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Lomaria— continued. 
L. S. anomala (anomalous). fronds about gin. in height, thin, 
much attenuated ; pinne all partially fertile, without being so 
much contracted as usual, Novel and distinct. A miniature 
form of this variety, known as minus, has been discovered in 
Wales, and makes a very pretty Wardian case subject. 
L. S. concinna (neat). barren fronds prostrate, about 1ft. long, 
żin. broad; lobes almost flabellate, beautifully crenulated round 
the margins, and somewhat imbricated. fertile fronds similar in 
outline, but erect. A very pretty variety. 
L. S. contracta (contracted). fronds din. to 6in. long, very 
narrow; the lower portion resembles a deeply incised wing to 
the rachis; the upper portion pinnatifid, becoming again narrow 
at the apex. North Wales. A pretty Wardian case plant. 
L. S. crispa (curled). A beautiful variety, having the lobes of the 
fronds beautifully undulated or curled and nearly always entire, 
and all the apices crested. 
L. S. cristata (crested). A pretty form, differing from the 
type in the apex of each frond having a furcate crest. 
L. S. flabellata (fan-shaped). fronds several times divided near 
the base, each division being beautifully ramose, and crested at 
the apex. A handsome variety. 
L. S. imbricata (imbricated). barren fronds 6in. long, 2in. 
broad, ovate-lanceolate, the obtuse lobes densely imbricated. 
Jertile fronds with the lobes somewhat narrower, 
L. S. imbricato-erecta (erect-imbricate). fronds ligulate ; 
pinne imbricate, turning back in the fertile fronds, so that their 
edges almost meet. A distinct form of the variety flabellata. 
L. S. lancifolia (lance-leaved). barren fronds narrow, depau- 
perated at the base, entire and ligulate towards the apex. fertile 
fronds about Yin. long, pinnatifid ; pinnz short and obtuse, the 
terminal one very much elongated. 
L. S. multifurcata (much-forked). fronds Sin. to 10in. in height, 
nearly 2in. broad, the apex divided into several branches, forming 
a head upwards of 3in. across; — usually furcate ; sterile 
fronds prostrate ; fertile ones erect. 
S. polydactyla (many-fingered). A handsome form, nearly 
as large as the type, and bearing a beautiful crest upon the apex 
of every frond. 
L. S. serrato-rigida (rigid-toothed). fronds Qin. to 10in. high, 
pinnate, crested upon the ends ; pinne distant, serrated on both 
margins. A rigid and erect variety. 
L. S. serrulata (serrulated). fronds about 6in. high, very 
narrow-lanceolate ; pinnze short, and beautifully serrulate on the 
margins. Very pretty for Wardian case culture. 
L. S. stricta (upright). fronds about 1ft. high, lin. broad; lobes 
dentate, often slightly depauperated; fertile fronds much 
narrower than the sterile ones. 
A distinct variety. 
FiG. 467. LOMAKIA SPICANT TRINERVIS CORONANS. 
L. S. trinervis (three-nerved). The main point of distinction 
in this variety irs in the division of the frond into three 
sections near the base, the lateral ones being very small in com- 
— to the central one. A fine form of this variety—coronans— 
s the apices terminated with a large crest. See Fig. 467. 
L. S. variabilis (variable). fronds 4in. to bin. long, simple, 
entire, for a third of their length enlarging upwards, and then 
Idenly tracting ; apex sometimes furcate. 
L. tenuifolia (slender-fronded). A synonym of Acrostithum 
tenuifolium. 
L. tuberculata (warted). A synonym of L. procera ornifolia. 
L. vestita (clothed), A synonym of L. procera vestita. 
L. vulcanica (volcanic). cau. thick, erect or sub-prostrate, 
densely clothed at the crown with subulate blackish scales. sti. 
4in. to 6in, long, erect. fronds bin. to 18in. long, Sin. to 6in. broad, 
Lomaria—continued. 
e barren ones ovate-lanceolate, not narrowed at the base or the 
ower pinnæ abbreviated; pinnæ spreading, lanceolate, 2in. to 
Ain. long, zin. to gin. broad, base slightly dilated, point acute or 
bluntish, the lowest pair deflexed ; fertile pinnz linear, distant, 
dilated suddenly at the base, 2in. to 4in. long, zin. broad. Java, 
New Zealand, &c. Stove or greenhouse. 
LOMARIDIUM. Included under Lomaria (which 
see). 
LOMARIOPSIS. Included under Lomaria (which 
see). 
LOMATIA (from loma, lomatos, an edge; referring 
to the winged edge of the seeds). Syn. Tricondylus. 
ORD. Proteacew. This genus comprises about nine species 
of greenhouse or conservatory shrubs or trees, six of 
which inhabit Australia, and the rest are natives of Chili. 
Flowers hermaphrodite, in pedicellate pairs, in terminal or 
axillary, simple or slightly-branched racemes; perianth 
irregular. Leaves alternate or rarely opposite, toothed 
or pinnately divided, very variable on the same plant. 
Lomatias thrive in a compost of loam, peat, and sand, 
in equal proportions. Plenty of drainage is most essential. 
Propagated by cuttings of well-ripened shoots, placed 
in gentle heat, under a bell glass, The undermentioned 
are very elegant foliage plants: 
rusty).* J. very dar n on the upper side, 
e s pinnae O renhar sais die. at the points; petiole 
and back of the leaf clothed with a short tomentum, 10ft. 
Chili, 1851. A handsome plant, of graceful habit. 
L. ilicifolia (Holly-leaved). fl., racemes long and loose, simple or 
slightly branched. J. petiolate, ovate, oblong, or late, 
irregularly prickly-toothed or lobed. k. 6ft. Australia, An 
erect branching shrub, growing sometimes into a small tree. 
(B. M. 4023.) 
L. silaifolia (Silaus-leaved).* fl. white, in long, erect racemes. 
J. bright green above, bipinnatifid, smooth; pinnz lanceolate, 
irregularly cut, acute; under surface slightly glaucous, the reti- 
culated veins prominent. h. 2ft. New South Wales, 1792. A 
very desirable species, having a spreading habit. (B. M. 1272.) 
L. tinctoria (dyer’s). fl., racemes terminal, or in the upper axils, 
pedunculate, loose, Ain. to Sin. long. J. pinnate, bipinnate, or 
rarely undivided ; segments linear, obtuse, entire or lobed. 
h. 2ft. Australia. A small shrub. (B. M. 4110.) 
LOMATOPHYLLUM (from loma, lomatos, a border, 
and phyllon, a leaf; alluding to the distinetly-bordered 
leaves). Syn. Phylloma. ORD. Liliacew. A very small 
genus (two or three species) of greenhouse succulent 
plants, allied to Aloe. Flowers at the sides of the 
branches, racemose, shortly pedicellate; panicles in the 
axils of the superior leaves, pedunculate. Fruit sub- 
globose, fleshy-coriaceous, Leaves clustered at the apices 
of the stems, loriform-elongated, fieshy-coriaceous ; margin 
cartilaginous, often coloured, calloso- or spinuloso-serrulate. 
Stem woody, simple, sometimes tall. The under-mentioned 
is the only species in cultivation. For culture, see Aloe. 
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