. THE DICTIONARY 
OF GARDENING, 
Hymenophyllum—continued. 
H. caudiculatum (tailed). sti. 4in. to Sin. long, wiry, broadly 
winged above, fronds 6in. to 12in. long, 2in. broad, ovate- 
acuminate, tripinnatifid; lower pinne rhombot ceolate, 
erecto-patent, divided down to the rachis. sori two to to 
a pinna, placed at the apex of the segments on both sides. 
razil, Peru, and Chili. 
H. ciliatum (ciliated).* sti. lin. to 2in. long, ciliately and decur- 
rently winged above. fronds oblong, acuminate, tripinnatifid, 
2in. to 6in. long, lin. to 2in. broad at the centre; lower pinne 
oblong or rhomboidal, with a broad central undivided portion. 
sori two to twelve on a pinna, placed at the end of the lateral 
segments on both sides. Tropical regions of both hemispheres, 
Syn. H. Boryanum,:H. Plumieri. 
H. crispatum (curled). A synonym of H. javanicum. 
H. demissum (hanging down).* sti. 4in. to 6in. long, erect, firm. 
fronds 4in. to 12in. long, Sin. to țin, broad, ovate-triangular, three 
or four times pinnatifid ; lower pinne 2in. to 3in. long, triangular- 
rhomboidal, divided nearly to the rachis. sori twenty to thirty 
to a pinna, terminal and axillary in the segments on both sides. 
New Zealand, Philippines, &c., 1858, Greenhouse, 
H. dilatum (swollen). sti. 2in. to 4in. long, erect, wiry. fronds 
6in. to 12in. long, 4in. to 6in. broad, ovate-lanceolate, tripin- 
natifid ; lower pinnæ rhomboidal-lanceolate, divided nearly to the 
rachis. sori two to twelve to a pinna, terminal or axillary on the 
segments on both sides, New Zealand. Greenhouse. 
FG. 256. HYMENOPHYLLUM FALKLANDICUM, 
falklandicum (Falkland Islands). sti. jin. to jin. long, 
filiform. fronds oblong, pinnatifid, lin. to 2in. long, gin. to sin. 
broad; pinne erecto-patent, sessile, upper simple, lower deeply 
bifid or trifid; lobes ciliate-dentate. sori solitary. Falkland 
Islands. Greenhouse. See Fig. 256. 
‘H.fimbriatum (fringed). A synonym of A. javanicum. 
H. (fan-like): 
_ Jronds ŝin. to 12in. long, 2in. to 4in. broad, ovate-acuminate, tri- 
— , flaccid ; lower pinnæ lin. to 2in. long, broadly rhom- 
idal-acuminate, divided to the rachis, sori six to twenty toa 
terminal on the lateral segments. Australia, New 
nd, &c., 1859. Greenhouse. SYN. H. nitens. 
H. flexuosum (fiexuous). A synonym of H. javanicum. 
H. hirsutum (hairy).* sti, lin. to 2in. long, slender. fronds 
linear-oblong, once pinnatifid, 2in. to 6in. long, about tin. broad, 
slender, flaccid, often — hairy over the surface ; pinnæ 
short, close. sori one to four ona pinna. South America, Mada- 
gascar, 1823. ' 
H. hirtellum (small-haired). sti. lin, to 4in. long, tomentose. 
Jronds ovate-acuminate, tripinnatifid, Sin. to 6in. long, 2in. to Sin. 
broad ; lower pinne rhomboidal-lanceolate, with a narrow central 
undivided portion ; lower pinnules pinnatifid, with long, narrow- 
the end te —— — woe Wi paced — 
o e on sides. es ies 
Mexico, &c., 1859. (H. S. F. i. 31D.) ; 
d wing. fronds 4in. to 8in. long, 3in. to 
— — —— pinnæ Isin to 2in. 
sti. 2in. to 4in. long, firm, erect. 
Hymenophyllum—<continued. 
the segments on both sides. India to Australia, &c. Green- 
house. SYNS. H. crispatum, H. fimbriatum (H. S. F. i. 36), H. 
flexuosum. 
H., nitens (shining). A synonym of H. jiabellatum. 
H. Plumieri (Plumier’s), A synonym of H. ciliatum. 
FIG. 257. HYMENOPHYLLUM TUNBRIDGENSE. 
H. polyanthos (many-flowered),* _ sti. 2in. to Zin. long, slender. 
Jronds 2in. to 8in. long, lin. to 3in. broad, ovate-oblong, tri- 
pinnatifid ; lower pinne triangular-rhomboidal, divided down to a 
— — se Gabe o twelve to a — — or axillary 
e segments of sides. Tropics, . SYN. H. protrusum. 
(HS. Fi. 37B.) a = 
= protrusum (protruded). A synonym of H. polyanthos. : 
pulcherrimum (very pretty),* sti. 3in. to 4in. long, wiry, erect 1 
winged down to the base. fronds 6in. to 12in. long, 4in. to 6in. 
broad, ovate-triangular, three or four-pinnatifid ; lower pinne 2in. 
to šin. long, lanceolate-rhomboid. sori numerous, axillary and 
—— on the segments of both sides. New Zealand. Green- 
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FIG. 258. HYMENOPHYLLUM UNILATERALE, showing Habit, and 
detached Pinna with Involucre. 
H. rarum (rare). sti. very slender, lin. to 3in. long. fronds 
flaccid, — in. to 6in. long, lin. to 2in. broad, oblong, bi- 
ifid; pinnz simple, linear or forked or pinnatifid. sort 
, terminal on the ents of the upper pinne. New Zealand 
to Colony. Greenhouse. 
