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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
Lomaria—continued. 
L. d. nuda (naked). This variety differs from the type in its less 
coriaceous texture, castaneous stems, and more numerous, nar- 
rower, acuminate pinne. 
L. dura (hard). cau. erect, sub-arborescent. sti. lin. Jong, thick, 
erect, scaly at the base. fronds 1ft. or more Jong, lanceolate, cut 
down to the rachis below; barren pinne, the lower ones dwarfed 
into rounded lobes, the middle ones oblong sub-falcate, the upper 
ones narrower and more acuminated; fertile pinnæ shorter, 
crowded, broadish, very blunt, decurrent at the base above. In- 
voluere transversely wrinkled, the margin fimbriated. Chatham 
Islands, 1866. Hardy. Syn. L. rigida. 
L. elongata (elongated), A synonym of TL. Patersoni elongata. 
L. filiformis (filiform). rhiz. scandent, stout. sti. distant, lin. 
to 4in. long. rren fronds ovate-lanceolate, 1ft. to 2ft. long, 3in. 
to 4in. broad; pinn numerous, spreading, linear, 2in. to Sin. 
long, jin. broad, distinctly stalked, narrowed ually towards 
the point and re ly crenato-dentate throughout ; frond of the 
lower part of the caudex often much smaller, linear in general 
outline, Sin. to Ain. long, lin. broad, with oblong, obtuse, sharply- 
toothed pinnæ. fertile fronds ovate, with numerous narrowly- 
linear ponn o to 4in. long. New Zealand, &c. Greenhouse, 
SYNS, ariopsis heteromorpha and Stenochlæna heteromorpha. 
L. fluviatilis (floating). caw. 3in, to Ain. long, stout, scaly towards 
the crown, sti. Sin. to 4in, long, erect, densely scaly. barren fronds 
linear, 6in, to 18in. long, lin, to 2in. broad; pinnz oblong, obtuse, 
spreading, not decurrent, jin. to zin. long, tin. to gin. broad, the 
u ones nearly contiguous, the lower ones shorter and more 
distant. fertile ho ges pors linear-obtuse, gin, to Zin. long, zin. 
* erecto-patent. New Zealand, &c. Greenhouse. 
Fraseri (Fraser’s).* cau. elongated, stout, sub-erect, densel 
clothed with linear scales at the crown. sti. 4in. to Ein. lon d 
strong, erect, scaly. fronds ovate, acuminate, bipinnatifid, itt. 
„ Ain. to bin. broad; pinne linear-lanceolate, the 
l 1 a to jin. — st aera very 
nto linear-oblong, mucronat -toothed 
niles, their bases * y 
pinn nt into a pinnatifid wing to the main 
rachis r lobes; fertile frond similar in size and 
cutting. New Zealand, 1843. A very elegant greenhouse species, 
and quite distinct. 
0 Germain’s). caw. elongated, scaly at th x 
sti. lin. to in. à firm, scaly. barren fronds An. to Un. 
e a or Posege karup porsan vy ie el tae ae 
= næ, the 
broad, lower ones distant, and weir theta cmd aen Eo 
TS f € G 
— _ Lerenulata. (H.S. Fiii. 152) Most like I. alpina in size and habit. 
TL. gibba (gibbous).* cau. 2ft. to N short, stro: 
A he eager ; 
Fig. 966. LOMARIA GIBBA ROBUSTA. 
L. g. robusta (robust) A garden form, of bust h 
and with broader pinnæ, than the type. See Fig. 46. 228 
Lomaria—continued. 
L. gigantea (gigantic). A synonym of L. attenuata, 
L. Gilliesii (Gillies’). A synonym of L. procera. 
L. lanceolata (lanceolate). cau. elongated, and densely clothed 
with dark brown, linear scales. sti. Ain. to bin. long, firm, erect. 
fronds bin. to 12in. long, 2in. to 4in. broad; the barren ones 
lanceolate, narrowed very gradually below ; pinne close, slightly 
falcate, lin. to 14in. long, jin. to gin. broad, gradually narrowed 
to a point or bluntish, slightly toothed ; fertile pinne linear, 
spreading or falcate, about zin. apart at the base. Australia, &c. 
A pretty greenhouse species. 
L. L’Herminieri (L’Herminier’s). cau. ultimately elongated, 
densely scaly. sti. Ain. to bin. long, strong, erect. barren jJronds 
ovate-lanceolate, gin, to 15in. long, in. to 4in. broad; pinne 
dilated at the base, slightly falcate, 2in. or rather more long, żin. 
broad, point bluntish, a few of the lower ones cut down suddenly 
into mere auricles ; fertile pinne Zin. to 3in. long, in. broad; the 
lower ones żin, to lin. apart at the base. West Indies to Chili. 
Stove. (H. G. F. 40.) 
