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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
Acrostichum— continued. 
lanceolate, pinnatifid, the longest sometimes 18in. long, and 6in. to 
10in. broad ; pinnules with long falcate lobes reaching half-way 
down to the midrib, both surfaces naked ; fertile pinnules very 
narrow, and dangling, continuous or beaded, West Indies, Mexico, 
&c. Stove species. SYNS. Polybotrya and A. caudatum. 
A. piloselloides (mouse ear-leaved). Synonymous with A. spathu- 
latum. 
A. platyrhynchos (broad-beaked). sti. tufted, scarcely any. 
S Tia to 16in. Jong, lin. broad, simple. sori in a patch 
at the apex, lin. to 2in. long, šin. broad, which does not reach 
to the entire edge; the lower part narrowed gradually, with 
naked surfaces, and a coriaceous texture. Philippines. Stove 
species, SYN. Hymenolepis platyrhynchos, 
A. quercifolium (oak-leaved).* rhiz. stout, wide creeping. sti. of 
barren fronds lin. to 2in. long, clothed with brownish hairs, 
barren fronds šin. to 4in. long, I4in. to 2in. broad, the terminal 
pinne with blunt rounded lobes. fertile fronds with a terminal 
inna, lin. to 2in. long, one line broad, and a pair of smaller 
teral ones, with slender stipes 6in. to 9in. long, hairy at the 
base. Ceylon. Stove species. SYNS. A. Neitnerti (of gardens), 
Gymnopteris quercifolia. 
A. scandens (climbing).* rhiz. woody, wide climbing. sti. 3in. to 
4in. long, firm, erect, naked. fronds lft. to 3ft, long, 1ft. or more 
broad, simply pinnate; barren pinne, 4in, to 8in. long, fin. to 14in. 
broad, acuminate, the edge thickened and serrulate, the base 
cuneate, sessile, or slightly stalked, articulated ; fertile pinne, 
6in. to 12in. long, one and a half to two lines broad, the lower ones 
i t. Himalayas, &c.,1841. Stove or greenhouse species, SYN. 
scandens, 
A. lium (scolopendrium-leaved).* rhiz. woody, 
creeping, scaly. sti, 4in. to 12in. long, firm, erect, densely clothed 
with blackish scales. barren fronds often lft. long, Liin. to 3in. 
broad, simple, acute, the base narrowed gradually ; edge and mid- 
rib scaly. fertile fronds much smaller than the barren ones. 
Guatemala, &c. Stove species. SYN. A. barbatum. | 
A. serratifolium (serrate-leaved). rhiz, woody, short creeping. 
sti. of barren fronds 12in. to 18in. long, =e i scaly. barren 
fronds 2ft. long, 6in. to 12in, broad, with numerous sessile 
pinnz on each side, Sin. to 6in, long, gin. to Ma broad, inciso- 
crenate, the base cuneate; fertile pinne distant, 2in. to 3in. long, 
po to żin. broad, blunt, entire. Ven Stove species. 
YN. Chrysodiwm serratifolium. s> 
A. simplex (simple-leaved.) rhiz. woody, creeping, scaly. 
ie lin. to 4in. long, firm, erect, naked. u i 1 
ae about broad, very acute, the lower part narrowed ve 
3 . Jertile fronds narrower than the barren ones, wit 
ger Cuba to Brazil, 1798. Stove species. SYN. Hlapho- 
A 
40ft. ing trees like a cable, sometimes prickly. fronds 
12in, to 18in. long, 6in. to 12in. broad, simply pinnate; barren 
pinne 4in. to 6in, ong, about 4in.broad, three to twenty on each 
ted at the base, entire or toothed; fertile pinnæ 
lin. to 2in. apart, 2in. to 4in. long, about jin. broad. West Indies, 
1793. There are several varieties of this species, chiefly differing 
a the number of pinnz. Stove species. SYN. Stenochlena sorbi- 
A. s. cuspidatum (cuspidate).* This is only a variety of the above 
species with long-stalked, ligulate-cuspidate pinne; but it is 
usually regarded as a distinct species in gardens. 
A. spathulatum (spoon-shaped). sti. tufted, lin. to 2in. long, firm, 
erect, scaly. barren fronds sin. to 4in. long, jin. to 4in. broad, 
ee asic, blunt, tapering narrowly or gradually at the 
base, with a coriaceous texture; both surfaces and the margins 
: ee fertile fronds smaller than the barren, with 
longer Tropical America, South Africa, &c. Stove species. 
es. 
A. spicatum (spiked). rhiz. woody, short creeping. sti. lin. to 
in bone, fone ted 6in. to 18in. ‘long, din. to lin broad, the 
upper part contracted and fertile, entire, the lower part narrowed 
very gr: . Himala; i 
p a eg + , yas, &c. Greenhouse species, SYN. 
(sealy).* rhiz, woody, densely scaly, sti. 2in. to 
4in. long, densely hed with pale dark- 
barren fi . to 12in. long, aloes in, soley geen yoo 
simple 
ually; both sides matted, and the ed 
; scales, fertile fronds as long st + 
barren ones, but much narrower, the stipes much longer, Widely 
pheres, Sto house species. 
