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Woodsia—continued. 
six to twelve to the largest pinnules; involucre a small, 
membranous, lacerated, white cup. United States to Pern. 
See Fig. 227. (H. G. F. 43.) Syn. W. Perriniana. 
W. oregana (Oregon). sti. densely tufted, not articulated, 
castaneous, 2in..to Ain. long. fronds oblong-lanceolate, narrowed 
to both ends, Sin. to 4in. long, bipinnate, glabrous; pinne 
lanceolate, sessile, the central ones ŝin. to jin. long, cut down 
to the rachis or a narrow wing into blunt, oblong, crenate lobes, 
the lower ones distant, gradually reduced ; rachis stramineous. 
sori sub-marginal; involucre hidden by the sorus. North 
America. Closely allied to W. obtusa. 
W. Perriniana (Perrin’s). A synonym of W. obtusa. 
W. polystichoides (Polystichum-like).* fronds Qin. long, 
opaque, lanceolate, pinnate, sparsely subulate-squamulose ; 
innæ spreading, approximate, sessile, bin. to 8in. long, lanceo- 
ate, acute, cuneate-truncate at 
base, acutely auricled at the 
superior base, entire or obso- 
letely crenate at the apex, indis- 
tinctly eostate. sori marginal in 
a distinct line or series ; involucre 
lobose, of four or five ciliated, 
incurved scales. Japan, 1863. 
W. p. sinuata (sinuate). fronds, 
eg broader, more o! 5 
lobed-pinnatifid. (H. G. F.32,£.3.) ` 
OW. p. Veitehii(Veitch's) fronds | 
very villous (H. G. F. 32, ff. 1, 
2, 4-6.) 
W. scopulina (brush-like). sti. 
densely tufted, 2in. to Jin, long, 
castaneous below. fronds Ain. to 
6in. long, oblong-lanceolate, bi- 
pinnate, narrowed from the mid. 
dle to both ends; central pinnæ 
lanceolate, sessile, Zin. to An. 
long, cut down to the rachis or 
a narrow wing into close, ligu- 
late- oblong, crenate - pinnatifid 
lobes; upper surface slightly, 
lower densely, glandular-pilose, 
with a few minute scales on the 
ribs. Rocky Mountains, 1884. 
“ Scarcely more than a variety of 
S. obtusa" (Baker). 
WOOD SORREL (Oxalis 
Acetosella). A hardy, native 
perennial, occasionally culti- 
vated for the use of its young 
leaves in salads. It should be 
cut over frequently, and not 
Woodwardia—continued. 
soil, and require plenty of water, both at the roots and 
overhead, during the summer months. They succeed 
well if planted out in the conservatory border, and grow 
much more vigorously than in pots. For general culture, 
see Ferns. 
W. angustifolia (narrow-fronded). A synonym of W. areolata. 
W. areolata (areolate).* barren fronds Yin. to 12in. long, 6in. to 
8in. broad, on a slender stipes, deltoid-ovate, with numerous 
oblong-lanceolate, sinuated pinne on each side, the lower ones 
Sin. to 4in, long, }in. to jin. broad, reaching down to the rachis, 
which above has a broad wing ; both surfaces naked. fertile fronds 
on an elongated, strong, erect, chestnut-brown, naked stem: 
pinne An. to 4in. long, narrow-linear, sin. to lin. apart. United 
States, 1812. See Fig. 228. (H. G. F. 61.) SYN. W. angustifolia. 
allowed to produce seed in 
gardens, or else the seedlings 
may become troublesome weeds. 
A cool, shady place is best 
suited, but the plant is seldom 
cultivated. If a few specimens 
are desired, they are best pro- 
cured in spring and transplanted 
- from places where they grow 
naturally. 
- WOOD SOWER. An old 
name for the common Wood 
Sorrel (Oxalis Acetosella). 
WOOD TIGER MOTH. 
See Tiger Moths. | 
WOOD-TONGUE FERN. See Drymoglossum. 
WOOD VIOLET. See Viola sylvatica. 
WOODWARDIA (named after Thomas Jenkinson 
Woodward, an English botanist). Chain Fern. Including 
Anchistea and Lorinseria. 
(about half-a-dozen species) of highly decorative, green- 
house or half-hardy Ferns, belting the world in the North 
temperate zone, extending very slightly within the tropics. 
Fronds usually ample and bipinnatifid. Sori linear or 
linear-oblong, sunk in cavities of the frond, placed in 
single rows parallel with, and contiguous to, the midribs 
ias thrive in any well 
lid. Wi 
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ORD. Filices. A small genus | 
of the t pinnules; involucre v Viger ae S 
shape as the sorus, closing over the cavity like a 
he ciere (Harland's) sti. oe 
undivided, to broadly ovate, w 
the lines of sori which margin 
to the upper part of the 
