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AN ENCYCLOPADIA OF HORTICULTURE, 
Gymnogramme—continued. 
G. japonica (Japanese). rhiz. creeping. sti. 6in. to 12in. long. 
fronds 1}ft. to 2ft. long, 1ft. broad, pinnate or bipinnate at the 
base ; pinne 6in. to 12in. long, lin. to 2in. broad, linear-oblong, 
acuminate, entire, lower ones stalked. Japan, &c., 1863, Mr. 
Baker considers this as “probably not really distinct from 
G. javanica.” There is a variegated form. 
G. javanica (Javanese).* rhiz. creeping. sti. 1ft. to 4ft. long. 
fronds 1ft. to 4ft. long, one to two-pinnate; pinnules sessile or 
nearly so, din. to 12in. long, żin, to 3in. broad, the apex acuminate ; 
rachis stramineous ; both surfaces glossy. Tropics of Old World, 
See Fig. 161. 
G. lanceolata (lanceolate). rhiz. wide-creeping; scales small. 
fronds simple, 6in. to 12in. long, less than lin. broad, point acute, 
edge entire, lower third narrowed gradually to the base. Tropics 
of Old World. x 
G. Lathamiæ (Mrs. Latham’s).* cau. erect. sti. chestnut-red, 
tufted. fronds 2ft. to 24ft. long, quadripinnate ; pinn ascending, 
triangular, very shortly stalked, upper surface pale green, lower 
whitish. Supposed to be a hybrid between G. decomposita and 
G. schizophylla. It is a plant of garden origin, recently raised by 
Mr. W. B. Latham, Curator of the Botanic Gardens, Edgbaston, 
G. leptophylla (slender-leaved).* sti. lin. to 4in. long. Sronds 
2in. to ĝin. long, lin. to 14in. broad, ovate or deltoid, two or 
three-pinnate; segments cuneate-flabellate, cut into linear or 
oblong lobes. Temperate regions throughout the world (Jersey). 
Hardy. One of the very few annual ferns. 
' G. macrophylla Gage lene rhiz. creeping, scaly. sti. 2in. 
to bin. long. fronds lft. to 14ft. long, 3in. to 4in. broad, narrowed 
gradually to both ends. sori in single continuous or slightly 
interrupted rows between the main veins. Malaya. 
G. Pearcei (Pearce’s).* sti. 6in, to 9in. long. fronds about lft. 
each way, deltoid, quadripinnatifid ; lower pinne largest, 4in. to 
6in. long; pinnules imbricated; one vein and sorus to each 
ultimate division; powder white. Peru, 1864. 
G. pulchella (neat). sti. tufted, 6in. to 9in. long, powdery. 
fronds bin. to 12in. long, 4in. to 6in. broad, tripinnatifid ; lower 
pinne largest ; pinnules imbricated ; segments flabellate-cuneate ; 
powder pure white. Venezuela. The variety Wettenhalliana has 
pale sulphur-coloured powder. 
G. rufa (red). sti. tufted, 4in. to 12in. long, hairy. s 12in. to 
Frond: 
18in. long, din. to 5in. broad, pinnate; pinnz distant, stalked, 
——— lin. to 2hin, long; rachis pilose. Tropical America, 
Fig. 162. GYMNOGRAMME SCHIZOPHYLLA, 
phylla (cut-leaved).* sti. tufted, slender. fronds 14ft. 
G. schizo : 
to 2ft. long, gracefully arching, my — cut; ultimate pinnules 
g. 
minute. Jamaica, 1880. See Fi 
G. s. gloriosa (glorious). A garden variety, of more vigorous 
habit than the type. (L. H. 52.) 
G. sulphurea (sulphur-coloured).* sti. densely tufted, lin. to 6in, 
long, often —— fronds 6in, to 12in. long, Sin. to 4in, broad, 
tripinnatifid s lower pinnee — reduced ; pinnnles flabel- 
lately cut ; powder bright yellow. West Indies, 1808. 
G. tartarea (infernal).* sti. tufted, 6in. to 12in. long. fronds lit. to 
2ft, long, 6in. to 12in. broad, oblong-deltoid, bipinnatifid ; pinnæ 
lanceolate, lowest largest; pinnules oblong, obtuse, „entire re or 
nearly so; powder dense, pure white. Tropical America, 1817. 
Gymnogramme—continued. 
UT ANS 
FIG. 163. GYMNOGRAMME TARTAREA. 
See Fig. 163. There are three or four varieties, including ochracea 
— es very regular, and only the lowest toothed; powder 
right yellow), ornithopteris, and Steltzneri. 
G. tomentosa (tomentose). sti. tufted, 6in. to 12in. long, villose. — 
fronds 6in. to 12in. long, deltoid, bipinnate ; upper pinnæ simple, — 
stalked, lin. to 2in. long, Jin. to lin. broad ; lower ones lin. to 
4in. long. South Brazil, &c., 1831. ; 
(triangular).* sti. densely tufted, bin. to 12in. 
. triangularis 
—* fronds žin, to 4in. each way, deltoid ; lower much 
the largest, deltoid ; others lanceolate, deeply pinnatitid ; powder 
varying from deep orange to white. Vancouver's Island, &c., 1874. 
G. trifoliata (trifoliate). sti. tufted, 8in. to 12in. long. fronds 
a a 
r ones simple, r n. ; 
fertile fronds clothed with white or yellowish powder. ‘Tropical 
America, 1810. A variable species. ; — 
GYMNOGYNOUS. Having a naked ovary. 
GYMNOLOMIA (from gymnos, naked, and loma, a 
fringe; in reference to the pappus being much reduced 
or altogether absent). Syns. Gymnopsis and Heliomeris. 
ORD. Composite. An interesting genus, containing six- 
teen species of erect greenhouse or half-hardy herbs, na- 
tives, for the most part, of Mexico and Central America, 
Flower-heads peduneulate, solitary or loosely corymbose. 
Inferior leaves rarely almost all opposite, superior ones 
rarely almost all alternate, entire, dentate or lobed, The 
species described below is the one usnally seen in cul- 
tivation. For culture, see Helianthus. hes 
ultifiora (many-flowered). M. heads yellow. Autumn. l 
— linear to lanceolate. ‘h. lft. to Mt. New Mexico. 
GYMNOPSIS. A synonym of Gymnolomia (which 
G OPTERIS. ‘ce Acrostichum. 
— @YMNOSTACHYS (from gymnos, naked, and 
stachys, œ spike; in reference to the leafless scapes). 
Orp. Aroidee (Aracew). A monotypic genus. The species 
is a pretty greenhouse perennial herb. It thrives in a 
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