_ SYN. A, paleaceum, 
= subdiaphanum (semi-transparent) ad 
or maba 2in. to 6in. long, firm, e ) 
Bin. long, lin. to 14in. broad, simple, both ends narrowed, 
cau. woody, erect. sti, 
I Jertile fronds much narrower, on longer stipes. — 
Te Greenhouse species. SYN. Aconiopteris subdiaphana, — 
. Subrepandum (slighty-waved).* rhi 
sti. of barren stout, erect, nearl 
ee et me | broad, copio: 
linear. en or subrepand pinnz on each 
sometimes 4 
others, but smaller. Isle of Luzon, &c. 
Gymnopteris subrepanda. a 
(service-leaved).* rhiz. thick, woody, often 30ft. to . 
rect, scaly. barren fronds 4in. to 
Acrostichum—continued. 
A. tacczefolium (yew-leaved).* cau. woody, densely scaly. sti. of 
barren fronds lin. to 4in. long, scaly. barren fr from lft. to 
2ft. long, 3in. to 12in. broad, simple, oblong-lanceolate, entire, 
copiously pinnate, with oblong-lanceolate pinne, lin. to 6in. long, 
żin. to 14in. broad, the upper ones narrowly decurrent, the lower 
ones forked at the base on the under side. fertile fronds simple, 
6in. to 12in. long, Jin. broad, or pinnate, with forked linear pinne. 
The three-lobed form of this species is sometimes known as A. 
Por ae Philippines. Stove species. SYN. Gymnopteris taccee- 
old, 
A. tenuifolium (narrow-leaved).* rhiz. wide scandent, woody, 
slightly scaly. barren fronds simply pinnate, the stipes 4in. to 6in. 
long, naked, firm, erect, the fronds 3ft. to 5ft. long, 12in. to 18in. 
broad; pinnæ 6in to Yin. long, Zin. to 14in. broad, acuminate, the 
edge thickened and serrulate, short-stalked. fertile fronds bi- 
pinnate, with longer stipes; pinne long-stalked, with numerous 
distant pinnules. South Africa. Stove or greenhouse species. 
Syns. A. Meyerianum and Stenochlena tenuifolia. 
A. trilobum (three-lobed). A form of A. taccefolium. 
A. villosum (hairy).* rhiz. woody, densely scaly. sti. 2in. to ĝin. 
long, slender, densely clothed with scales. barren fronds 6in. to 
9in. long, lin. to lin. broad, acute, the lower part narrowed 
gradually; both surfaces scaly, and the edge more or Jess ciliated. 
fertile fronds much smaller than the others. Mexico, &c. Stove 
species. 
A. viscosum (clammy).* rhiz. woody, creeping, densely scaly. 
sti. 3in, to 6in. Jong, firm, erect, scaly, often viscous, barren 
fronds bin. to 12in, long, 4in. to lin, broad, simple, acute, the 
lower part narrowed gradually; both surfaces more or less viscid, 
and minutely scaly. fertile fronds smaller, with longer stipes. 
Tropical America and the tropics of the Old World, 1 ery 
variable in form. Stove species. 
ACROTRICHE (from akros, top, i.e., outermost— 
and thriz, a hair; the tips of the petals are bearded). 
ORD. Epacridacew. A genus of eight or nine species of 
dwarf, much branched, ornamental greenhouse evergreen 
shrubs. Flowers white or red; spikes axillary, short; 
corolla funnel-shaped ; petals with deflexed hairs at apex. 
Cultivated in an equal mixture of sandy loam and peat, 
and propagated by cuttings made of the young shoots, 
oi 
solitary. 
Holland 
A. divaricata (straggling).* fi. white, small, in axillary spikes, 
May. J. lanceolate, mucronate, divaricate, flat, both surfaces 
green, h. 6in. to 1ft. New South Wales, 1824. 
A. ovalifolia (oval-leaved). f. white, small, in axillary spikes. 
March. J. ovate and oval, obtuse, flat, with smooth margins. 
h. 6in. to lft. New Holland, 1824. 
ACTZEA (from aktaia, an Elder; in allusion to the re- 
semblance of the foliage to that of the Elder), Baneberry. 
ORD. Ranunculacee. A small genus of perennial her- 
baceous plants, with bi- or triternate leaves, and long, 
erect racemes of whitish flowers, which are succeeded 
by poisonous berries. ‘They are excellent subjects for 
shady places, beneath trees, or in the wild garden. 
Easily increased by division of the roots, and seed during 
spring. 
A. alba (white).* fl. white ; racemes simple; per foo janes 
lanceolate, serrate or cut. Berries white, 
to 14ft. N. America. $ 
en 
Fic. 23. AcTMa spicata, showing Habit and Raceme of Flowers. — 
| A. spicata (spiked).* fl. white, or bluish; racemes ovate. Summer. 
Appa eae o 
‘oblong, black, poisonous. 
t. England. “Seo Fig. 25. : 
