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Nephrodium continued. 
N. F.-m. grandiceps (large-crested). A lovely plant, havin 
fronds the same length and breadth as ie 2 but wit 
e — 25 densely racemose and crested; pinnules frequently 
OrKed. 
N. F.-m. Pinderi (Pinder's). A well-marked variety, with linear- 
lanceolate, erect, fronds, which are from 2ft. to 3ft. in length. 
N. F.-m. polydactyia r A handsome and 
ful plant, with fronds from lft. to 2ft. long, having the apex of 
non Lopes and also of the frond, terminated by a very pretty 
uit or crest. 
N. F.-m. pumila (dwarf). An elegant little 
variety, with rich dark ie fronds, and 
— obtuse pinne, pretty plant 
or Wardian cases. 
N. F.-m. Schofieldii (Schofield’s). A rare 
and pretty little variety, having fronds 4in. 
long and jin. broad, and with forked or 
crested apices, 
N. floridanum (Floridan).* sti. 6in. or 
more long, with a few scales. fronds lift. 
to 2ft. long, bin. to Sin. broad, oblong- 
lanceolate; fertile pinnz confined to the 
upper half, close, lanceolate, 3in. to 4in. long, 
lin. to liin. broad, cut down toa narrowly- 
winged rachis into oblong, slightly crenated, 
blunt pinnules, with their own breadth 
between them, and two rows of sori reach- 
ing from the midrib nearly to the edge; 
barren pinne broader, the lower ones rather 
reduced, and sub-deltoid, all not so deeply 
cut, and the pinnules close. South United 
States. Hardy. = 
N. foonisecii (haymaking-time). A synonym 
of N. emulun. 
N. fragrans (fragrant).* sti. densely tufted, 
very short, scaly. fronds 6in. to long, 
lein. to 2in. broad, oblong-lanceolate ; pinnæ 
3in. long, zin. to gin. broad, cut down nearly 
to the rachis below into oblong lobes, which 
are again toothed or pinnatifid; lower pinnæ 
the pinnules ; involucre very large and mem- 
branous. Caucasus and Arctic erica, &c., 
1820. Hardy. See Fig 676. ; 
N. funestum (deadly). A synonym of N. subquinquefidum. 
N. ulosum ee sti. 5 Se 3 
when young. fronds us, pinnate, i ong; pinn: 
distant, ovaielanceolate shortly petiolate, sub-cordate at base 
alternate. sort small, reniform. India, &c. 
N. Goldieanum (Goldie’s).* sti. tufted, lft. long, scaly below. 
pinne Ein. to din. long, 2in. broad, cut down nearly to the rachis 
to linear-lanceolate, sub-falcate, slightly-toothed lobes. sori 
in rows near the midrib. North America. Hardy. 
N. hirsutum (hairy), of Don. A synonym of N. odoratum. 
Fic, 676. NEPHRODIUM FRAGRANS, 
iry-ste sti. tufted, 1ft. or more long, densely 
ge ge es 8 gin. to loin. broad; pinnæ din. to 
din. long, about zin. broad, with broad blunt lobes reaching ay 
a quarter to a third down, lower ones not reduced. sori media 
Vol. IL. = 
and crenate at ; lower ones almost opposite, upper ones 
Nephrodium continued, 
= Himalayas, &. A hardy * in general habit resembling 
v. 249.) 
N. Fitiz-mas. (H. S. F. i 
N. um (hispid).* rhiz. stout, creeping. sti. 1ft. to lift. 
long, densely scaly. fronds lft. to 1ft. long, Sin. to 12in, broad, 
sub-deltoid; pinnæ lanceolate, the lowest deltoid; lowest pinnules 
larger than the others, which are lanceolate, with lanceolate 
segments cut down to a winged rachis into small, oblong or 
linear, sharply-toothed lobes. sori copious. New Zealand, &. 
A very handsome little greenhouse species, 
N. Hookeri (Hooker's). A synonym of V. Arbuscula, 
reduced gradually. sori in the lower part of ; Fic. 677. NEPHRODIUM LEUZEANUM, showing Habit and 
detached Pinnule. 
N. Hudsonianum (Hudson's). A synonym of N. truncatum, 
N. ewe, ema (unequal).* sti. 1ft. or more long, with a dense tuft 
of reddish-brown — at the base. fronds lft. to 2ft. long, 8in. 
to 12in. broad, ovate-deltoid ; lower pinne rather shorter and 
broader than the next, which are bin. to Sin. long, 2in. to Sin. 
broad ; pinnules lanceolate, cut down nearly to the rachis into 
oblong spinose-serrated segments. sori in two rows near the 
midrib; involucre firm, naked. Cape Colony and Natal. 
Greenhouse. pees: * 
sub- deltoid; lower pinna lanceolate, often lft. long, Ain. to Sin. 
broad ; pinnules close, lanceolate, having distinct ong-lanceo- 
late segments, with ligulate sub-entire lobes, t one lin. 
abou 
broad. sori small, copious, nearer the midrib than the edge; 
3 thin, fugacious. North India, Japan, &c. Green- 
ouse, : 5 
N. invisum (unseen). rhiz. it, wi ing. sti. lft. or 
more long, stout, villose. fronds lift. ree sg gin. to 12in. 
broad; pinnæ numerous, Ain. or Sin. long, zin. broad, cut about 
— 4 down into sharp, triangular, faleate lobes; lower pinnæ 
distant and dwarfed. sort in rows close to the midrib; capsules 
setose. Polynesian Islands, e ag taal ee 
. Kaulfussii (Kaulfuss’s), sti. a 0 long, slender, 
"i ‘htly — o fronds luft. to 2ft. long, bin. to gin. broad, 
shlong — pinnæ Zin. to Ain. long, żin. to gin. broad, cut 
down nearly to the rachis into spreading, entire, blunt lobes, two 
lines broad, the lower ones not enlarged, and the lower pinnæ 
dwindling down gradually. sort — involucre fugacious. 
West Indies to Brazil. 3 oe L 
uzeanum ’s).* cau, su rescent, densely scaly at 
N sti. Oh to „ long, stout, striated. fronds aft. to 
6ft. long, sub-deltoid ; pinnæ 1ft. to IIft. long, bin. to Ein. broad, 
simple, or the lowest with two or three large pinnated pinnules 
from the lower side; segments Sin. to ĝin. - ong, Zin. to ljin. 
broad, with oblong, sub-falcate, entire, or sinuat lobes reach. 
ing down to a broadly-wi his. sori copious, usually in 
close single rows in the lobes. North India to Fiji, 1874. Syn. 
eee, e ses Pai tufted, 6in. to 12in. long, 
inal- 3 4 . to . long, 
— large meta —.— at the base. fronds lein, to Ain. 
long, Gin. to Sin. broad, oblong-lanceolate, bipinnate; pinne Sin. 
to Jin. long, lin. to Izin. broad; pinnules ovate-oblong, blunt, 
nearly entire. sort marginal. North America, 1772. Hardy. 
N. membranifolium (membranous-fronded). A synonym of 
N. dissectum. 
molle (s ft).* sti. tufted, lft. or more long, rather slender, 
RB a nent to 2it. long, Sin. to 12in. broad; pinnze spread- 
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