442 THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
Nephrodium— continued. 
ing, 4in, to 6in. long, zin. broad, cut about half-way down to the 
midrib into scarcely falcate, blunt lobes ; the lower pinn distant, 
and rather shorter than the others. sori distant from the midrib ; 
capsules naked. Tropics, 1820. A well-known and very variable 
species, of which the following are varieties: 
Nephrodium—continued. 
N. montanum (mountain). Mountain Buckler Fern. sti. short, 
tufted. fronds 14ft. to 2ft. long, Ein. to 8in. broad; pinnæ Sin. 
to 4in. long, lin. broad at the base, cut down to a broadly- 
winged rachis into close, blunt, oblong lobes; lower pinnæ 
distant, and gradually dwarfed down to mere auricles. sori in 
rows near the edge. Europe (Britain), &c. SYN. Lastrea mon- 
tana. The following are the more important varieties of this 
hardy species : 
N. m. cristata (crested).* A rare and beautiful fragrant variety, 
in which the fronds are nearly as large as those of the type, but 
with the apex very finely crested or tasselled; the tips of the 
pinne are similarly furnished, but on a smaller scale. 
N. m. Nowelliana (Nowell’s). A very distinct variety, having 
the fronds from lft. to 14ft. long, and 4in. or Sin, in width, 
pinnate, with narrow pinnz, and the lobes much abbreviated 
and erose. 
N. m. truncata (truncated). A very curious and rare form, with - 
præmorse pinnæ. d 
N. noveboracense (New York). rhiz. slender, wide-creeping. q 
sti. lft. long, stramineous. fronds lft. to 2ft. long, din. to 6in. 
broad: pinnz spreading, 2in. to Sin. long, zin. broad, cut down 
very nearly to the rachis into linear-oblong lobes, those of the 
barren frond the broadest; lower pinn small, deflexed. sori 
soon confluent, in the rows near the flat edge. North America, 
1812. Hardy. 2 
N. odoratum (fragrant). sti. lft, to 14ft. long, densely scaly at 
the base. fronds din. to 18in. long, deltoid; lowest pinnæ much d 
the largest, deltoid, 6in. to din. long, Sin. to din. broad; pinnules d 
lanceolate, often imbricated, with ovate or oblong pinnatifid d 
segments, with blunt rounded lobes. sori copious. Involucres 
large, pale, villous. Tropical Asia, &c. SYNS. N. eriocarpum 
and N. hirsutum. 
N. Otaria (Otaria). sti. 6in. to 12in. long. fronds lft. or more d 
long, with a linear-oblong terminal pinna, 4in. to 6in. long, lin. 4 
to lin. broad, the apex acuminate, the in with finely 
serrated lanceolate lobes reaching a quarter or a third of the way 
down, and from three to six distant spreading similar lateral 
ones on each side, the lower ones stalked. sort one on each 
my Philippines, &c. SYN. N. aristatum. (H. S. F. iv. 
Fig. 678. NEPHRODIUM MOLLE CORYMBIFERUM, showing Habit 
and Portions of detached Frond. 
N. m. corymbiferum (corymb-bearing).* A most interesting and 
desirable plant, erect in habit, producing branched fronds, 1ft. 
to 2ft. long; the top of each frond or branch has a large crest 
or corymb, and the ends of the Fs are similarly furnished, but 
on a smaller scale. See Fig. 678. N. pallidiveninm (pale-veined). sti. 1ft. or more long, naked 
: i f : or nearly so. fronds 2ft. to 3ft. long, Bin. to 12in. b) ; pinne 
? 4in. to 6in. long, Zin. to lin. broad, cut two-thirds of the way 3 
down to the rachis into linear-oblong, slightly falcate lobes ; 
lower pinn not much smaller than the rest. sori small, in close 
rows about midway between the midrib and edge. Guinea Coast. 
N. ustre (marsh- lovin sti. Ift. or more long, naked. fronds 
N 00 3ft. long, Sin. to 12in. broad; pinnæ aoe: patent, 
4in. to Ein. long, zin. broad, cut down nearly to the rachis into 
linear oblong, entire, slightly falcate lobes, in. broad. sori filling 
up the greater part of the space between midrib and edge; in- 
volucre small, ciliated. Brazil. 
N. tens (spreading).* rhiz. oblique. sti. Ift. or more long, 
naked or slightly pubescent. fronds 2ft. to öft. long, 8in. to 12in. 
broad; pinnze Ain. to Yin. long, zin. to Zin. broad, cut down about 
three-quarters of the space to the rachis into linear-oblong, sub- 
falcate lobes. sori nearer the edge than the midrib, Involucre 
persistent. Tropics, &c. A distinct and strong-growing species. 
N. p. cristata (crested). A garden form, with the pinne 
curiously forked and crested. See Fig. 680. . 
N. (winged). sti. tufted, stout, 8in. to 12in. long, J 
- villose. fronds 2ft. to Aft. long, lft. to l4ft. broad; pi 4 
numerous, spreading, 6in. to Yin. long, lin. to 14in. broad, the a 
apex acuminate, the edge cut above a quarter of the down 3 
to the midrib into oblong, falcate lobes, the lower warfed 
and distant. sori adal ; capsules setose. i yas, &c. 
Syn. N. articulatum. 
N. podophyllum (footstalk-fronded). sti. tufted, 1ft. long, naked 
upwards. fronds lft. to l4ft. long, Sin. to 12in. broad; pinne 
four to eight on each side, erecto-patent, 4in. to 6in. long, En. to 
12in. broad, the edge nearly entire, or with shallow, broad, blunt 
lobes; veins pinnate in the lobes, having two to four veinlets y 
on a side, with sometimes a sorus on each, distant from the 
man vein. Japan and- Hong Kong. Greenhouse, or nearly § 
Y. — 
N. pteroides (Pteris-like).* sti. 1ft. to 2ft. long, slender, slightly i 
scaly below. fronds 2ft. to 4ft. long, ; 
pinne spreading, 4in. to 8in. long, Zin. broad, the apex acumi- 
nate, the edge cut one-third or ti ner down into oblong or sub- 
triangular lobes. sori bao inal, and confined to the lobes. 
Tropical Asia, &c. A distinct and handsome species. 
N. pubescens (downy). sti. 6in. to 18in, long, slender, villose. 
Fronds bin. to 18in. long, deltoid ; lower pinnæ much the a 
{onnes lanceolate ; lower segments usually free, oblong-r 
i 
W. 
dal, unequal-sided. sort small, distant from the midrib. 
est Indies. Syn. Phegopteris villosa. 
N. purpurascens (purplish). A synonym of N. sparsum. 
= Raddianum (Raddi’s). A synonym of N. vestium. 
. refractum (curved-back). sti. tufted, lft. lo: Fronds lft. 
to 1sft. long, 6in. to din. broad; pinnæ ee, less 
Fig. 679. PORTION OF FROND OF NEPHRODIUM MOLLE 
GRANDICEPS. 
idiceps (large-crested). A garden variety, with a large 
t, and the Pinnz also conspicuously crested. See 
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