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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
Nephrodium—continued. 
lanceolate; pinn distant, zin. to lin. long, Iz in. to 3in. broad, 
the point bluntish, the edge more or less deeply pinnatifid; the 
J sometimes close and linear-oblong, sometimes distinct, 
linear or spathulate. sori minute ; involucre very fugacious, 
West Indies, &c. SYN. Lastrea sancta. 
N. Sieboldii (Siebold’s).* cau. tufted, scaly. sti. bin. to 12in. 
long, scaly below. jronds with an entire or slightly toothed, 
lanceolate-oblong, terminal pinna, Sin. to 12in. long, and 14in. to 
2in. broad, and from two to four similar ones on each side, the 
lowest shortly stalked. sori large, copious, scattered. Japan. 
Greenhouse, or nearly hardy. Syn. Pycnopteris Sieboldii. 
N. sophoroides (Sophora-like). sti. 1ft. or more long, slender, 
pubescent. fronds lft. to 2ft. long, 6in. to Sin. broad; pinne 
spreading, Ain. to 6in. long, fin. to in. broad, apex acuminate, 
the edge cut one-third the way down into oblong-triangular, sub- 
falcate lobes. Japan, &c. Greenhouse. 
N. sparsum (scattered). sti. tufted, bin. to 12in. long, scaly only at 
base. fronds lft. to 2ft. long, 8in. to 12in. broad, ovate-lanceo- 
late; lowest pinnz the largest, 4in. to Ein. long, 12in. to 2in. 
broad ; lowest pinnules sometimes gp toes the others lanceo- 
Jate, unequal-sided, pinnatifid, with oblong, blunt lobes. sori 
usually one to each lobe, near the midrib ; involucre naked, flat, 
one line broad. North India to Mauritius. A noble greenhouse 
species. SYN. N. purpurascens. (H. S. F. iv. 262.) 
N. spinulosum (rather spiny).* sti. tufted, about lft. long, 
scaly. fronds lft. to 1}ft. long, 6in. to 8in. broad, oblong-lanceo- 
late; lower pinne sub-deltoid, 3in. to Ain. long, lin. to 2in. 
broad, the lowest pair about equal to the next; ules ovate- 
lanceolate, the largest about lin. long, zin. broad, cut down to 
the rachis below into close oblong lobes, with copious aristate 
teeth; involucre not gland-ciliated. Europe (Britain), Africa, 
North-east Asia, and North America. Hardy. The following 
are the most important varieties: - 
N. s. dilatatum (enlarged-crested).* Scales denser and narrower 
than those of the type, dark brown in the centre. fronds ovate- 
lanceolate or sub-deltoid, larger and more deeply cut, the colour 
_ darker, the pinne closer, and the under in Bl often finely 
glandular; involucre gland-ciliated. SYN. Lastrea dilatata. 
N. s. le (scaly). Rachises chestnut-bro scaly. fronds 
— r Eray Pime . — i = ach war; lowest 
un m e often in. d; its seg- 
ments cut down to the oats below, anil with Se 
lobes again deeply pinnatitid. i 
N. s. remotum (remote). fronds oblong- 
lanceolate, about 2ft. Bata 6in. broad ; Diank 
lanceolate, close ; pinnules ovate-oblong, only 
the lowest free, the kd ome about lin. long, 
4in. broad, cut half-way down to the rachis or 
more; spinulose teeth few; under side and 
involucre not glandular. 
Mr. B. S. Williams describes the follo’ 
varieties as forms of Lastrea dilatata : angusti- 
somewhat distant pinne and very r pin- 
nules. Chanterie, a distinct form, with bi-pin- 
nate lanceolate fronds, lft. to 2ft. long, and PI) 
Bin. to Min. wide, diminishing towards the apex ; oN 
ceolate ; pinnz obtuse ; mar deeply serrated 
on the margins, and curled, E 
N. subquinquefidum (somewhat five-cut). 
sti. 1ft. or more long, - firm. fronds 6in. to 
18in. each way; lower pinnz much the largest, 
with the pinnules on the lower side much 
oe than the others, which are from lin. 
to din. broad, often cut down nearly to the 
rachis below into broad, oblong lobes. sori 
medial. West Indies to Brazil, tropical Africa. 
BYNS. V. funestum (H. S. F. iv. 259), N. 
Pogelli, and Lastrea pilosissima. 