L. magellanica (Magellan). A synonym of L. Boryana. 
L. nigra (black).“ cau. stout, clothed at the crown with linear 
scales. sti. slender, erect, densely scaly, 2in. to din. long. barren 
fronds din. to 6in. long, lin. to 14in. broad, linear-oblong, with a 
large, bluntish, sinuated point, cut down below to the rachis into 
numerous roundish-oblong, sinuated pinne on each side, which 
are zin. to jin. long, jin. to zin. broad, the lower ones quite dis- 
tinct, and a short distance from one another. fertile fronds with 
longer stalks, the terminal pinna long-linear, the lateral ones 
linear, erecto-patent. New Zealand. Greenhouse. (H. S. F. iii. 35.) 
L. onocleoides (Onoclea-like). rhiz. long-scandent, densely 
scaly. barren fronds on stipes Sin. to Ain. long, lanceolate, lft, to 
14ft. long, lin, to 2in. broad, narrowed very gradually below; 
pins lin. or less long, łin. to gin. broad, lanceolate, dilated at 
he base, narrowed gradually towards the point. fe tile fronds 
on stipes 4in. to 6in. long; pinn linear, lin. to l4in. long. Invo- 
lucre broad, involute. West Indies, &c. Stove. (H. S. F. 146.) 
L. Patersoni (Paterson’s). rhiz. short-creeping. sti. 2in. to Sin. 
long, wiry, erect, rather scaly below. barren fronds about Ift. 
long, under lin, broad, broadest one-third of the distance from 
the top, narrowed very gradually downwards; point acuminate, 
cartilaginous and wavy. fertile fronds as long, but only 
gin. sori 8 the whole space between the midrib 
n. South Africa. A very pretty greenhouse species. 
Syn. L. (H. S. F. 143.) 
often Ein. to din. long, nearly lin. broad, and suddenly decurrent 
at the base; the fertile pinnz often numerous on each side, erecto- 
i 2 bin. long, zin. broad. Neilgherries and Ceylon. Stove. 
NS. L. Colensoi, L. elongata, and L. punctata. 
L. procera (tall).* caw, stout, woody, elongated, clothed with 
large scales. sti, 6in. to 12in. long, stout, erect, scaly below. 
barren fronds ovate, lft. to 3ft. long, 6in. to 12in. bread? pinnæ 
linear, Sin. to 12in. long, zin. to lin. broad, the lower ones stalked, 
base rounded or even cordate, sometimes auricled, point nar- 
rowed gradually. fertile fronds narrowly linear, distant, 4in. to 
Ein. long, jin. broad. Involucre broad, membranaceous, ciliated, 
sometimes slightly intramarginal. Mexico, West Indies, Aus- 
tralia, Kc. Greenhouse. Syn, L. Gilliesti, (H. S. F. 58.) L. 
capensis and L. chilensis are large- growing forms. 
L. p. ornifolia (Ash-leaved). fronds sft, long, with as many as 
forty pinne ; the lower ones distinctly stalked, and often furnished 
with glands. Syn. L. tuberculata. 
L. p. vestita (clothed). A form with densel is. 
95 ra 0 ed) y paleaceous rachis. 
L. pumila (dwarf).* rhiz. slender, creeping, clothed with bluntish 
scales at the apex. fertile fronds on sti 0 ai . to din. long; pinnz 
linear-oblong, with a considerable space between them. barren 
i 5 to en ae mi broad 1 pinne spreading, 
` crenated, jin. long, zin. s Zea- 
ey Ralf ra ł g, zin. broad. New Zea 
L. punctata (dotted), A synonym of L. Patersoni elongata. 
L. punctulata (dotted). cau. stout, densely paleaceous at the 
crown. sti. Sin. to bin. long, strong, erect. 8 oblong- 
lanceolate, 1ft. to 2ft. long, Ain, to 6in. broad; pinne very 
numerous, contiguous, linear, sub-falcate, 2in. to Zin. long, jin. 
to — broad, rounded or cordate and auricled at base, lower ones 
de 8 and the lowest reduced to auricles. fertile fronds 
busra ay | gr arse 2 — zin. broad; rachis stout, 
* OW Yi 
8 ca, from Natal southward, and Java. 
L. rigida (rigid). A synonym of T. dura. 
L. robusta (robust). A form of L. Boryana. 
L. Spicant (spiked).* rhiz, stout, short-creepi barren fronds 
= stalks ein. to Sin. long, lanceolate, bin. to Sin. long, lin. to 
ö broad, narrowed gradually below; pinnæ linear, zin. to zin. 
ong, zin. broad, bluntish or mucronate, slightly dilated at the 
ng Jertile fronds often lft. long, 2in. broad, on stipes bin. to 
— long, narrowly linear; pinnae jin. to gin. apart, dilated at 
k base, the line of fructification at first slightly int inal. 
orthern hemisphere(Britain). Hardy. SYN. Blechnum Spicant. 
