woodsia, Cystopteris, Las- trea, Polystichum, Nephrolepis, &c. Vou. VIl.—Davallia, Dicksonia, Cyathea, Lygodium, Anemia, Osmunda, &c. It is proposed to publish at the same time Vols. I, III, and V. Vol. ILI. commencing with the Genus Adiantum, and Vol. V. commencing with the Genus Asplenium. : ’ r ‘ * ‘ a ; fi q ‘ f ' , we ‘ ® ’ : w+ 4 b | d fea . ae ‘ t * ie 7 ‘ ‘afk . ‘ i ‘ ; I ‘ i ate an ' 7 ys ang A Ly . & \ ' . ail vn | : Mo ip) 7 yf a ‘ : ates Vie i * Vian * * f bla “a. ; = ae: be eee Aa, en ee — ie , , aL4 ar ua Ary f _ ving atte delhi ues Soe) a ee aa kell pel ae ERRATA IN VOL. III. Page 5, for Burman, read Burmann. Page 9, for emineus, read eminens. Page 9, for Klotzchianum, read Klotzschianum. Page 47, for Klotzch, read Klotzsch. Page 53, for Asplenium trapeziforme, read Adiantum trapeziforme. Page 56, for Phillipense, read Philippense. Page 118, for Wollaston Hall, read Wollaton Hall. Plate XXVII., for Geranifolia, read Geraniifolia. Fes . =F ner ae s 5 teleeed ~ > ss Fan ~ =. ae vm » onk ie Us ; + s ah one. Lbehi = 2k otal age ANN antl San +] ; i - i | ae aaa a | 1 i Lo incall a aie Oe ok Gime ‘ va ny ha) Sie aa i tan ? : f i i ." 7 oi i ¥ a x i . iP ee . PY. ; i ~ : ts uf i o's, i oS a. a ; My " , hy ; yiet a a rn —-— Ca al Rati 1 A = - i " : * ‘ : F ‘7 ‘ ‘ , i . . 3 » i a fats a ; FERNS; BRITISH AND EXOTIC. PTERIDEA.. J. Smira. Tuts extensive class of Ferns contains the genus Hypolepis, species with large and handsome fronds; the genus Chedlanthes, a very pretty tribe of plants, some of which are covered beneath the frond with dense farinose powder; Platyloma, a very varied and handsome tribe; Adzantum, known generally as the Maiden-hair Ferns, the most delicate-looking of any tribe; Letobrochia, an extensive genus; Pteris, mostly large and elegant Ferns; Onychiwm,asmall but interesting family; Lomaria, having fertile fronds, different in form from the barren fronds; Blechnum and Doodia, smgular Ferns; and Woodwardia, a small but: elegant genus. In the Pteridee the sori are circular or elongated, and trans- verse, marginal, intramarginal or costal, simple, except when they become confluent, when they are compound. The sori have a special lateral indusium, which is produced on the exterior side of the sporangiferous receptacle. Its inner margin is free. Vhe Ptertde@ are at once known from the Polypodiacee by the special indusium. VOL. III. B rao) ADIANTUM. GENDS Ts ADIANTUM. Linnzus. J. Smiru. Tue fronds of the genus Adiantum have a curious property of repelling moisture, hence its name, Adiantos meaning dry. The form .of the sori is reniform, oblong, round, or linear; they are placed on the margin of the pinne, either in a continuous line or interrupted. The venules are direct, their apices terminating in the axis of the indusium. The indusium is venose, being formed of a reflexed crenule, of an oblong linear or reniform shape, according as the margin of the frond is crenulate, or more or less entire. ‘The indusium on the under side is sporangiferous, after a time becoming replicate. The midrib of the pinne eccentric or wanting. The veins are unilateral or radiating, and are forked. The form of the frond is either simple, pinnate, pedate, bipinnate, reniform, or decompound; varying in its length from six inches to three feet. ‘The fronds are mostly smooth. The stipes and rachis are mostly black in colour, and have a polished glossy appearance. Usually the pinne are oblique, truncate, or wedge-shaped at the base, or dimidiate, and only soriferous on the upper margin, mostly articulated with the rachis or petiole. Sir William Hooker, in his splendid work, “Species Filicum,” has described no less than one hundred and eight species of this lovely tribe of plants; many of them, however, are unknown as cultivated plants. | The majority of the Adiantums are natives of tropical or temperate climates. Portion of mature Frond—under side. ADIANTUM CONCINNUM. Hooker. HutvmpoLtpt. BonreLanp. LINK. WILLDENOW. Pres~. Moore anp Houston. KUNZE. PLATE i. . VOL, ff. Adiantum tenerum, ScHKUHR. : affine, Martens AnD GALEOTTI. e- cuneatuin Hooker. Adiantum—Dry. Concinnum—N eat. Tus very lovely pendulous species is not common in, cul- tivation, being only found in the more complete collections of Ferns. It is deserving of a place in every Fern-house. The frond is semi-transparent, and the sori being numerous, are shewn to great advantage. It is a widely-spread Fern, being a native of the West Indies, Central and South America, Caraccas, Guayaquil, Chacapoyas, Peru, Mexico, Gallipagos, Jamaica, St. Vincent Island, Vene- zuela, and the Andes of Quito. It is an evergreen stove species. The length of the frond varies from one to two feet, and about eight inches broad in the widest part. VOL. ITI. B 2 + ADIANTUM CONCINNUM. Tripinnate, glabrous, slender, membranaceous, the pinnules being rhomboidal and obliquely wedge-shaped at the base; the lobes crenate, blunt, and mostly entire. The lowest pinnules of each primary and secondary pinna are upright, and appressed to the rachis. Sori small, about eight to ten in number on each pinnule; the indusium reniform. The stipes somewhat short, the main rachis straight and thick; stipes and rachis glabrous, shining, and ebeneous; when young, green. Fronds of about an equal width for two-thirds of their length, then gradually tapering to the apex, lateral, attached to a somewhat creeping rhizoma. It requires to be cultivated in a stove, imdeed all the Adiantums flourish best in heat, even the hardy species. The British Adiantum capillus-veneris, and the North American A. pedatum, although both flourish in the open air in this climate, will grow so much more luxuriantly in a stove, that an ordinary Fern grower is astonished at the increased size and healthy appearance of these species. A. concinnum requires shade. It appears to be in most of the Nurserymen’s Catalogues, as it is in those of Messrs. Veitch, of Exeter; Rollisson, of ‘Tooting; E. G. Henderson;. A. Henderson; Backhouse, of York; and Booth and Son, of Hamburg. Messrs. Backhouse, of York, have sent me a plant of this Fern; and Mr. Henderson, of Wentworth, and Mr. Norman, of Hull, have forwarded fructified fronds. The illustration is from a plant in my own collection. Portion of mature Frond—under side. ADIANTUM CAUDATUM. Linnzus. Moore anp Houston. Hooker. Fee. BurRMAN. PRESL. KAULFUSS. SPRENGEL. SWARTZ. ScHKUHR. WILLDENOW. BLAEE, FE.——A. VOL. It. Adiantum hirsutum, Bory. WILLDENOW. of incisum, ForsKAHL. at vestitun, WALLIcH. ciliatum, BLuMe. - flagelliferum, WaLLicu. eA capillus Gorgonis, WEBB. Advantum—Dry. Caudatum—A_ tail. AN evergreen stove species, very different in appearance to the majority of the Maiden-hair Ferns. The usual length of the frond is from twelve to eighteen inches; in form it is elongated, attenuated, hairy, not unfre- quently rooting at the apex; the pinne oblong-obtuse, being wedge-shaped at the base; the upper margin separated into small dilatate segments. Pinnz rather thick, membranaceous, the veins mostly prominent and well seen. Rachis and stipes pale brown, devoid of pinne at the apex, terminal, rismg out of a fasciculate rhizoma, clothed with VOL; Ti. C 6 ADIANTUM CAUDATUM. chaffy fulvous hairs. The stipes short and tolerably stout. The colour of the frond pale dull green. Sori numerous, small, one on each segment; involucres nearly orbicular. A widely-spread Fern, from China, Ceylon, Mauritius, Manilla, Malay Islands, Java, Arabia-Felix, Cape de Verde Islands, Madras, Bengal, Nepal, Behar, Assam, Boutan, Mish- mee Mountains, etc. It requires considerable heat to grow it luxuriantly. Mr. Henderson, of Wentworth, has kindly forwarded a plant of this species. Adiantum caudatum is contained in the Catalogues of Mr. R. Sim, of the Nursery, Foot’s Cray; Mr. E. Cooling, of Derby; and of Messrs. Booth, of Hamburg. The frond illustrated was sent by Mr. Henderson, of Wentworth. Portion of mature Frond—under side. ADIANTUM RENIFORME. Linnazus. J. SmitH. Hooker. Moore And HOUwLSTON. SWARTZ. FEE. SPRENGEL. SCHKUHR. KaAuvLruss. KUNZE. WILLDENOW. LINK. PLATE II.—B. VOL. III. Adiantum—Dry. Reniforme—Kadney -shaped. AN interesting and very distinct species, differing from all other Ferns in this genius, in habit and form of frond, except- ing Adiantum asarifolium; and some authors consider this identical with A. reniforme. However, Sir William Hooker thinks differently; remarking that A. renzforme is more slender, has longer stipes, is less scaly, the frond smaller and of thinner texture, and having less densely-approximated involucres. A. asarifolium is always a stouter and coarser plant. Willdenow also considers the two plants distinct. Both of these species have a very limited geographical range; A. reniforme being 8 ADIANTUM RENIFORME. confined to Madeira, Teneriffe, and the Azores; and A. asari- folium to the Mauritius and the Island of Bourbon. Petiver describes a third very similar plant, said to have been found in the Philippine Islands, and which he has called A. Philip- pense. Other Botanists having failed in their search for Petiver’s Fern, I fear that it must be considered as a doubtful plant. The frond is simple, glabrous, and reniform, that is, kidney- shaped, having a broad shallow sinus; in length it is about six inches, and in width usually two inches: terminal, rising out of a scaly and somewhat creeping rhizoma. ‘The colour of the frond a brilliant shining green. Sori oblong and contiguous. An evergreen greenhouse species, requiring attention in its cultivation. I am indebted to Mr. Sim, of Foot’s Cray, for a plant of this Fern; and to Mr. Sim; Mr. Norman; Messrs. Booth; and Mr. Henderson, of Wentworth; for fructified fronds. | It is in the Catalogues of Messrs. A. Henderson, of Pine- apple Place; E. G. Henderson, of St. John’s Wood; Backhouse, of York; Rollisson, of Tooting; Sim, of Foot’s Cray; Parker, of the Paradise Nursery, Holloway; and Booth, of Hamburg. It is not a common Fern, being feund only in the more com- plete British collections. The illustration is taken from a frond forwarded by Mr. Sim, of the Foot’s Cray Nursery. \ AANA WY = \\ \\ \\ Hy) Wy Portion of mature Frond—under side. ADIANTUM TRAPEZIFORME. Linna&vus. Hooker. FEE. Swartz. WILLDENOW. LINK. Moore anp Hovutston. Kunze. J. SMITH. Presi. LINDEN. GALEOTTI. SEEMAN. SKINNER. PLATE ME VOL. III. Adiantum eminens, PRESL. id Klotzschianum, PRESL. = formosissimum, Kuorzscu. Ptumtier. - cs SLOANE. pentadactylon, LanGsDOoRFF AND FIscHER. a - HooxkerR AND GREVILLE. rhomboideum, ScHKUHR. Adiantum—Dry. Trapeziforme—Rhomb-shaped leaves. Tuts delicate, yet bold-looking species is well known to all the principal Fern cultivators, but is seldom to be found in small collections. Easily cultivated, and when grown as a large specimen this Fern becomes so attractive an object, that it seems desirable that it should be added to every collection. An evergreen stove Fern. Four times pinnate, the pinnules being large and of a brilliant VOL," III, D 10 ADIANTUM TRAPEZIFORME. rreen colour; in form the fronds are ovate-rhomboidal, acumi- ate, having the apex serrate and subcrenate. The length of the frond varies from two to four fcet. The stipes, rachis, and pedicels, ebeneous and denscly black; near the base are a few thin scales. Fronds lateral, and attached to a short creeping rhizoma; glabrous. Sori large, oblong, prominent, with reniform indusium. Adiantum trapeziforme is a native of the West Indian Islands —Jamaica, Cuba, Mexico, Central America, Caraccas, Brazil, Vera Cruz, and Guatemala. My thanks are due to Messrs. Backhouse, of York; and to Mr. Ingram, gardener to Earl Brownlow, (Belton,) for plants of this species. It is in the Catalogues of Messrs. Backhouse, of York; Rol- lisson, of Tooting; Booth and Son, of Hamburg; Veitch, of Exeter; Sim, of Foot’s Cray; A. Henderson, of Pine-apple Place; and Masters, of Canterbury. The illustration is from a frond sent by Mr. Henderson, of Wentworth. ADIANTUM LUCIDUM. A. MACROPHYLLUM 1V—Vou. 3. Portion of mature Frond—under side. ADIANTUM LUCIDUM. Hooker. Swartz. Pappig. Kunze. FEE. Moore AND HOULSTON. PLATE IV.