N. Thelypteris (Thelypteris). rhiz, slender, wide-creeping. 
sti. about lft. long, poo fag fronds lft. to 2ft. long, 4in. oping. 
broad ; pinnæ sp „in. to Sin. long, zin. broad, cut down 
very nearly to the rachis into entire, spreading, linear-oblong 
lobes, those of the barren frond the broadest; lower pinnæ 
equalling the others. eg ror aoe 3 gine: bread the 
zurved edge. Europe tain), Asia, Africa, No merica, 
New Zealand, &c. A very distinct hardy species. 
j 7 Py 7 N Sti. ee, 7 crech S long, 
naked or slightly villose. fronds 2ft. to 4ft. long, 
broad; pinnæ 6in. to Sin. long, lin. broad, cut down one-third or 
e of the distance to the rachis into blunt, spreading, oblong 
obe lower pinnæ small. sori one on each veinlet, near the main 
Hu : 
Ansan, e. 1869. A very fine but rare 
SYNS. N. ai H. S. F. iv, 241p 
; ; abruptum 0 05 f 
a tty and distinct form, ha 
Fronds ‘about 1344. long and Sin, wide, with J 
pons distant; pinnules very obtuse š “Ss = 8 
entate. dumetorum, à very irable plant, SSSR ON || Vn 
the fronds of which have a i undulating ; TOPE TIN SE A 
surface, and rarely exceed lft. in length. Stans- SS N A- 
Jieldii, a very beautiful subject, with fronds 777/77 “as Bap ne el 
in. to 12in. long and Ain. broad, ovate-lan- LPL NA 4 N 
U, AT 
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Nephrodium—continued. 
N. unitum (joined). sti. 1ft. to 13ft. long, naked. fronds 2ft. or 
more long, bin. to 8in. broad; pinne din. to Sin. long, zin. broad, 
the edge cut from one-third to half-way down into spreading, tri- 
angular, sharp-pointed lobes ; lower pinne not dwindling down. 
sori near the extremity, principally in the lobes ; capsules naked. 
Florida and West Indies, to Brazil, &. A fine, tall-growing 
species. 
N. venulosum (veined). sti. 1}ft. long, naked, greyish, sharply 
angled. fronds Aft. long, lft. to 1}ft. broad; pinnæ numerous, 
the lowest short and very distant, the largest 8in. to Qin. jong, 
lin. broad, cut down half-way to the rachis into slightly-toothed, 
oblong lobes ; veins about nine on each side, conspicuous above, 
with a sorus on each midway to the edge. Fernando Pe 
N. venustum (charming).* sti. tufted, Ift. or more long, naked. 
Fronds 2ft. or more long, 1ft. broad; pinnæ numerous, spreading, 
bin. long, lin. broad, with blunt, oblong lobes, reaching half-way 
down, sori principally in the lobes, close to the edge. Jamaica. 
A handsome species. (G. C. 1855, 677.) 
N. vestitum (clothed).* sti. 6in, to 12in. long, stout, densely 
scaly. fronds lft. to 2ft. long, Ein. to 10in. broad; pinnz Sin. 
to bin. long, 3in. to lin. broad, cut down to a narrowly-winged 
rachis into blunt, entire, falcate lobes, two lines broad. sori close 
to the midrib. South Brazil. A dsome species. SYNS. 
N. Raddianum and Lastrea vestita. 
N. villosum (villose).* sti. tufted, 2ft. to 3ft. or more long, stout, 
usually villose and densely scaly. fronds Aft. 6ft. or more 
long, 2ft. to 3ft. or more broad; pinn often 2ft. long, lft. 
broad; pinnules lanceolate, cut down to the rachis into close, 
oblong, pinnatifid segments; largest entire lobes zin, long, zin. 
broad. sori copious; involucre fiat, half a line broad, often sup- 
pressed. West Indies, to Peru and Chili, 1793. A fine species. 
(H. S. F. iv. 264.) 
N. Vogelli (Vogel's). A synonym of N. subquinquefidum. 
NEPHROLEPIS (from nephros, a kidney, and 
lepis, a scale; referring to the covering of the sori). 
Including Arthropteris (in part). ORD. Filices. A small 
genus (ten species) of very handsome stove ferns, widely 
dispersed over the tropical parts of the globe. Fronds 
simply pinnate, with the pinne articulated at the base, 
FIG. 681. NEPHROLEPIS DAVALLIOIDES, showing Habit and Portion of 
detached Fron 
and often very deciduous in the dried plant, with white 
cretaceous dots on the upper surface. Sori round, arising 
from the apex of the upper branch of a rim, generally 
near the edge; involucre reniform or roundish. Veins 
in all free. Several species are well adapted for growing 
in suspended baskets; they do very well in a compost 
of peat, loam, and sand, with an abundant supply of 
water. For general culture, see Ferns. 
N. acuta (acute). sti. tufted, din. to gin. Jong, firm, naked, or 
Lin. to Sin. long, lin. „acute, the 3 or 
slightly crenate, the upper side auricled, the lower rounded at 
the base. sori sub-marginal. Involuere sub-orbicular, sub- 
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