* 
‘Ta trie (hair-fronded) 
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_ overlapping each other, the veins exserted at their tips. 
Demerara. A very rare, distinct, erect-growing Fern. 
T. saxatile (rock-loving). sti. terete, hairy. fronds tufted, 
triangular-ovate, pinnate below ; pinne bipinnatifid, the upper 
ones decurrent; pinnules oyate, the margins more or less de- 
curved, giving the surface a pretty, undulating character ; 
ultimate segments broad, short, obtuse-pointed.. Involucres 
cylindrical, supra-axillary, slightly two-lipped. Borneo, 1862. 
A dwarf but very pretty species. 
T. scandens (climbing). rhiz. wiry, wide-creeping. sti. strong, 
erect, naked, 2in. to 4in. long. fronds 6in. to 18in. long, 3in. 
to 6in. broad, rouy pinnate, or the hairy rachis very slightly 
winged above, ovate, acuminate ; lower pinnæ ovate-lanceolate, 
nearly pinnate, 2in. to 4in. long; pinnules divided down to a 
narrow wing; segments again pinnatifid about half-way down ; 
ins finely hairy. sori one to four to a pinnule, the mouth 
with two lateral projections. Mexico, &c., 1862. 
T, Sellowianum (Sellow’s). sti. clothed with short hairs. fronds 
bright green, linear-lanceolate, deeply pinnatifid; segments 
ere: obtuse, waved at the edges, where there are a few hairs. 
Brazil. An extremely rare plant in cultivation, 
T. setigerum (bristle-bearing). sti. quite terete, 2in. to bin. 
long, furnished with hair-like scales. fronds tufted, 9in. to 15in. 
long, linear or linear-lanceolate, pinnate, smooth, curving ; 
pinne bipinnatifid; pinnules palmate; ultimate segments 
elongated and very-narrow, almost capillary, the lower ones 
incurved, sub-erect. Involucres supra-axillary, small, sub- 
cylindrical, terminal on a narrow segment. Borneo, 1862. 
T. sinuosum (waved). rhiz. wide- 
creeping, sinuous, rather strong. sti. 
varying from hardly any to 2in. long. 
fronds 2in. to Yin. long, lin. to 14in. 
broad, linear - lanceolate, very gra- 
dually decurrent below, pinnatifid 
down to a broadly - winged rachis ; 
lobes oblong, obtuse, crenate - mar- 
gined. sori two to four to each lobe ; 
receptacle much exserted. Tropical 
America, SYN. T. incisum. 
T. spicatum (spicate). cau. erect, 
tufted. barren fronds 4in. to 6in. long, 
lin. to lin. broad, on stipes lin. to 
2in. long, pinnatifid nearly to the 
rachis, the apex not rooting; seg- 
ments inciso-crenate, linear-oblong. 
fertile fronds composed of a rachis 
and two rows of sori, without any 
connecting membrane. West Indies. 
(H. G. F. 60.) Syn. Feea polypodina. 
T. superbum (superb). rhiz. strong, 
wide-creeping. sti. 2in. to 5in. long, 
strong, winged nearly down to the 
base, „fronds 4in. to Yin. long, 2in. to 
4in. broad, broadly ovate, pinnatifid 
down to a narrowly-winged rachis; 
lower pinge lanceolate, divided more 
than i 
f way to the rachis, with 
oblong, crenate lobes. sori two to 
six to each lobe; tacle long, 
filiform. Trinidad, 1 SYN. 7 
fimbriatum. 
T. tenerum (slender). rhiz. creeping, 
tomentose, very slender. sti. lin. 
to 2in. long, slender, naked. fronds 
in. to 8in. long, lin. to lin. broad, 
pendent, flaccid, lanceolate, tripin- 
natifid, the main rachis only very 
slightly winged towards the apex; 
pinne distant, flaccid, cut down to 
a narrowly-winged rachis, with dis- 
tant, anew -incised or pinnatifid 
innules; ultimate segments about 
wo lines long. sori one to four to a 
| emer the tube more or less exserted. 
ropical America, SYN. T. angusta- 
tum. 
T. trichoideum (hair-like).* rhiz. 
creeping, slender. sti. lin. to 2in. 
long, very slender, naked. fronds 
. to 8in. long, lin. to 2in. broad, 
sti 
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Trichomanes—continued. 
lin. to 1}in. broad, oblong, decompound; rachis stiff, terete 
throughout; pinnæ twelve to fifteen-jugate, much imbricated, 
many of them deltoid, żin. broad ; lower pinnules copiously pin- 
natifid ; ultimate divisions bristle-like, in. to jin. long, spreading 
“in all directions. sori copious, free, placed near the base of 
Ee pete on the upper side. Borneo and New Caledonia, 
T, venosum (veined). rhiz. slender, wide-creeping. sti. lin. to 
Zin. long, very slender, naked. fronds 2in. to Sin. long, lin. to 
lżin. broad, pinnatifid, the main veins free in the lower half, 
broadly winged above ; lower pinnz about 6in. long, varying from 
linear and nearly simple to lanceolate and deeply pinnatifid 
below. sori only one to a pinna, axillary on the upper margin, 
the tube slightly two-lipped. Australia and New Zealand. 
Greenhouse. 
TRICHONEMA. A synonym of Romulea. 
TRICHOPETALUM (from thriv, trichos, a hair, and 
petalon, a petal; the inner perianth segments are fringed). 
ORD. Liliacee. A monotypic genus. The species is a 
curious, half-hardy, perennial herb, with a thick rhizome, 
and fascicled, fleshy or tuberous root fibres. A light, 
rich soil is most suitable. The plant succeeds in a pit, 
or in an effectively-drained frame, with a southern aspect. 
It will also thrive in pots, if ample drainage be afforded. 
Propagation may be effected by divisions. 
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Fig. 95. TRICHOPILIA SUAVIS. — 