—A. VOL. III. Adiantum Peppigianum, PREstL. 6 pteridioides, LEpu. Adiantum—Dry. Inucidum—Shining. A pretty delicate species, requiring skill and attention in order to cultivate it successfully. This Fern was introduced into England in the year 1844, by Mr. W. Purdie. This species, in common with most other Ferns, is liable to be attacked by insects. Amongst these the Coccus adonidum, known as the mealy bug, is a terrible pest, as it requires much trouble to eradicate. Other species are the C. hesperidum, C. bromelia, (or pine-apple scale,) C. testudo, (turtle scale,) and another genus nearly allied to the Coccus, the Aspidiotus nertt, (or Oleander scale.) The Thrips adonidum is much to be dreaded, for it pierces the under side of the leaves, and then deposits a globule of a black glutinous fluid in the wound, stopping up the pores; the leaves infected speedily lose their green colour, and die. The plant louse, (Aphis,) is a trou- blesome insect, which more especially attacks the young stems. 12 ADIANTUM LUCIDUM. The mite, (Acarus tellarius,) or red spider, and A. holosericeus are both very destructive, giving the leaves a scorched appear- ance. Besides these, a large green caterpillar is so rapid in its work of destruction, that if not removed, the fronds are soon all eaten up; whilst several small beetles add their ravages to the above pests of our hothouses, greenhouses, and gardens. Glabrous; fronds oblong-pinnate, the pinne being alternate, and attached by short petioles. Lanceolate, acuminate, coria- ceous; the sterile serrated fronds being broadest. Stipes and rachis covered with ferruginous hairs. Rhizoma creeping. The colour of the frond a bright olive green, and shining both on the upper and under side; wedge-shaped at the base. Length of frond twelve inches. Sori linear, continuous, extending along both margins of the frond to the apex. A stove Fern. An inhabitant of Tropical America, the West Indian Islands, and Jamaica. I am indebted to Mr. Henderson, of Wentworth, for a plant and fronds of this species. Not common in cultivation; it does not appear to be included in any of the English Nurserymen’s Catalogues. It is in that of Messrs. Booth and Son, of Hamburg. The illustration is from a plant in my own collection. Portion of mature Frond—under side. ADIANTUM MACROPHYLLUM. Swartz. BROWNE. SLOANE. HOOKER AND GREVILLE. FEE. HUMBOLDT AND BONPLAND. PRESL. WILLDENOW. J. SMITH. Kunze. Moore AND HOULSTON. PLATE IV.—BSB. ‘VOL. UTI. Adiantum microphyllum, KavLruss. ee striatum, ScHKUHR. Adiantum—Dry. Macrophyllum—Long-leaved. To the uninitiated, the Adiantum macrophyllum may very readily be mistaken for a Pteris. The great length of the sorl in comparison with the majority of the Adiantums, together with the striking difference in the form of the frond itself, makes this Fern a very distinct species. The fronds are glabrous, pinnate, and the pinne are large, sub-sessile, acutely oblong, lobed and slightly dentate; sterile 14 ADIANTUM MACROPHYLLUM. fronds unequally wedge-shaped at the base. The edge of the fertile fronds is contracted, being reflexed where the sori are situated. The colour of the frond bright green. Its habit is rather erect, the fronds attached to a creeping rhizoma. The stipes and young frond are of a delicate pale shining green, mingled with patches of a red colour. When mature, the stipes becomes black and ebeneous. Rachis slightly fusco- pubescent. Length of frond from twelve to eighteen inches. Sori linear and continuous. This is a very beautiful evergreen stove Fern. A native of the West Indies and Tropical America, Mexico, and Jamaica. Although not common in general cultivation, it is in many Nurserymen’s Catalogues. It is in those of Messrs. Rollisson, of Tooting; E. G. Henderson, of St. John’s Wood; A. Hender- son, of Pine-apple Place; Booth and Son, of Hamburg; Veitch, of Exeter; Masters, of Canterbury; Sim, of Foot’s Cray; and Parker, of Holloway. Plants of this species have been kindly presented by Mr. Henderson, of Wentworth; Messrs. A. Henderson, of Pine-apple Place; E. G. Henderson, of St. John’s Wood; and Booth and Son, of Hamburg. For fronds I am indebted to Mr. Hen- derson, of Wentworth; Mr. Norman, of Hull; and to Messrs. Booth and Son, of Hamburg. The illustration is from a frond sent by Mr. Henderson, of Wentworth. ae a Saree. ee ee! ee ee => oe 2 : . 2 j , rf. ~ i =. Seah ge a oe ee he \_ oie, ‘ ‘is. ~~ Portion of mature Frond—under side. ADIANTUM CUNEATUM. Kautruss. Kunze. J. Smita. Linx. Fee. SPRENGEL. HOOKER AND GREVILLE. Moore. WILLDENOW. LANGSDORFF AND FISCHER. RAppI. PRESL. PEATE V. VOL. TIE. Adiantum—Dry. Cuneatum—W edge-shaped. No one can help admiring the graceful habit and _ beautiful form of the Brazilian Maiden-hair, (Adiantum cuneatum.) It is readily cultivated, requiring less attention than almost any other Fern. Give the plant plenty of pot room, good drainage, and a rich light soil, and do not let the fronds become too wet, and no further care is needed in order to produce a compact, handsome plant, as near perfection in the elegance of its form as it is possible to attain; indeed in this respect it is second to none. It is a species with fronds so fragile and delicate that it will not bear the drip of water, often seen in badly- glazed greenhouses during rainy weather. A. cuneatum is perhaps more generally cultivated in England than any other Fern. It is so readily propagated from spores, VOL. Il. E 16 ADIANTUM CUNEATUM. that wherever it is grown a stock of young plants are soon obtained, even when no care is taken to rear them from spor- ules, for they spring up in the pots which stand around them This Fern was received at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, in the year 1841, from the Royal Botanic Gardens of Berlin. Frond glabrous, triquadripinnate, very slender, membranaceous pinnules upon long slender ebeneous petiolules; pinnules wedge- shaped, the superior margin rounded, obtuse lobes, pinnules numerous, sterile lobes serrulate; fertile lobes emarginate. Stipes and rachis shining, ebeneous, and having a plum-coloured bloom upon them. The fronds, which are more or less erect, are attached to a somewhat tufted rhizoma. ‘They are usually about twelve inches in length. One of my plants has fronds eighteen inches long. Sori of a moderate size, from four to six on a pinnule; indusium reniform. A. cuneatum is an evergreen stove species. An inhabitant of Brazil, having been found at St. Catharine’s, on the Organ Mountains, near Rio, and at Uraguay. My thanks are due to Mr. Ingram, of Belvoir Castle; Mr. Ingram, of the Royal Gardens of Windsor; Messrs. Rollisson, of Tooting; Messrs. Booth, of Hamburg; and to Mr. Stewart, of Sudbury Castle, for plants of this species; and to Mr. Hen- derson, of Wentworth, for fructified fronds. The young fronds, when they first come up are pink, when they first expand are of a pale green, and afterwards become a rich green colour. The frond is naked for two-thirds of its length, and is somewhat wedge-shaped. It is in the Fern Catalogues of Messrs. E. G. Henderson, of St. John’s Wood; A. Henderson, of Pine-apple Place; R. Sim, of Foot’s Cray; Veitch, of Exeter; Parker, of Holloway; Rollisson, of Tooting; Booth and Son, of Hamburg; and E. Cooling, of Derby. The illustration is from a plant in my own collection. IY i i NYY 1 WN Ys Z SS \\ 1H a Y v7 ASS > Portion of mature Frond—under side. ADIANTUM CURVATUM. KAULFUsS. Kunze. Hooker. Moore. LINK. Fee. J. SMITH. PEATE Vi, VOL, 1II. Adiantum—Dry. Curvatum—Curved. THE genus Adiantum contains, perhaps, more beautiful Ferns than is found in any other; and of this lovely tribe, but few are more beautiful or graceful than the curved fronds of Adi- antum curvatum. It is a species seldom met with except in good collections, although it appears to be in most of the Nurserymen’s Catalogues, and may be purchased at a reasonable perce. It was first introduced to Kew, in the year 1841, having been received from the Royal Botanic Gardens of Berlin. An evergreen stove species. Fronds glabrous, pedate, acuminate; the pinnules oblong- obtuse, pinne curved, imbricate, superior margin and apex serrated. ‘The frond dichotomously divided, tripinnate, the pinnules attached to the midrib by a very short foot-stalk. 18 ADIANTUM CURVATUM. The, fronds are lateral, and rise out of a short creeping rhizoma. Length of the frond from eighteen inches to two feet, rachis slightly pubescent, black in colour, except when young—then green; colour of the frond rich green. Sori oblong, reniform, and solitary, about seven on a pinnule. Sir William Hooker states in his “Species Filicum,” that. Adiantum angustatum of Kaulfuss is probably a form of this Fern, and also that A. humile of Kunze, and A. tetragonum of Schrader and Martins, may eventually prove to be varieties of A. curvatum. He also remarks that ‘if any of the pinnules bear sori on the lower as well as the upper margin, (which I have never known to be the case,) it (Adiantum curvatum, ) would appear almost identical with A. tetragonum of Schrader and Martins.” One of my plants has borne sori on the lower margin, near the apex of the pinnule, yet sparingly. I for- warded a frond having sori on the lower margin to Sir William Hooker, and his son (Dr. Hooker,) informs me that there are no fronds exhibiting this character in the extensive herbarium at Kew. A Brazilian Fern, found in dry woods at Sierra de Santa Brida. : This Fern requires shade, a stove temperature, and not too much water. My thanks are due to Mr. Henderson, of Wentworth; and to Mr. Masters, of the Exotic Nursery, Canterbury, for plants; and to Mr. Henderson, of Wentworth, for fructified fronds. It is in the Catalogues of Messrs. E. G. Henderson, of St. John’s Wood; A. Henderson, of Pine-apple Place; Veitch, of Exeter; Rollisson, of Tooting; Parker, of Holloway; Sim, of Foot’s Cray; and Booth, of Hamburg. The illustration is from a frond sent by Mr. Henderson, of Wentworth. Portion of mature Frond—uvunder side. ADIANTUM AFFINE. WILLDENOW. Pres~t. Hooker. ALLAN CUNNINGHAM. FEE. ENDLICHER. PLATE, Vii. YOL. Li. Adiantum setulosum, J. SmitH. Kunze. rs trapeziforme, Scuxunr. Forster, not Linnzvs. Adiantum—Dry. A ffine—Allied. THis lovely little Maiden-hair Fern is found in the damp woods of New Zealand, and on Norfolk Island. It is easily cultivated, and makes an interesting specimen. Dr. M’c William introduced this species into England in the year 1845. Although not yet generally cultivated, it is, nevertheless, in many of our principal Nurserymen’s Catalogues, and may be purchased at a reasonable price. . An evergreen stove species. The fronds are usually bipinnate, yet occasionally tripinnate, having lanceolate-acuminate pinne, the lower ones being bipar- tite; pinnules dimidiate, oblong, obtusely wedge-shaped at the base, curved, membranaceous, superior margin of the pinne bluntly crenate, having the deep sinuses soriferous. Sori from four to eight on a pinnule, indusium hairy and reniform. ‘The VOL, III. r 20) ADIANTUM AFFINE. pinnules have a few almost microscopical black bristle-like hairs on their upper surface: occasionally fronds are found with the hairs numerous and large, both on the upper and under surface. Colour of the frond a vivid green. Stipes and rachis, slender and glabrous, shining and ebeneous; lateral, attached to a creeping rhizoma, which is slender. Length of frond occasionally twelve inches, more than half of the rachis being naked. For plants of this species, I am indebted to Mr. Ingram, of Belvoir Castle; Mr. E. G. Henderson, of St. John’s Wood; and Mr. Masters, of the Exotic Nursery, Canterbury; and for fronds to Mr. Henderson, of Wentworth. It is in the Fern Catalogues of Messrs. A. Henderson, of Pine-apple Place; E. G. Henderson, of the Wellington Nursery; Rollisson, of Tooting; Sim, of Foot’s Cray; Veitch, Jun., of Chelsea; Parker, of Holloway; and E. Cooling, of Derby. The illustration is from a plant in my own collection. Portion of mature Frond—under side. ADIANTUM ASSIMILE. SWARTZ. Brown. WILLDENOW. Moore AND HOULSTON. Hooker. J. SmitH. Kunze. FEE. PEATE. VElt.