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Cryptocoryne—-ontinued. Е E 
Stove herbaceous perennials, requiring treatment similar 
to the tender species of Arum (which see). : 
cilia: fringed).* t-scented ; spathe pedunculate, 
"M er is psy tip. Dune: E. tire petiolate, oblong, 
linear-lanceolate. h. lft. Indies, 1823. х 
C. spiralis (spiral. Л. brown. Мау. №. 1. East Indies, 1816. 
SYN. Arum spirale. (В. M. 2220.) 
CRYPTOGRAMME (from kryptos, hidden, and 
gramme, writing; in allusion to the concealed sori). 
Mountain Parsley Fern; Rock-Brake. ORD. Filices. А 
monotypic genus of hardy ferns; the only species, although 
Fic. 554. CRYPTOGRAMME CRISPA. 
comparatively rare and local, is frequently found in stony 
situations in the North of England and Wales. Sterile 
and fertile fronds usually different from the same root; 
Sori terminal on the veins, at first separate, sub-globose, 
QAI 
FIG. 555. CRYPTOGRAMME CRISPA 
ACROSTICHOIDES. 
afterwards confluent, the con- 
tinuous involucre formed of the 
changed margin of the frond, 
rolled over them till full ma- 
turity. It is of easy culture 
in pots or Wardian cases, but 
requires perfect drainage. Allosorus, formerly regularly 
used for the name of this genus, and even at present 
regarded as such in some books, is now restricted to a 
section of the genus Pellea. See also Ferns. 
c. crispa (erisped). * sti. tufted, slightly scaly towards the base. 
. Fronds 2in. to ĝi Jong, 1йп, to 2in. broad, oblong, tri- or quadri- 
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Cryptogramme—continued. = 
pinnate ; ultimate segments of the barren frond obovate-cuneate, - 
deeply pinnatifid, those of the fertile frond pod- l, iin. to 
iin. long. Arctic and North temperate regions (Great Britain) 
SYN. Allosorus crispus. See Fig. 554. 
C. c. acrostichoides (Acrostichum-like)* Habit larger and 
Stronger than in type; barren segments thi in texture, тоге 
эзш ош veined, and not so deeply cut ; fertile ones šin. to sin. 
ong, one line broad ; involucre spreading when mature. М Es 
west America. See Fig. 555. 
C. c. Brunoniana (Brown's. Habit of type, but the fertile 
segments oblong, about three lines long, one line broad, with the 
involucre spreading in the mature plant, and a space left free 
from fruit in the centre. 
CRYPTOMERIA (from kryptos, hidden, and meris, 
part; referring to the structure of all the parts of the 
flower being hidden). Japan Cedar. Овр. Conifere. 
Evergreen trees. Flowers moncecious; male catkins soli- 
tary in the axils of the upper leaves. Leaves rigid, linear- 
faleate, acute, quadrangular, scattered. Cones less than 
lin. in diameter, terminal, and solitary; scales loose, 
cuneate, prickly, with from three to six winged seeds. 
Cryptomerias are hardy in most parts of this country, but 
their beauty is only fully developed in deep rich soils, with 
abundance of moisture, and protection from cutting winds. 
Propagated by seeds and cuttings, planted in sandy soil, 
under a handlight. Probably there is only one species 
(C. japonica) with a fair claim to that title, but several 
varieties are described as such. 
Ете. 556. CRYPTOMERIA ELEGANS, 
elegans (elegant). ж L linear, flattened, soft in texture, decur- _ 
Mie. at the e, acute, spreading, falcato, pars ы both 
above and . short, horizontal; branchlets 
Trunk robust, Ay 20% 
pendulous at their extremities. 
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