—A. VOR. Ti Adiantum trigonum, LABILLARDIERE. WILLDENOW. PRES. Adiantum—Dry. Assimile—Assimilated. Tue Adiantum assimile is a common Fern in Australasia, and one which appears to vary considerably in different situa- tions. The usual form cultivated in this country is that which is found in its wild state, growing in low damp situations. A more robust form grows in localities that are drier; both forms VOL. III. G | DD ADIANTUM ASSIMILE. may be seen at the Kew Gardens. Sir William Hooker appears to consider that A. assimile and A. Aithiopicum may be the same plant. It was introduced into the Royal Gardens, Kew, by A. Cunningham, Esq., in the year 1823. This species is a greenhouse Fern, yet almost, if not quite, hardy in some sheltered situations. I have had a plant which has lived out of doors for the last five years, but has not, however, flourished. It is a deciduous Fern, and one not uncommonly met with in greenhouses, and often erroneously named A. cuneatum. ‘The young fronds are very delicate, and are pale green in colour. A native of Van Diemen’s Land, New South Wales, New Holland, New Zealand, Port Jackson, Encounter Bay, Swan River, etc. This delicate and beautiful species has glabrous fronds, which are slender; tripinnate; small pinnules, which are rhomboidal, wedge-shaped at the base, and slightly crenate at the margin. Sori small and reniform. Fronds usually a foot long, of a vivid green colour. Rachis and stipes smooth; fronds lateral, attached to a slender creeping rhizoma. It is in the Catalogues of Messrs. A. Henderson, of Pine- apple Place; E. G. Henderson, of St. John’s Wood; Veitch, of Chelsea; Sim, of Foot’s Cray; Parker, of Holloway; Masters, of Canterbury; and Booth, of Hamburg. I am indebted to Messrs. Booth, of Hamburg, for a plant; and to Mr. Norman, of Hull, and Mr. Henderson, of Wentworth, for fronds. A species very readily propagated by divisions of the root. The illustration is from a plant in my own collection. Portion of mature Frond—under side. ADIANTUM LUNULATUM. BuRMANN. WILLDENOW. SPRENGEL. Swartz. PRESL. HOOKER AND GREVILLE. WALLICH. FEE. Moore AND Houston. Rerzius. RHEED, not HOUTTUYN. PLATE VILE—-—E. VOR. FEI. Adiantum lunatum, CavVANILLES. RHEED. “ arcuatum, ; Swartz. SPRENGEL. Pteris lunata, REtTzIvs. Adiantum—Dry. Lunulatum—Crescent-leaved. A rare but beautiful species, with a slender habit, the pinnules large and of the form of a half-moon. The Adiantum arcuatum of Swartz is considered to be a variety of this Fern, and Sir 94 ADIANTUM LUNULATUM. William Hooker thinks that the Brazilian Fern, (Adiantum deflectens, of Martens,) may also prove to be another form of A. lunulatum. A stove Fern, which is deciduous. A. lunulatum is a native of the East Indies, Malay Islands, Africa, the Islands of Ceylon and Java, Mexico, the Cape de Verde Islands, the Organ Mountains in Brazil, Acapulco, Quorra near Attah, Panama, Minas-Gerea, ete. The form of the frond is oblong, pinnate, pinne alternate, lunate on lengthened petioles or foot-stalks, lobed on the su- perior margin, blunt at the base. Fronds glabrous; the sterile ones pendulous, and the fertile ones erect. Stipes and rachis glabrous, ebeneous; the rachis often extending beyond the pinne, rooting at the apex. Length of frond about a foot; colour brilliant green. Ter- minal attached to a fasciculate rhizoma. Sori linear, approximate, frequently becoming confluent. I have been unable to procure a plant. To Sir William Hooker my thanks are due for fronds. It appears only to be included in the Fern Catalogue of Messrs. Rollisson, of Tooting. Propagated by allowing the apex of the fronds to root into the soil. The illustration is from a frond given to me by Sir William Hooker. Portion of mature Frond—under side. ADIANTUM PUBESCENS. ScHKUHR. Moore AND Houston. J. SmitH. KUNZE. WILLDENOW. Link, not Rapp. PLATE IX. VOL. III. Adiantum hispidulum, Swartz. FerEr. Fg = Hooker AND GREVILLE. ~ pedatum, Forster. fe plicatum, KAvLruss. . Adiantum—Dry. Pubescens—Downy. Tuis Fern has been very correctly named pubescens, indeed it is as pubescent as it is possible for a Fern to be; the stem being quite rough with the vast number of short brown hairs. It is a handsome Fern, easily cultivated, requiring but little 26 ADIANTUM PUBESCENS. attention, and producing a noble-looking specimen when properly grown. It was raised at the Royal Gardens, Kew, in the year 1834, and is now very generally cultivated in Great Britain. An evergreen greenhouse species, very ornamental. A native of New Zealand and New Holland. Fronds pubescent, pedate, branches linear, narrow, acuminate, pinnate; with numerous pinnules, which are dimidiate, bluntly oblong, wedge-shaped at the base, margin crenate. Length of frond from one foot to eighteen inches; colour deep green. Sori small, numerous, from twelve to sixteen on a pinnule; indusium reniform and hairy. Fronds terminal, nearly all fertile, rising out of a somewhat tufted rhizoma. My thanks are due to Mr. Ingram, of the Royal Gardens, Windsor, and Mr. Henderson, of Wentworth, for plants of this species; and to the latter gentleman, Mrs. Riley, of Papplewick, and Mr. Norman, of Hull, for fronds. This species is in the Fern Catalogues of Messrs. E. G. Henderson, of St. John’s Wood; Rollisson, of Tooting; A. Henderson, of Pine-apple Place; Veitch, of Exeter; Sim, of Foot’s Cray; Masters, of Canterbury; Parker, of Holloway; Booth and Son, of Hamburg; and E. Cooling, of Derby. The illustration is from a plant in my own collection. Portion of mature Frond—under side. ADIANTUM TENERUM. SwARTz. Hooker. PLUMIER. J. SmirH. PRESL. MoorRE AND Houtston. LINK. WILLDENOW. PLUKENET. FEE, not SCHKUHR. PrAbe x. VOL.” EIT, Adiantum assimile, Link, not Swartz. “i <3 Roya Botanicat Garpens, BERLIN. : formosissima, Or GARDENS. Adiantum—Dry. Tenerum—Tender. THe Adiantum tenerum is a splendid species when well grown, forming itself into a large yet elegant specimen, and well adapted for horticultural exhibitions. The finest example I have ever seen, was grown ina pine stove, at the Kiddleston Gardens, by Mr. Jackson, gardener to Lord Scarsdale. This successful cultivator of plants deserves the greatest praise for the masterly manner in which he has succeeded in growing this beautiful Fern. . An evergreen stove species. Fronds glabrous, and branching three or four times; pinnate; the pinnules being membranous, rhomboidal, obtuse, inciso- VOR;. IXt, H 98 ADIANTUM TENERUM. lobate; sterile lobes serrulate, the fertile ones entire. The pinnules are petiolate, the base being unequally cuneate. Sori oblong-reniform and numerous, from ten to thirteen on a pinnule. The length of the frond from eighteen inches to three feet, nearly two-thirds of which is naked. Stipes and rachis ebe- neous and glossy, the polished black stem extending even to the foot-stalk of the pinnules, and this produces a great con- trast to the brilliant green of the pinnules. The frond is lateral, being attached to a short creeping rhizoma. There are several varieties of A. tenerum,; in one the pinnules are shorter, and in another form they are larger. It is a native of the West Indies, Central America, Guadaloupe, The West Indian Islands, Cuba, St. Vincent, Bahamas, Antigua, Acapulco, Realego, Veraguas, and Jamaica. It appears to have been introduced into England as long ago as 1793. My thanks are due to Mr. Parker, of the Paradise Nursery, Holloway; and to Mr. Lamb, gardener to F. Wright, Esq., of Osmaston Manor, for plants of this species; and to Mr. Jackson, gardener to Lord Scarsdale; and to Mr. Norman, of Hull, for fructified fronds. It is in the Catalogues of Sim, of Foot’s Cray; Rollisson, of ‘Tooting; Veitch, of Exeter; Lucombe, Pince, and Co., Exeter; and A. Henderson, of Pine-apple Place. The illustration is from a plant in my own possession. V3 La ol 771 RS => ~ eee 0 Ve sssee , ¥ ‘ a. és “aa a - “S ‘a4 a, mf s Lg >> 5439 tf Z red A : Ay ay = Rae _ SSS Pe id 7 Ws FO eG anh =7g " iid doar ’ 275000 4 ADIANTUM FORMOSUM 1 - ee if . A * a F i é _ 5 , y - . a f , a ae ; : A ; hare oe ar ft. i A * ‘ es Opa. ~_ . Mo 7 oC ore wee ote © a | yO ? Bit AY ae 9 a a Porton of mature Frond—under side. ONYCHIUM LUCIDUM. SPRENGEL. Moore AND Houston. J. SmitH. HOoKER. KunzE. FEE. PLATE XXIII. VOL. III. Leptostegia lucida, D. Don. Cheilanthes lucida, WALLICH. Onychium Japomeum, Or GaRDENs. Onychium—A. claw. Lucidum—Shining. A BEAUTIFUL, slender-looking, yet vigorous-growing Fern, requiring as little management as possible, and producing a large and handsome plant, if afforded abundant pot-room. Easily propagated, both by divisions of the creeping rhizoma and from spores, young plants coming up in all the pots in its neighbourhood. An evergreen warm greenhouse or stove species. A native of the East Indies and Nepal. Received at the Royal Gardens, Kew, in the year 1844, from Mr. H. Lowe. The fertile fronds are glabrous, slender, with remote pinne, the pinnules triangular in form; segments small, linear-acuminate, 64 ONYCHIUM LUCIDUM. and very narrow. ‘The sterile fronds are glabrous, slender, somewhat triangular, tri-quadri-pinnate, the pinnules being also triangular; segments long, and the apex dentate. Both fronds are lateral, and adherent to a creeping rhizoma. ‘The sterile fronds are usually a foot in length, and the fertile ones fifteen inches; a plant in my collection has fronds much larger, most of them from two feet to two feet and a half. The stipes a foot in length, and bright green in colour. Sori linear, continuous, extending along each segment, but neither reaching apex nor base, eventually becoming confluent. For plants of this species I am indebted to Messrs. A. Henderson, of Pine-apple Place Nursery, and to Messrs. Rollisson, of Tooting. It is in the Fern Catalogues of Messrs. Veitch, Jun., of Chelsea; Masters, of Canterbury; Rollisson, of Tooting; A. Henderson, of Pine-apple Place; Sim, of Foot’s Cray; Veitch, of Exeter; Kennedy, of Covent Garden: and Cooling, of Derby. The illustration is from a plant in my own collection. PLATYLOMA. 65 GENUS _ IIL. PLATYLOMA. J. Smiru. Tuts family takes its name from the broad sori, esa platys, broad, and loma, a margin. Fronds pinnate or bipinnate. Stipes usually ebeneous, smooth, pillose, or squamulous. Pinne articulated with the rachis. Sori linear-oblong, continuous, eventually becoming confluent, and forming a broad belt round the margin. Indusium narrow, and transversely attached to the outer margin of the compound receptacle. Veins forked; venules direct, their apices being free and sporangiferous. In habit they mostly vary but little from those of Cassebeera and Adiantum, agreeing with the former in the ebeneous character, yet differing from it in the broad sorus; and differing from the latter by the compound receptacle of Platyloma not being so much changed in its texture, nor reflexed, as is the case with Adiantum. Although a small genus, still it is as interesting as perhaps any other of the tribes of Ferns. Some authors adopt the name of Pellea instead of Platyloma. Fee enumerates a score species, whilst Moore gives eight as cultivated in this country. Kunze, who places them as Allosorus, gives fifteen species, and in these he includes the British A. crispus. Amongst Platyloma, no one can help being struck with the beauty of calomelanos of Presl, flexuosa of Kaulfuss, the. rotun- difolia of Kunze, or the ternifolia of Kunze. This family are very subject to the attack of thrips, more especially the species falcata and rotundifolia. We have no British example. VOL. [, R ae eee ee ee ee ae \X) ‘ TRE Wi P, TERNIFOLIA, PLATYLOMA ROTUNDIFOLIA. XX1V—vo. 3. Portion of barren Frond—upper side. PLATYLOMA ROTUNDIFOLIA. J. SMITH. Forster. Moore AND HOULSTON. SCHKUHR. PLATE -XAIV.—A, VOL, If. Allosorus rotundifolius, ; Kunze. Pteris rotundifolvus, Forster. Platyloma—Broad-edge. Rotundifolia—Round-leaved. A BEAUTIFUL dwarf pendulous species, deserving of universal cultivation. A species readily grown and propagated, and capable of making a very handsome plant, if allowed plenty -of pot-room. An evergreen greenhouse Fern. Native of New Zealand. Introduccd into the Royal Gardens, Kew, by Mr. John Edgerley, in the year 1841. The fronds are linear-pinnate, reclining, the pinne being 68 PLATYLOMA ROTUNDIFOLIA. sub-rotund or oblong-elliptical in form, rather obtuse, cordate at the base, glabrous, coriaceous, slightly crenate on the margin. Rachis and stipes densely crowded with scales of a brown colour, lateral, adhering to a creeping rhizoma. Length of frond from twelve to eighteen inches; colour dull green. Sori linear, continuous, very broad. Indusium very narrow. For plants of this species my thanks are due to Mr. Ingram, of the Royal Gardens, Windsor, and to Mr. Norman, of Hull; and for fronds to Mr. Henderson, of Wentworth; Mr. Clark, of the Glasgow Botanic Gardens; Mr. Gray, of St. Thomas’, Exeter; Mr. Jeans, of Grantham; Mr. Norman, of Hull; and Messrs. Booth, of Hamburg. It is in the Fern Catalogues of Messrs. E. G. Henderson, of St. John’s Wood; Veitch, Jun., of Chelsea; Rollisson, of Tooting; A. Henderson, of Pine-apple Place; Parker, of Holloway; Sim, of Foot’s Cray; Stansfield, of Todmorden; Veitch, of Exeter; Kennedy, of Covent Garden; and Cooling, of Derby. The illustration is from a plant in my own collection. SE Se Pteris subverticillata, Pellaa ternifolia, Pteris re <¢ Peruviana, << subverticillata, Allosorus subverticillatus, ternifolius, Platylona—Broad-edge. Portion of mature Frond—under side. PLATYLOMA TERNIFOLIA. . SMITH. Moore AND Houston. HooKkER AND GREVILLE. PLATE "XXIV.—B.. VOL. TIT. CAVANILLES. Lanz. J. Suurn. Fen. CavaNILLEs. Hooxer & GREVILLE. Porr. Swartz. WILLDENOW. PRESL. Kunze. Ternifolia—Three-leafleted. A sTRIKINGLY beautiful rather pendulous Fern, whose pin- nules are so placed as to form hexagonal stars one above another all along the frond. It is a dwarf species, and perhaps less easily cultivated than the other members of this lovely family, yet when properly managed makes a beautiful little plant, and being so different in form and general appearance as to strike any one who sees it with admiration. Received at the Royal Gardens, Kew, from Mr. D. Cameron, in the year 1841. An evergreen stove Fern. Native of Mexico. 70 PLATYLOMA TERNIFOLIA. Fronds glabrous, linear, pinnate, reclining, pinne oposite or alternate, about ten pairs, sessile, trilobed, the pinne nearest the apex is usually bilobed, cordate at the base, coriaceous, having a cartilaginous margin; ultimate pinne trilobed. Rachis and stipes purple, being covered with a plum-like bloom; stipes pubescent, with long and thin whitish scales; terminal, adherent to a short creeping rhizoma, which is scaly. Sori linear, continuous; Indusium very narrow. Length of frond from twelve to eighteen inches, colour a blue green. My thanks are due to Messrs. Rollisson, of Tooting, for plants of Platyloma ternifolia, and to Mr. Norman, of Hull, and Mr. Henderson, of Wentworth, for fronds. It isin the Fern Catalogues of Messrs. Rollisson, of Tooting; Parker, of Holloway; Sim, of Foot’s Cray; and Booth, of Hamburg. The illustration is from a plant in my own collection. ~¥ a - 2 cm + 2 P var — ay ae P Ps : Z is i Portion of mature Frond—upper side. PLATYLOMA FLEXUOSA. J. SmitH. KaubLFruss. Moore. Hooker. PRATE XXV. °° VO. ‘ITI. Pellea flexuosa, Linnaus. Fee. J. Sur. Allosorus flexuosus, Kavtruss. Kunze. Pteris flexuosa, Pres~. Kavnruss. Hooxer. WILLDENOW. “< — cordata, Linx, (not CavanIies.) Platyloma—Broad-edge. Flexuosa—Zig-zag. One of the most beautiful of the exotic Ferns; its climbing habit, the splendid green colour of its pinnules, elegant habit, and broad dark sori are all recommendations that should place the Platyloma flexuosa in every collection, however small. It does not seem difficult to manage, but should be kept clear from thrips, which seems particularly fond of the Platy- lomas, and can soon weaken the plants so materially, that it occupies months for them to regain their strength. A deciduous warm greenhouse or stove Fern. Native of Peru and Columbia. Raised from spores at the Royal Gardens, Kew, in the year 1838. The fronds are three or four times pinnate, the branches 72 PLATYLOMA FLEXUOSA. being in pairs, about a quarter of an inch apart, and each pair three inches apart; somewhat twining in habit, with alternate zig-zag pubescent branches. ‘The pinnules, which are small, are ovate in form, glabrous, membranous, semi-trans- parent, deciduous, cordate at the base, the margin being cartilaginous. Rachis and stipes green when young, eventually becoming brown, lateral, adherent to a creeping rhizoma. Length of frond from four to six feet; colour delicate pale green. Sori linear, continuous, at first black, then changing to reddish brown, not continued round the apex or base. Indu- slum very narrow. My thanks are due to Mr. Norman, of Hull, and to Mr. Stratton, of the Cambridge Botanic Gardens, for plants of this Fern, and to Mr. Norman, and to Mr. Henderson, of Went- worth, for fronds. It is in the Fern Catalogues of Messrs. Veitch, Jun., of Chelsea; Booth, of Hamburg; Rollisson, of Tooting; Parker, of Holloway; A. Henderson, of Pine-apple Place; Sim, of Foot’s Cray; Stansfield, of Todmorden; and Kennedy, of Covent Garden. ~The illustration is from a plant in my own collection. a < PaiayZ Le 1. 4 L ¢ M A C A L O M E lL A N Us. XXVI VOL. 3. | Portion of barren Frond—under side. PLATYLOMA CALOMELANOS. J. SMITH. Moore anp Houston. SWARTZ. a PLATE XXVI. Pteris calomelanos, 66 “cc Pellea calomelanos, 6é 66 Allosorus calomelanos, Pteris hastata, Platyloma—Broad-edge. VOL. Til. Prest. Swartz. SCHLECTENDAL. Link. Swartz, WILLDENoW. ScHLECTENDAL. FEE. Presi. Kunze. THUNBERG, (not of LINNEUS OR SwaRkTz.) Calomelanos—Beautiful-dark. We are apt to expend all our praise on one species, so that nothing shall be left to say in commendation of that which follows our greatest favourite; we have spoken thus of Platyloma flecuosa, P. rotundifolia, and FP. ternifolia, yet whatever we may have said of them our meed of praise must not be withheld from the Platyloma calomelanos, its name is VOL. III. 8 74 PLATYLOMA CALOMELANOS. enough to pronounce it beautiful, and certainly no one can help admiring this delicate-looking species. An evergreen warm greenhouse species. A native of the Cape of Good Hope. Received at the Royal Gardens, Kew, from Mr. Henderson, in 1848. The fronds are glabrous, deltoid, glaucous, bipinnate, the pinnules deltoid coriaceous, cordate at the base, sub-trilobate, with a narrow cartilaginous margin. Stipes covered with scales near the base, ebeneous, terminal, attached to a creeping short rhizoma. Length of frond twelve inches; colour bluish green. Sori continuous round every fertile pinnule. Indusium very narrow. I am indebted to Messrs. Booth, of Hamburg, for a plant of this species; and to Mr. Henderson, of Wentworth, and to Mr. Norman, of Hull, for fronds. It is in the Fern Catalogues of Messrs. Parker, of Holloway; Sim, of Foot’s Cray; Osborn, of Fulham; Kennedy, of Covent Garden; Veitch, of Chelsea; and Booth, of Hamburg. The illustration is from a frond forwarded by Mr. Norman, of Hull. Pellea geranifolia, Portion of mature Frond—upper side. PLATYLOMA GERANIIFOLIA. LOWE. PEATE AXVIT. VOL. IT. Pteris palmata, 6é ce ce ce é ce Platyloma—Broad-edge. ce geramoides, geranifolia, pedata, ce Pohliana, J. Smitn. Fee. Or GarpEns. J. SMITH. WILLDENOW. Scnott. M. S. Rappr. Kunze. Swartz. (not Linnzus or SCHKUER.) KUNZE. PRESL. Gerantifolia—Geranium-leaved. AW interesting dwarf species, which has been looked upon as a Pieris by most Botanists, but placed in the present family by Mr. J. Smith. It appears to be rather a delicate species to cultivate, yet is not difficult to raise from spores. Young plants in the seed-pans will bear fertile fronds. An evergreen stove Fern. Native of Brazil, India, and the Island of Java. Introduced into this country in 1816, according to Kunze, and into the Royal Gardens, Kew, in 1838. VOL. III. } 76 PLATYLOMA GERANIIFOLIA. Fronds glabrous, triangular, five-parted, the segments droop- ing, pinnatifid, linear-acuminate. Rachis and stipes ebeneous, terminal, adherent to a rhizoma which is somewhat creeping. Sori reddish brown, oblong or linear, and is continuous; indusium narrow. Length of frond from six to ten inches, colour light-green. For plants of this Fern, I am indebted to Mr. Henderson, of Wentworth; and for fronds to Mr. Norman, of Hull; Miss Carr, of Quatt Rectory, near Bridgnorth, Salop; and to M. Schott, Director of the Imperial Botanic Gardens at Schén- brunn, near Vienna. It is in the Fern Catalogue of Messrs. Booth, of Hamburg. Probably, in most instances, the species mentioned in English Catalogues as Pteris pedata and Doryopteris pedata, will be this Fern. The illustration is from a plant in my own collection. : pv Eg Dy AN EL EP eee ae SAGITTATA. PLATYLOMA 3. VOL XXVIII Porton of fertile Frond—under side. PLATYLOMA SAGITTATA. Moore AND HOUwLSTON. PLATE XXVIII. VOL. III. Allosorus sagittatus, Prust. Kunzr. Scuorr. M. S. Pteris sagittata, CavaniILttes. Swartz. WILLDENOW. Pellea sagittata, Link. Fer. o cordata, J. SMITH. Pteris cordata, PRESL. Platyloma cordata, Moors ann Hovtston. J. Smita. % ‘ CAVANILLES. Platyloma—Broad-edge. Sagittata—Arrow-shaped. In THE SeEcTION PELLHA OF AUTHORS. A pretty Fern, approaching nearer to Platyloma flexuosa than to any other of our cultivated species. It bears two names in gardens, namely, P. cordata and P. sagittata. It is not a common species, only to be procured from our larger col- lections. Erect in its habit. 78 PLATYLOMA SAGITTATA. A somewhat deciduous, warm greenhouse Fern, from Mexico. Raised from spores at the Royal Gardens, Kew, in the year 1842. Fronds triangular, bipinnate; pinnules_ cordate-lanceolate, having the singular property of rolling the margins under, and thus becoming arrow-shaped; stalked, smooth, glaucous. Sori linear, continuous, broad; indusium narrow. Rachis and stipes pale brown, lateral, adherent to a _ brief- creeping rhizoma. Length of frond from eighteen inches to two feet; colour glaucous green. My thanks are due to Mr. Sim, of Foot’s Cray, for a plant of this species; and to M. Schott, Director of the Imperial Gardens at Schonbrunn, near Vienna; Mr. J. Henderson, of Wentworth; and to Mr. Norman, of Hull, for fronds. It is in the Fern Catalogues of Messrs. Sim, of Foot’s Cray; Rollisson, of Tooting; Veitch, Jun., of Chelsea: A. Henderson, of Pine-apple Place; Parker, of Holloway; Booth, of Hamburg; Kennedy, of Covent Garden; and Stansfield and Son, of the Vale Gardens, Todmorden. PLATYLOMA BROWNII. XX1X—vot. 3 Pinna of fertile Frond—under side. PLATYLOMA BROWNII. J. SMITH. Fee. Hooker. Moore. PLATE XXIiX. VOL. III. Allosorus paradoxus, KUNZE. Adiantum te R. Brown. Pteris latizona, A. CunnineHam, M.S. “ — paradoza, DeEsvavx. Platyloma—Broad-edge. Brownii—Brown’s. Tue Platyloma Brown is a stout, handsome-looking, rare Fern, whose fertile and barren fronds contrast greatly with each other. It is well worthy of general cultivation, yet seldom to be met with in our gardens. An evergreen greenhouse Fern. A native of New South Wales, about Moreton Bay. Introduced into England in the year 1821. The fronds, which are coriaceous, are pinnate, with few (comparatively with P. falcata, its nearest ally,) pinne, varying in number from four to eight pairs, and in size from an inch and a half to three inches long, and from one half to seven-eighths of an inch in width. ‘These are nearly heart- shaped divisions. The stipes long, brown, and roundish, furnished with small hair scales, especially below. 80 PLATYLOMA BROWNII. Sori continuous along the whole margins, forming a very broad band; the indusium, which is of that nature which is called spurious, very narrow, not covering the spore-cases, and consisting of the revolute attenuated margin. Length of frond from one to two feet; colour above dark green, below paler. Rhizoma creeping subterraneously. A plant of easy culture with ordinary management. The fronds are nearly erect. For a plant of this species I am indebted to Messrs. E. G. Henderson, of the Wellington Nursery, St. John’s Wood; and for fronds to Messrs. Rollisson, of Tooting; and Mr. Joseph Henderson, of Wentworth; and for valuable information regard- ing this Fern to Mr. Moore, the able Curator of the Chelsea Botanic Gardens. It is in the Catalogues of Messrs. Sim, of Foot’s Cray; A. Henderson, of Pine-apple Place; Parker, of Holloway; E. G. Henderson, of St. John’s Wood; Stansfield, of Todmorden; and Rollisson, of Tooting. The illustrations are from fronds off the plant in my own collection. oe = y \ Barren Frond. vy 7 - LATYLOMA ATROPURPUREA, XX X VOL. i—_ & ~~ P vo Portion of fertile Frond—under side. PLATYLOMA ATROPURPUREA. J. SMITH. Linna&us. Moore Aanp HOovwtston. PLATE ocx. ——A.. VOL. IFT. Pellea atropurpurea, J. Smirw. Link. Fer. Lamarck. Allosorus atropurpureus, Kounzr. Prest. Pteris atropurpurea, Linnzvus. Hooxrr. Scuxvuar. Platyloma—Broad-edge. Atropurpurea—Dark purple. ANOTHER interesting dwarf species, although it cannot be said to vie with Platyloma ternifolia, P. calomelanos, or P. flexuosa, still all the Platylomas are handsome. It is not difficult to cultivate in a light fibrous soil, with abundance of drainage. The soil should not be kept too wet, frequent partial waterings are bad, as the soil is by this means kept too wet, less frequently and a copious supply is more beneficial. An evergreen frame or greenhouse species, not sufficiently hardy to stand over winter’s cold. A native of North America. Introduced into the Royal Gardens, Kew, in the year 1770, yet is by no means a common Fern at the present day. Form of the frond ovate-lanceolate, bipinnate, the pinnules being glabrous, oblong or bluntly ovate, cordate at the base; terminal pinnule elongate. $2 PLATYLOMA ATROPURPUREA. Rachis and stipes covered with hairs, terminal, adherent to a somewhat creeping rhizoma. Sori linear, continuous, exceedingly broad. Indusium narrow. Length of frond usually from six to ten inches; colour a heavy blue green. My thanks are due to Mr. Stratton, of the Cambridge Botanic Gardens, for a plant of this species; and to Mr. Henderson, of Wentworth, and to Mr. Norman, of Hull, for fronds. It is in the Fern Catalogues of Messrs. Veitch, of Exeter; Veitch, Jun., of Chelsea; A. Henderson, of Pine-apple Place; Sim, of Foot’s Cray; Booth, of Hamburg; and Kennedy, of Covent Garden. The illustration is from a plant in my own collection. Pinna of mature Frond—upper side. PLATYLOMA FALCATA. J. Smith. R. Brown. Moore Anp HOvLSTON. PLATE XXxX.——B. VOL. III. Allosorus falcatus, Kunze. Scuorr. M. S. Pteris falcata, Brown. Linx. Hooxerr. Prest. Pellea falcata, Fre. Platyloma—Broad-edge. Faleata—Sickle-shaped. ANoTHER handsome Platyloma, easily cultivated if the thrips can be kept from it; they appear very fond of this Fern, and soon make great ravages with its fronds, weakening the plant to a very great extent. An evergreen greenhouse species. Native of New Holland. Introduced into the Royal Gardens, Kew, in the year 1823, by Mr. Allan Cunningham. The form of the frond is lanceolate, pinnate; the pinne being glabrous, linear-lanceolate, oblong, bluntly-acuminate, falcate, cordate at the base, coriaceous. Rachis and stipes squamiferous. Lateral, adherent to a creeping rhizoma. Sori linear, continuous, extending from the base to nearly the apex of the frond, very broad. Indusium very narrow. Length of frond from one to two feet, rather erect. Colour of the frond above dull green, beneath paler. For plants of this species I am indebted to Mr. Pass, gardener VOL, III. B 84. PLATYLOMA FALCATA. to T. Brocklehurst, Esq., of The Fence, near Macclesfield; Messrs. Veitch, of Exeter; Mr. Norman, of Hull; Mr. Ingram, of the Royal Gardens, Windsor; Messrs. E. G. Henderson, of St. John’s Wood; Mr. Masters, of Canterbury; and for fronds to M. Schott, of the Imperial Gardens, Schénbrunn, near Vienna; Mr. Henderson, of Wentworth; Messrs. Booth, of Hamburg ; and Mr. Norman, of Hull. It is in the Catalogues of all the principal Nurserymen. PLATYLOMA FALCATA,; VARIETY CAUDATA. _ Tuts Fern has a character and habit midway between P. falcata and P. rotundifolia. It was sent to me under the name of P. cordata, as the pinnules have a pointed apex rising out of a rounded end; perhaps this may have been misspelt for caudata. It will therefore be retained as P. falcata, var. caudata. The P. cordata of Gardens is figured on Plate XXVIII. . The venation is bolder than in the normal form of P. falcata. It is doubtful whether it will ever prove to be more than a variety. The illustration is from a plant in my own collection. Variety Caudata. Barren Frond—Normal form, y = PLATYLOMA INTRAMARGINALIS. XXX I-—vot. 3. LA LZ AZZ SES Portion of mature Frond—upper side. PLATYLOMA INTRAMARGINALIS. PLATE XXXI. VOL. III. Pellea intramarginalis, J. SMITH. Cassebeera inframarginalis, Moors anp Hovtston. yx ve J. SMITH. Pieris inframarginalis, KavLruss. “« — intramarginalis, Linx. Kavtruss. Scuort. M.S§. oe = Kunze. ScHiLectenpat. Fer. Allosorus intramarginalis, Kunzz. Prest. Platyloma—Broad-edge. Intramarginalis—W ithin-margined. In THE SECTION PELLHA OF AUTHORS. A DELICATE and uncommon Fern, requiring care, yet at the same time one deserving the necessary attention. An evergreen greenhouse Fern. An inhabitant of Mexico and Guatemala. Received at the Royal Gardens, Kew, in 1841, from the Royal Gardens of Berlin. The fronds are ovate-lanceolate in form, glabrous, bipinnatifid and even tripinnatifid below, the segments being linear-acumi- nate with a serrate margin. 86 PLATYLOMA INTRAMARGINALIS. Rachis and stipes dark brown in colour, slender, terminal, adherent to a short creeping rhizoma. Sori linear, continuous, intramarginal, consisting of a single row of spore cases; the indusium plane, and also linear and continuous. To Mr. J. Henderson, of Wentworth, I am indebted for a plant and fronds of this species; and to M. Schott, of the Imperial Botanic Gardens of Schénbrunn, near Vienna, for other fronds. It is in the Fern Catalogues of Messrs. E. G. Henderson, of St. John’s Wood; Parker, of Holloway; Kennedy, of Covent Garden; Sim, of Foot’s Cray; Veitch, Jun., of Chelsea; and Booth, of Hamburg. The illustration is from a plant in my own collection. ih 12 Af ey a4 4 p ee PLATYLOMA HASTATA., XX XII—vot. 3. Portion of fertile Frond—under side. PLATYLOMA HASTATA. LOWE. PLATE XXXII. . VOL. III. Pellea hastata, J. Smita. Linx. FE. Cheilanthes hastata, KUNZE. Cassebeera hastata, J. SmitaH. Moore anp Hovtston. Pteris hastata, Linnzus. Swartz. “< viridis, Forsk. Allosorus hastatus, PRESL. Adiantum hastatum, LInN&EUS. Platyloma—Broad-edge. Hastata—Halbert-leaved. In THE SEcTION PELL#A OF AUTHORS. THE Platyloma hastata is a pretty and not uncommon Fern, known best in the English gardens as Pteris hastata, and being easily propagated from spores. An evergreen greenhouse species. A native of the Cape of Good Hope. Introduced into England before the year 1822. 88 PLATYLOMA HASTATA. The fronds, which are glabrous, are bipinnate; the pinne being cordate, hastate; margin crenate. Rachis and stipes terminal, dark brown, adherent to a short creeping rhizoma. Sori linear, continuous; indusium plane. Length of frond from twelve to eighteen inches; colour yellowish green. My thanks are due to Mr. Henderson, of Wentworth, for a plant of this species; and to Mr. Norman, of Hull, and Messrs. Booth, of Hamburg, for fronds. It is in the Fern Catalogues of Messrs. Booth, of Hamburg; E. G. Henderson, of St. John’s Wood; Bass and Brown, of Sudbury; Osborn, of Fulham; Veitch, of Exeter; Sim, of Foot’s Cray; Veitch, Jun., of Chelsea; Masters, of Canterbury; Rollis- son, of Tooting; Parker, of Holloway; Cooling, of Derby; and Stansfield and Son, of T’odmorden. The illustration is from a plant in my own collection. aw id V PLATYLOMA ADIANTOIDES. XX XI1I1—vot. 3. Portion of fertile Frond— under side. PLATYLOMA ADIANTOIDES. LOWE. PLATE XXXII. VOL. TE: Pellea adiantoides, J. SMITH. Allosorus ‘“ Pres. | Pteris - Bory. | “ latifolia, | Or GARDENS. “« macrophylla, Kunze. | Platyloma—Broad-edge. Adiantoides—Maiden-hair-like. Platyloma adiantoides is a handsome, vigorous-growing Fern, : resembling a large P. hastata. It is not commonly to be met : with, excepting in our larger British collections. A warm greenhouse evergreen species. Native of the West Indies. | The form of the frond is broadly-ovate, bipinnate. ‘The lowest pinne having from seven to eleven pinnules, the rest gradually decreasing upwards to a simply pinnated apex. | . 90 PLATYLOMA ADIANTOIDES. The barren frond has ovate pinnules, which are obtusely toothed, whilst those of the fertile frond are more entire and acuminate. The pinnules next to the rachis occasionally auricled at the base, the terminal generally subhastate. Sori linear, continuous. Length of frond from eighteen inches to two feet; colour deep green. Pinnules subpetiolate. Stipes black and glabrous. The Platyloma adiantoides is better known as the Pteris adiantoides and P. latifolia of Gardens. It differs from P. hastata, in being larger; broadly-ovate in form instead of narrow-lanceolate as in P. hastata. It also differs in the form of the pinnules, being ovate or obtuse lanceolate, rarely hastate or crenulate. My thanks are due to Mr. Joseph Henderson, of Wentworth, for a plant and fronds of this species, and for information regarding this Fern. It is in the Catalogues of Messrs. Stansfield, of Todmorden; E. G. Henderson, of St. John’s Wood; and Sim, of Foot’s Cray. The illustration is from a frond sent by Mr. Henderson, of Wentworth. Portion of Barren Frond, ALLOSORUS. 9] GENUS IV. ALLOSORUS. Bernuarpt. J. SMITH. A SMALL genus and yet an interesting one, having barren and fertile fronds dissimilar. ‘The fertile fronds being contracted and having revolute margins, forming, as it were, a universal indusium. Veins free and forked; sporangia terminal. Sori laterally confluent, round or oval; the sori eventually forming an intramarginal, broad, compound, transverse sorus. Fronds bi-tripinnate, or decompound. Rhizoma creeping and somewhat ceespitose. Fertile fronds contracted, segments oval, elliptical, and revolute. Sterile frond having the pinnules dentate, crenate, or laciniate. Mr. Moore places the Allosorus amongst the Polypodie, and certainly it seems more natural than with Pteris, although it is, perhaps, a genus whose characters are midway between them, and consequently difficult to determine to which to attach it. Mr. Smith remarks in his “Genera of Ferns,” that having the margin of the fronds membranaceous and indusiiform, the sori being confluent, and forming, as it were, a transverse marginal sorus, it, on this account, approaches near to the genus Pteris; but as the indusiiform margin is formed by the changed state of the fertile frond, and does not rise from a sporangiferous receptacle, as in the true Pteridie, it, on this account, approaches Polypodium, from which its great difference is the contracted character of the fertile fronds. Mr. Smith enumerates six species :— 1.— Crispus, Bernhardi. 2.—Acrostichoides, Sprengel. 3.—Brunonianus, ( Cryptogramma, Wallich.) 4.—Gracilis, J. Smith, ( Cheilanthes, WKaulfuss.) ).—Ciliatus, Presl. 6.—Hirsutus, Presl. None seem to be cultivated in this country except the solitary indigenous species, the Allosorus crispus. VOL, III. x oF a ‘ ar :.. s { ‘ tthe . f . i » : J way } i te 1 tol Ae S . orrdikadbas: 68) 66 wt a ‘ ui eal wt te ry i af ty Veh de) pote eee ae y j usa tegu 4 sh. 'hye Ke SMG jhudanl we boyarne etletad Toile A” aa ear pea) sale wget .dieelieD) itil <1. ee be Tian ‘co viutewer. bode ol (epgpreitts PY an peu earguaely Ae ueatzinty 0d z Na *» d sf ia h = oad . rem i j {i \ }) A ' 1 ; | K {! A \) ’ : ; ALLOSOEUS: CBRiS? Ve. XXX 1V— Fors Portion of fertile Frond—under side. ALLOSORUS CRISPUS. BERNHARDI. SCHRADER. BABINGTON. DEAKIN. NEwMAN. Moore. SoOwerBY. SPRENGEL. PRESL. LINK. Kunze. Kautruss. Moore Aanp HOvLsTON. PLATE XRKIVe:: ‘WOL: ILI. Allosorus Stelleri, RUPPRECHT. Osmunda crispa, Linnzus. Botton. “< _—_rupestris, SALISBURY. Pteris crispa, Linnzvus. Smite. ScHxKvure. ee a WILLDENOW. “ Stelleri, GMELIN. “ tenuifolia, LaMakck. Acrostichum crispum, VILLARS. Onoclea crispa, HorrMann. Cryptogramma crispa, 6é ‘ec Phorolobus crispus, Slegania onocleoides, Allosorus—Diverse heaps. R. Brown. Hooxer anp ARNOT?. Mackay. J. SMITH. Desvaux. Fee. GRAY. Crispus—Curled. Tux “Mountain Parsley Fern,” or “Rock Brakes,” as this interesting British species is popularly called, when well grown, 94 ALLOSORUS CRISPUS. is very handsome, the barren and fertile fronds oa greatly with each other. A hardy, deciduous, indigenous species. A local yet abundant Fern on the Scotch mountains; and hills in the North of England. In Ireland it is rare, and only occurs in Antrim, Down, and Louth. In North Wales, according to Mr. Moore, it is not found below an elevation of four hundred and fifty feet, and in Scotland it ascends to three thousand four hundred and fifty feet. In Lancashire, it descends to nearly the sea level. It is widely spread through Europe, occurring in Lapland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Switzerland, France, Spain, Italy, Sitka, England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales. The \ . >! ae » . > PAS tnt 7 Me > / * 4 . , ; ry. i = vp d ‘ i i al 5 . y in % * 7 7 5 Is ry r ; 8 - ’ - R13\) > é ( ‘ j ¥ AK 09 hu i ey fae *) 5 eee a bate, -ataalipal el If NUNN Pinna of Barren Frond. PTERIS UMBROSA. R. Brown. Moore snp Houtston. SIEBER. Fee. J. Sire. Linx. Agarpa. Kunze. PRESL, (not of WALLICH. ) PEATEH, XXXTX. + VOL.) TE. Pteris—Brake. Umbrosa—Shady. Few Ferns are able to vie with the Pteris umbrosa in its elegance of growth. It is a tall, erect-growing, large species, with weeping pinne. With abundance of pot-room it forms itself into a handsome specimen. An evergreen greenhouse Fern. Native of New Holland, New South Wales, and Australia. Introduced into the Royal a Kew, in the year 1824, by Mr. A. Cunningham. Fronds glabrous, bipinnate below, pinnate above. In the sterile frond the segments are _linear-acuminate, having a serrated margin, and being decurrent at the inferior base. In the fertile frond the segments are linear, narrow, serrated at the apex, and decurrent at the inferior base; often ten inches long. The barren pinne only half the width of the fertile pinne. 112 PTERIS UMBROSA. Fronds lateral or terminal, adherent to a brief creeping rhizoma. Sori continuous, extending to within an inch of the apex of the segments, and along the decurrent base; when young green, afterwards reddish brown, and reflected over the edge. Length of frond from two to three feet; colour splendid bright green. In my plants the barren fronds are two feet long, having a stipes one foot three inches in length; the fertile fronds three feet three inches, having a stipes two feet in length. Stipes on the upper side flat and fluted, lower side circular, colour of under side brownish, upper side mostly green; darker and scaly near the base. My thanks are due to Mr. Henderson, of Wentworth, for a plant of this species; and to Mr. Norman, of Hull, for fronds. It may be procured from Messrs. Sim, of Foot’s Cray; Parker, of Holloway: Rollisson, of Tooting; A. Henderson, of Pine-apple Place; Veitch, Jun., of Chelsea; Booth, of Ham- burg; Kennedy, of Covent Garden; and Stansfield and Son, of Todmorden. In very large species, it has been found impossible to figure a whole frond without reducing it so materially in size, that it is scarcely to be recognised; it has therefore been deemed more advisable in these instances to figure portions only of the fronds. The illustration is a portion of a frond from a plant in my own collection. FTERIS SERRULATA. XL ¥OL 2. DMA LOC LI CELE ERR SSS =< Wes ye SS SSS Portion of mature Frond—under side. PTERIS SERRULATA. Linnzus. Moore AND HOoULsTON. WILLDENOW. Fee. Scuxugr. PiLuKkenet. J. Smith. Link. AGARDH. Kunze. Presi. Scuotr. M. S. PLATE XL. VOL. III. Pteris multifida, Porrer. Pteris—Brake. Serrulata—Saw-edged. Pteris serrulata may be said to be the most common exotic Fern known in England. It requires no care or trouble in its management, and young plants from spores spring up in all the Fern-pots in the houses where it is grown, so as to constitute itself a troublesome, yet pretty exotic weed. Even in collections of plants where Ferns are not grown, the P. serrulata may be found thrusting itself into the notice of every one. A very singular looking species, and well worthy of cultivation. VOL. II. 2A 114 PTERIS SERRULATA. An evergreen stove Fern. A native of the East Indies, Japan, and China. Fronds slender, glabrous, pinnate; the pinne being linear, rather pendulous, and would be more so were it not that the fronds hold up one another. ‘The lower pinne bipartite or bipinnatifid and petiolulate; the upper ones adnate. Decurrent at their inferior base. The margin of the sterile fronds serrate; the fertile fronds have narrow linear segments. Fronds lateral or terminal, attached to a short creeping rhizoma. Nearly all the fronds fertile. Length of frond from twelve to eighteen inches; colour light green. I am indebted to M. Schott, Director of the Imperial Gardens, Vienna, for fronds of this species. There are several varieties of this species, two of which are here noticed. Var. A. is more pendulous in habit, taking a character mid- way between P. serrulata and P. umbrosa. Var. B. is much more dwarf, not so many-branched, only the two lowest pinne being branched. The plant was received from Mr. James, of Vauvert, in Guernsey, under the name of P. falcata. There is a variety of this species which only grows three inches high, and having a peculiar rugose habit. It was raised (from spores brought from the islands of the Indian Sea,) at Wentworth, by Mr. J. Henderson. It is known under the name of P. serrulata, minor. Introduced into England in the year 1770. Included in the Catalogues of Messrs. E. G. Henderson, of St. John’s Wood; Bass and Brown, of Sudbury; Kennedy, of Covent Garden; Veitch, of Exeter; Veitch, Jun., of Chelsea; Sim, of Foot’s Cray; Cooling, of Derby; A. Henderson, of Pine-apple Place; Masters, of Canterbury; Rollisson, of Tooting; Parker, of Holloway; and Stansfield and Son, of Todmorden. The illustration is from a plant in my own collection. Portion of mature Frond—under side. PTERIS ARGUTA. Vauu. Moore anp Houston. Fre. WILLDENOW. J. SmirH. Link. Kunze, (not Aron.) PLATE XLI. VOL. III. Pteris palustris, Porret. WILLDENOW. Pteris incompleta, : CAVANILLEs. Pteris—Brake. Arguta-—Sharp-notched. AN interesting, tall-growing, naked-stemmed species, very readily cultivated, and speedily propagated by spores. In order to produce proper sized characteristic fronds, it is necessary that the plant have abundance of pot-room. A common species in most of our English greenhouses. An evergreen greenhouse species. 116 PTERIS ARGUTA. From the islands of Madeira, St. Helena, the Canaries, Azores, and Portugal. Introduced into the Royal Gardens, Kew, in the year 1778. The fronds are glabrous, spreading, somewhat deltoid, char- taceous, bitripinnate. Pinnules linear-acuminate, with linear- oblong segments, which are obtuse, and having a dentate margin. Stipes usually about half the length of the frond. Both stipes and rachis of a shining greenish brown colour, with two blackish narrow bands. ‘Terminal adherent to an erect rhizoma. Stipes having few long hair-like scales. In a section the stipes is rounded beneath and fluted above. | Length of frond from three to five feet; colour pale green. In my specimens in fronds five feet in length, three feet are naked. Sori linear, extending from the base to nearly the apex of the pinnules, and half way down the decurrent portions. Veins well seen being much paler in colour than that of the frond. My thanks are due to Sir Oswald Mosley, Bart., of Rolleston Hall; Mr. Lamb, gardener to F. Wright, Esq., of Osmaston Manor, near Ashbourn; and to Mr. Sim, of Foot’s Cray; for plants of P. arguta; and to Mr. Norman, of Hull, for fronds. It is in the Catalogues of Messrs. Sim, of Foot’s Cray; Veitch, Jun., of Chelsea; Parker, of Holloway; Kennedy, of Covent Garden; Booth, of Hamburg; and Cooling, of Derby. The mature fronds are too large to figure entire: the illus- tration is from a young plant in my own collection. Ts 5 aay ak ESE ine pre Pee As _ : v) oT, ge ’ ' ‘ 7 ‘4 ‘ 4 ; *¥/ 4 — ) i: : . ry - CoM tet a ‘i iv: fs a ‘ y ; My PF 5 ~ hy aa: vi. ne te * 2¢ 4 4 j y. Ld ' tv i” cad + *) @ . er * ep * = 2 s 1 2g <% “ gs - a = Gs ’ ° oy Kin 4 ow 7 ; 3 * ¥ oF t loa, ee > ee v é kes be . i ba | ‘i ¥ =<" ty ‘ ¥ - - ae . Mad *. r) —— eee OE ENE REIL Poe ET EE EE — SSSSHHIL = RRS — eer ACU IN SRUS ww ARUN NY Ny Laos lec esol LLIN SEA TDEAEIMT AM 7. Pinna of mature Frond—under side. PTERIS LONGIFOLIA. Linnzus. Moore anp Houston. Fer. SmMItTH. KaAuLruss. WILLDENOW. LINK. SCHKUHR. JACQUIN. AGARDH. KUNZE. PRESL. Scuott. M.S. PLATE XLII. VOL. III. Pteris vittata, Scuxune, (not Bory.) WuILLpENow. Filix latifolia, PLUMIER. Pteris ensifolia, | Swartz. “ eostata, Bory. Laine: Pteris—Brake. Longifolia—Long-leaved. Tue Pteris longifolia of Linneus is a_ well-known species in our gardens, easily propagated, very distinct in its general form, and requiring but little care in its cultivation, and wherever grown a favourite. Its long pubescence standing out round the stipes, gives the apne a somewhat hedge-hog look. An evergreen stove Fern. Native of Nepal, the Phillipine Islands, the West Indies, Jamaica, and Manilla. Introduced into England in the year 1770. The fronds, which are broadly lanceolate in form, are pinnate, the pinne being linear, narrow, and as much as seven inches in length, petiolate, with the base auriculate. Fronds 118 PTERIS LONGIFOLIA. terminal, adherent to a creeping rhizoma. Sterile pinne having a serrate margin. Stipes crowded with long narrow pale-coloured scales; rachis also with scales. Sori continuous, and intermingled with hairs. Indusium plane. oe il Length of frond from two feet to two feet and a half; colour a dull heavy green. For plants of this species I am indebted to Mr. Stratton, of the Cambridge Botanic: Garden; Messrs. Rollisson, of Toot- ing; and to Mr. Haythorn, gardener to Lord Middleton, of Wollaston Hall; and for fronds to M. Schott, the Director of the Imperial Gardens, Vienna. It is in the following Catalogues:—Messrs. Rollisson, of Tooting; Veitch, of Exeter; Veitch, Jun., of Chelsea; Sim, of Foot’s Cray; A. Henderson, of Pine-apple Place; Parker, of Holloway; Booth, of Hamburg; Kennedy, of Covent Garden; Cooling, of Derby; and Stansfield and Son, of Todmorden. The illustration is from a plant in my own collection. Wf} Wy} oo Pinna of barren Frond. PTERIS CRETICA. Linnz&zus. Moore Anp Houston. FEs. TOURNEFORT. SCHKUHR. SMITH. WILLDENOW. AGARDH. Link. Kunze. Presi. ScHort. M. S. PLATE XLIII. VOL. III. Pteris serraria, SwaRtTz. vittata, Bory, (not Scuxunr, Linnxvs, or WILLDENOW. Pteris—Brake. Cretica—Cretan. A preTry, and at the same time an uncommon, garden species generally speaking, yet well worthy of extensive culti- vation; compact in habit, and brilliant in colour; easily culti- vated. A warm greenhouse evergreen species. From the East and West Indies, Mexico, China, the south of Europe, Arabia, and Armenia. Cultivated in the Royal Gardens, Kew, in the, year 1820. The fronds are glabrous and pinnate, the pinne of the sterile fronds linear-lanceolate, the lower pair bipartite, petiolulate, with a serrated margin. ‘The fertile segments linear, narrow, serrated at the apex, and frequently six inches long. Rachis and stipes straw-coloured. VOL, III. 2B 120 PTERIS CRETICA. Fronds lateral or terminal, adherent to a short creeping rhizoma. Sori continuous and prominent. Length of frond from twelve to eighteen inches; colour vivid pale green. There is a variety from India called heterodactylon, which differs in the stipes and rachis being purplish brown in colour, the pinne being all bipartite, and the fronds arranged around a scaly crown. My obligations are due to Mr. Sim, of Foot’s Cray, for plants of Pteris cretica; and to M. Schott, Director of the Imperial Gardens, Vienna, for fronds. It may be procured of Messrs. Sim, of Foot’s Cray; Rollisson, of Tooting; A. Henderson, of Pine-apple Place; Booth, of Hamburg; Kennedy, of Covent Garden; and Stansfield and Son, Todmorden. The illustration is from a plant in my own collection. a Portion of mature Frond—under side. PTERIS VESPERTILIONIS. LABILLARDIERE. Kunze. Scuort. M.S. PLATE XLIV. VOL. III. Litobrochia vespertilionis, J. SmitH. LABILLARDIERE. FEE. << ae Moore anp Hovutston. PREst. Pteris—Brake. Vespertilionis—Bat-winged. In THE SeEcTION LiToBROCHIA OF AUTHORS. THE present species is an exceedingly handsome, glaucous- looking Osmunda-like Fern, which should be in every collection. When room is allowed for it to grow properly, it makes an attractive-looking specimen. An evergreen greenhouse Fern. Native of New Holland and New Zealand. Raised at the Royal Gardens, Kew, in the year 1838. The fronds are glabrous, widest at the base and gradually narrowing to a point; tripinnate; pinne lanceolate, opposite; pinnules opposite, sessile, oblong-linear, acuminate, the segments being membranous, roundish, oblong-obtuse; decurrent at the base. Rachis and stipes glaucous, at first green, then purplish green; base scaly, lateral, attached to a creeping, dark brown, scaly 122 PTERIS VESPERTILIONIS. rhizoma. Scales reddish brown. Stipes nine inches in length. Sori oblong-linear, on either side pinnules and segments, but not extending to the apex of either; colour pale orange brown. Length of frond from two to three feet; colour above yel- lowish green, underneath glaucous. I am indebted to Mr. J. Henderson, of Wentworth, for a plant of this species; and to Mr. Roper, of Brighton; Mr. Downs, of Ilfracombe; Mr. Norman, of Hull; and to M. Schott, Director of the Imperial Gardens, Vienna, for fronds. It is in the Catalogues of Messrs. Rollisson, of Tooting; Parker, of Holloway; Masters, of Canterbury, A. Henderson, of Pine-apple Place; R. Sim, of Foot’s Cray; Kennedy, of Covent Garden; and Stansfield and Son, of Todmorden. The illustration is a portion of a frond from a plant in my own collection. SN \\ \) ( A pS \ , NENG MN x Vs 2 Pip Portion of young Frond. 1K PTERIS TREMULA. R. Brown. Moore AND Hovutston. FEE. KUNZE. Psi. de SMitn: PLATE XLV. VOL. IT. Pteris chrysocarpa, Linx. Scuort, M.S., (not of Hooker & GREVILLE.) se affinis, RicHArD. oi edulis, var. platyphylla, FIscHER. Pteris—Brake. ‘ Tremula—Trembling. Tuts abundant species, handsome as it is, becomes a pest in our collections; young plants spring up in all the pots, and increase so rapidly in size, that unless they are destroyed would soon monopolize a whole house to themselves. No ferns grow so freely from spores as Pteris tremula, P..serrulata, Hypolepis repens, and Nephrodium molle. In a collection of several 124 PTERIS TREMULA. hundred species, ninety per cent of seedling Ferns will be found to be one of the above-mentioned four species. An evergreen greenhouse Fern. Native of New South Wales, New Holland, Nepal, and New Zealand. Fronds glabrous, slender, and deltoid; tri-quadripinnate; the pinnules linear, caudate at the apex; narrow linear-oblong segments, margin crenate, apex blunt. Stipes one half the length of the frond, green when young, afterwards reddish brown; terminal, adherent to a somewhat creeping rhizoma. Length of frond three feet; colour bright green. Veins distinctly seen, being paler in colour than that of the frond. Sori linear, continuous to the apex of the pinnules, where they frequently join; colour reddish brown, and prominent. Occasionally fronds will be found with interrupted sori. My thanks are due to Sir Oswald Mosley, Bart., of Rol- leston Hall; M. Schott, Director of the Imperial Gardens, Vienna; Mr. Lamb, Gardener to F. Wright, Esq., of Osmaston Manor; and to Mr. Sim, of Foot’s Cray, for plants of this species. It is in the Catalogues of Messrs. Rollisson, of Tooting; Parker, of Holloway; A. Henderson, of Pine-apple Place; Veitch, Jun., of Chelsea; R. Sim, of Foot’s Cray; Booth, of Hamburg; Cooling, of Derby; Kennedy, of Covent Garden; and Stansfield and Son, of Todmorden. The illustration is a portion of a frond from a plant in my own collection. Portion of barren Frond. PTERIS KINGIANA. ENDLICHER. Moore AND Houston. FEE. JACQUIN. J.5MitH. Konze. PRESI: PEATE ALVE. VOL. 1th. Pteris—Brake. Kingiana—King’s. A LARGE, noble-looking, vigorous-growing, spreading, and somewhat pendulous-habited Fern, requiring abundance of pot- room and a strong soil to support its thick fleshy-feeling fronds. An evergreen greenhouse species. From Norfolk Island. Introduced into the Royal Gardens, Kew, in the year 1831, by Mr. Allan Cunningham. Fronds glabrous, sub-bipinnate; pinne linear-lanceolate and drooping, lowest pair bipartite and petiolulate, segments linear- acuminate, repand, serrate margin, costa spinulose on the upper side; lateral, or terminal, attached to a short creeping rhizoma. Stipes twenty inches in length, circular, scaly near the base; vivid green in colour, except near the base, where brownish. Sori continuous, commencing at the base, yet not extending 126 PTERIS KINGIANA. much above a third of the length of the pinnules; colour brown; indusium broad. Length of frond three feet; colour yellowish green. My thanks are due to Mr. Henderson, of Wentworth, for a plant of this Fern. It may be procured of Messrs. Sim, of Foot’s Cray; Rollisson, of Tooting; A. Henderson, of Pine-apple Place; Veitch, Jun., of Chelsea; Parker, of Holloway; Stansfield and Son, of Tod- morden; and Kennedy, of Covent Garden. The illustration is a portion of a frond from a plant in my own collection. i a oid ‘ae os Vy Okie SoH ae Portion of mature Frond—under side. PTERIS LEPTOPHYLLA. SwARTzZ. KUNZE. LINK. AGARDH. PRESL. PLATE XLVII. VOL. Itt. Litobrochia leptophylla, J. Smite. Moors anp Hovtston. so - Fre. Swartz. Pteris spinulosa, Rapp. Scuott. M.S. “< decurrens, Arras, (not of Linx or Rappt.) Cheilanthes spinulosa, Link. Pteris—Brake. Leptophylia—Slender-leaved. In THE SecTion LiTroBROcHIA OF AUTHORS. A DELICATE, pleasing, dwarf species, whose spinulose fronds induced both Link and Raddi to name it Spinulosa. A stove species. Native of Brazil. Raised at the Royal Gardens, Kew, in the year 1834. Fertile fronds glabrous, triangular in form, bitripinnate; seg- ments distant, acuminate, linear, and narrow. Apex serrate. Sterile fronds glabrous, triangular in form, bipinnatifid, and below tripinnatifid; pinne linear-acuminate, decurrent at the base; margin serrate, with long spinulose teeth. VOL. TIT. » 2C 128 PTERIS LEPTOPHYLLA. Fronds terminal, adherent to a fasciculate rhizoma. Sori linear, continuous almost to the apex. Length of sterile frond twelve inches; length of fertile frond two feet. In a fertile frond fifteen mches in length the stipes was nine inches, and in a barren frond of eight inches, the stipes was five inches. Stipes green on the under side and rounded, flat on the upper, and brownish. Few scattered scales near the base. My thanks are due to M. Schott, the Director of the Imperial Gardens of Vienna, and to Messrs. EK. G. Henderson, for plants of this species. It is in the Fern Catalogues of Messrs. A. Henderson, of Pine-apple Place; E. G. Henderson, of St. John’s Wood; Booth, of Hamburg; Kennedy, of Covent Garden; Parker, of Hollo- way; and Stansfield and Son, of Todmorden. The illustration is from a plant in my own collection. iy ‘ Sy ——. 4 => aero. - ee Witissdddldid ida a KEN Ws SSS Sy SS IN ~ Wars S SSS SS > \ « S Portion of barren Frond. PTERIS CRENATA. Swartz. Moore AND Houston. J. Smitu. Fer. BurMAnn. Hourruyn. Kunze. Scuott, M.S. PLATE XLVIIT. VOL. ITI. Pteris chinensis, Lovupon, AND oF ENGLIsH GARDENS. ee attenuata, Buiume. pe chilensis, Hort. Phorolobus chinensis, DEsvavx. Pteris —Prake. Crenata—N otched. Pteris crenata is not a common species in our English gardens, although easily managed with the ordinary care of hot-house plants. An evergreen stove Fern. Native of the East Indies, China, Java, New Holland, and the Philippine Islands. Cultivated at the Royal Gardens, Kew, in 1822. Fronds glabrous, bipinnate. Sterile frond having the pinnules oblong-ovate in form, margin crenato-serrate, decurrent at the inferior base. Fertile frond erect, pinnules linear-acuminate, narrow, sub-petiolate, and decurrent at the inferior base. Fronds lateral, adherent to a short creeping rhizoma. 130 PTERIS CRENATA. Sori continuous, extending along the decurrent portions to the apex of the pinnules, and, although margined, never round the upper edges, being always on the under side. Indusium prickly. Length of frond from twelve to eighteen inches; colour dull green. Stipes circular on the under side, and green; hollowed on the upper, and darker green. In a frond in my collection, twenty inches in length, the stipes was nearly twelve inches. My thanks are due to Mr. Stratton, of the Cambridge Botanic Gardens, and to Mr. Henderson, of Wentworth, for plants of this species; and to M. Schott, of the Imperial Gardens, Vienna, for fronds. The following Nurserymen include it in their Catalogues:— Messrs. Booth, of Hamburg; Sim, of Foot’s Cray; Parker, of Holloway; Veitch, Jun., of Chelsea; A. Henderson, of Pine- apple Place; Stansfield and Son, of Todmorden; and Kennedy, of Covent Garden. The illustration is from a plant in my own collection. VHP MA — f. é MAL) Wl} ‘ VY | / = Ii [7 ayer aN ME WN ‘es An AWN AN \\ LL ti j jj| WN) AQ WEE \ \ \ \ \\ SAE ae ~.% Wea) _— . } / /} KAS \ — \ Wii) \\ \\\\ = =“ << KN «« ‘ < WR. \ > LQ PATA AT QOS A | LTT j TOA BG We | niy] Ae Ue A Eee ee N \ \ . > @ Tail! i KS Sill | Pinna of mature Frond—under side. PTERIS GRANDIFOLIA. Linnaus. Pioumier. Petiver. SLOANE. SCHKUBR. KUNZE. Link. PReEsL, (not of Pappic, nor SCHLECHTENDAL. ) PLATE XLIX. VOL. III. Litobrochia grandifolia, J. SmitH. Moore anp Hovtston. Heterophlebium grandifolium, FEE. Pteris vittata, ScHKUBR. Pteris—Brake. Grandifolia—Large-leaved. In tHE Section LiroprocHia oF AUTHORS. A tarcGE, handsome species, seldom to be met with in col- lections, and whose chief attraction is its boldness. An evergreen stove Fern. A native of the West Indies and Jamaica, St. Domingo, and Martinica. Introduced into England in the year 1793. Fronds erect, pinnate; pinne membranous, glabrous, petiolate, 132 PTERIS GRANDIFOLIA. linear-acuminate, about one inch broad, and eighteen inches long. Rachis and stipes pubescent, lateral, adherent to a creeping scaly rhizoma. Sori linear, continuous, and very conspicuous. Length of frond from eight to ten feet; colour pale green. I have not yet been able to procure a plant of this species. My thanks are due to Mr. Henderson, of Wentworth, for fronds. This rare and magnificent species is not yet to be procured of any of our Nurserymen. The illustration is from a frond forwarded by Mr. Henderson, of Wentworth. ee, ae ww Vf "? = ~~ fe : ECA < + Ae oe ‘" T. ae deltoideum : . 57 capillus-gorgonis . a denticulatum * 55, 58 capillus-veneris. Linneus 3, delicatulum . 2 ‘7 4, 29, 37, 39, 40, 42, 58 | digitatum . i oes var. incisum . . 41 dependens P : . 39 var. multifidum 41 diaphanum . : Aare ys .« ¢ var. rotundatum . 41 dissectum ; ; . 39 Cardiochlena . ee - dolabriforme. : wee cassioides p : . 59 dolosum . : ; . 56 caudatum. Linneus 56, 57 Edgeworthii ‘ wid EE Cayennense . : « eminens . ‘ , WB Chilense . ; a 68 excisum ; ‘ 2 GB ciliatum . 5 ; ee filiforme . ; ‘ Yi 138 INDEX. PAGE. | PAGE. Adiantum flagelliferum . : 5 Adiantum microphyllum . 13, 59 faleatum . ; ‘ . 57 monosoratum ‘ _ a fontanum . ' i oyie Moritzianum . . 39, 41 flabellutatum . 5 . 58 obliquum. Willdenow 35, 57 formosum. FR. Brown 29, obtusum . : : . 67 30, 31, 59 papyraceum : . formosissima : nue a paradoxus : . 79 formosissimum ; ce parvulum . : ., fovearum . : wt) patens . : : ta fragile . ; : . 58 pedatum. Linneus A, 25, fructuosum . . 47, 52, 57 37, 58 fulvum. Raoul 31, 49, 59 pentadactylon . a s fumarioides . . . 58 Peruvianum + ho oa Galleottianum . 3) Naar Philippense . ). giganteum : ; . 29 Phyllitidis . : “a Glaucescens é See platyphyllum . ‘ . 56 glaucophyllum ; . 58 plicatum : . 2 Henkeanum : yo 6. Peppigianum . ; ee hastatum pitfhg . 87 politum 0. [ila Henslovianum . » 98S polyphyllum . : . 59 Hewardia : ‘ . 56 prionophyllum . 52, 57 hirtum c ‘ . 40 proximum ¢ : . 58 hirsutum . 2 : 5 pteridioides . é 9, BF Le Prieurii . . aes rigidum °. é - 4 Lindswa . é - . 58 rotundatum =. 3 . 59 lobatum : wih ae Ruizianum . é - ane Lobbianum- . ‘ . 59 scabrum . : : . 58 lucidum. Hooker 11, 35, 56 Seemanni . : : lunatum . ‘ ¥ . 2 serrulatum ‘ Sa lunulatum. Burmann — 23, sessilifolium J ~ ae 24, 57 setulosum f ey 3D, ae macrocladum : . 69 Shepherdi . ‘ . macrophyllum. Swartz 18, sinuosum oreo 56 soboliferum ‘ . aig Mathewsianum we 88 speciosum : ; . 59 / INDEX. PAGE Adiantum striatum 13, 55 Cassebeera hastata subcordatum : . a8 inframarginalis sulphureum . ; . 58 Cheilanthes gracilis tenerum. . Swartz 3, 27, 28, hastata 29, 39, 59 lucida tetragonum 18, 58 spinulosa tetraphyllum . . 4” Cryptogramma Brunonianus trapeziforme. Linneus 9, crispa . 10, 19, 53, 58 Doryopteris articulata 139 PAGE. . 87 85 + oe 87 . 63 127 ae 93 . oe triangulatum 361, 52, 57 collina. J. Smith 97, 100, 105 trifidum . : ° . 39 cordifolia . 97 trigonum ly. b ooh ee hastata 97 umbrosum . ‘ Se hastifolia, var . 101 Urophyllum . me . Bz palmata. J. Smith 97, 99, varium. Hooker 47, 48, 51, ‘ 100, 103, 105 55, 57 pedata. Fee 76, 97, 99, venustum ‘ : . 8 103, 105 vestitum . 5 Prealta ‘ : ee villosum 46, 47, 48, 51, 66, 57 Raddiana i : ae Wilesianum dae sagittefolia. J. Smith 101 Wilsoni. wane 43, 56 sagittifolia 97, TOL Allosorus acrostichoides SE trifoliata . ‘ > adiantoides e P . 89 varians . ? . 97, 105 atropurpureus. ee Wallichii. x i Brunonianus . , . 91 Filix latifolia. é : 117 calomelanos ‘ ‘wae Hewardia Wilsoni p 43 cherophyllum . Be 3 GL Heterophlebium srheaibabelde 131 ciliatus E : ion meee Hypolepis repens . : . ae crispus. Bernhardi 65, 91, Leptostegia lucida. , . 63 93, 94, 95 Litobrochia biaurita ‘ .) Ia erispidatus é é « OF grandifolia x. ’ 131 falcatus ‘ <, » (83 leptophylla . . . 127 flexuosus . eee |. 71 pedata 97, 99 gracilis 7 ‘ oe sagittefolia . ‘ +. oe hastatus . 3 : . SF vespertilionis . , 121 hirsutus j : ae Lomaria carvifolium “ee intramarginalis : . 85 .| Nephrodium molle_ . : 123 paradoxus . d aS hae Onoclea crispa t ; i a robustum : : Gt Onychium auratum . ‘ «Gh rotundifolius . , eT capense : , so sagittatus a ; my yf carvifolium é . 61 Stelleri é i ee OS cherophyllum RAS subverticillatus . v = Chinense . : : . 61 ternifolius ‘ ‘ . 69 Japonicum . 61, 63 Anemia fraxinifolia . . .97 | lucidum. Sprengel 61, 63 Campteria biaurita eee. 193°) melanolepis. . . 61 114 140 INDEX. PAGE, PAGE. Onychium robustum . . 61 Pteris caudata 108 Osmunda crispa 93 chenopora 99 rupestris . « 93 Chilensis . 129 Pellza. adiantoides 89 Chinensis 129 atropurpurea » OR chrysocarpa 123 calomelanos eae] chrysosperma 61 cordata 1% collina 105 falcata 83 cordata 71, 77 flexuosa oe costata 117 geraniifolia . 75 crenata. Swartz 129 hastata . 87 cretica. Linneus 119, 120 intramarginalis 85 crispa . 93 sagittata . wae decomposita 108 ternifolia 69 decurrens 127 Phorolobus crispus . 93 digitato-partita . 99 Chinensis 129 edulis . 123 Platyloma adiantoides. Lowe 89, 90 ensifolia . 117 atropurpurea. J. Smith 81 esculenta 108 Brownii . J. Smith . 79 falcata calomelanos. J. Smith 65, falcatus 83 73, 81 flexuosa ae — cordata -77, 34 geraniifolia . 75 falcata. J. Smith 65, 79, geranioides . . 75 83, 84 grandifolia. Linneus . 131 var. caudata . . 84 hastata 73, 87, 97 flexuosa. J. Smith 65, 71, heterodactylon 120 43, 77, 91 incompleta 115 geraniifolia. Lowe 75 inframarginalis 85 hastata. Lowe 87, 89, 90 intramarginalis . 85 intramarginalis. Lowe . 85 Kingiana. Endlicher 125 rotundifolia. J. Smith 65, lanuginosa 108 67, 73, 84 latifolia 89, 90 sagittata. Moore & Houlston latizona . 79 "7 leptophylla. Swartz . 127 ternifolia. J. Smith 65, 69, longifolia. Linneus 117 70, 73, 81 lucida . 35 Pteris adiantoides 89, 90 lunata . 23 affinis . 123 macrophylla . 89 anisoloba . 103 multifida 113 aquilina 108 nemoralis 133 arachnoidea 108 palmata 75, 97, 103 arguta. Vahl 115, 116 palustris . 115 articulata . 97 peradoxa : . atropurpurea 81 pedata 75, 76, 97, 99 biaurita. Linneus . 133 pedatoides 105 calomelanos 73 Peruviana . 69 INDEX. 141 PAGE. PAGE, Pteris platyphylla. . . 123 Preris Gellert io yf a io cat oe Pohliana . : P sae subverticillata . . 69 polytoma . ; . 103 ternifolia . P ee recurvata ‘ ‘ 108 tenuifolia . 3 P . 93 rotundifolius ‘ "aie (yf tremula. FR. Brown . 123 sagittefolia . : 101 trifoliata . : j ee MER a oe AT umbrosa. R. Brown 111, 114 sagittifolia ; heen see varians . : ; 105 serraria : : 5 eee vespertilionis. Labillardiere serrulata. Linneus 113, 121 114, 123 : viridis . , s Bi ae var. minor . 114 vittata . 117, 119, 131 spinulosa. mee tae 7g Stegania onocleoides . . 98 CONTRIBUTORS TO VOL. IIL. Tue Author begs to thank the following individuals, who have kindly supplied plants and fronds for illustration:— Mr. G. H. Alleock, Nottingham. Mr. Backhouse, York. Miss Barker, Trent Lock, Beeston, near. Nottingham. Mr. Booker, Matlock. Messrs. Booth and Son, Nurserymen, Hamburg. Miss Carr, Qualt Rectory, near Bridgnorth, Salop. Mr. Clarke, Royal Botanic Gardens, Glasgow. Mr. Robert Clark, gardener to W. Dent, Esq., Flass House, Crosby Ravensworth, Westmorland. Mr. Downs, Hillsboro’ Terrace, Ilfracombe. Mr. R. J. Gray, St. Thomas’, Exeter. Mr. Haythorn, Wollaton Hall, Notts. Messrs. A. Henderson & Co., Nur- serymen, Pine-apple Place, Edge- ware Road, London. Messrs. E. G. Henderson, Welling- ton Nursery, St. John’s Wood, London. Mr. Joseph Henderson, Wentworth House, Yorkshire. Dr. J. D. Hooker, F.R.S., Royal Gardens, Kew. Mr. Ingram, Royal Gardens, Windsor. Mr. Ingram, Belton, near Grantham. Mr. Ingram, Belvoir Castle, near Grantham. Mr. J. W. Jeans, F.R.A.S., Grantham. Mr. Jackson, Keddleston Gardens, near Derby. Mr. James, Vauvert, Guernsey. Mr. Lamb, gardener to F. Wright, Esq., Osmaston Manor, near Ashbourn. Mr. R. T. Millett, Penzance. Captain A. S. H. Lowe, F.R.A.S., Highfield House, near Nottingham. Mr. Masters, Exotic Nursery, Canterbury. Mr. Thomas Moore, F.L.S., Curator of the Chelsea Botanic Gardens. Sir Oswald Mosley, Bart., Rolleston Hall, near Burton-on-Trent. Mr. G. Norman, Hull. Messrs. Parker, Nursery, Holloway. Mr. Pass, gardener to T. Brockle- hurst, Esq., The Fence, near Macclesfield. Mrs. Riley, Papplewick, near Nottingham. The Rev. J. Robinson, Widmerpool, Notts. Messrs. Rollisson & Co., Nursery, Tooting, near London. Mr. Roper, Brighton. M. Schott, Director of the Impe- rial Gardens, Schénbrunn, near Vienna. Mr. J. Smith, Curator of the Royal Gardens, Kew. Mr. J. Sidebotham, Manchester. Mr. R. Sim, Foot’s Cray Nursery, near Chisselhurst, Kent. Mr. Stansfield, Vale Nursery, Todmorden. Mr. Stewart, Sudbury Castle, Staffordshire. Mr. Stratton, Botanic Gardens, Cambridge. Messrs, Veitch, Exotic Nursery, Exeter. Messrs. Veitch, Jun., Exotic Nursery, Chelsea. Mr. G. B. Wollaston, Chisselhurst, Kent. Mr. Wraight, Newlands, Kent. END OF VOL. III. a - a = ‘ . * . - i - =a ~ / @ . , a - . * at 4 * “ea 7 . “ , ; = ‘ i] Re ‘ ~ “~ * . *? « q 7 i ‘ hy = 2 me OD OO ER meme 8 ime oe eet eee Oe Ret eee 2 8 SR Ee Oe s SRE RE ee et a em a meme OG eT a eT TeV t-test et--—Qien tie SSesn aat ee Gn Gi