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A. excelsa (tall).* trunk about 30ft. high. sti. and main rachises 
muricated. -fron is ampie, dark green aboye, paler beneath ; 
primary pinnar: Iie to 2ft. loug, 6in. to 10in. wide; pinnules 
numerous, oblong-lanceolate, acuminated, deeply pinnatifid, often 
quite pinnate ; ultimate divisions jin. to jin, long, oblong, acute 
or obtuse, fal , the gins sub-recurved, serrated. 
opious n - costules. Norfolk “Island. This rapid- 
growing ‘an splendid species proves nearly hardy in the 
_ neighbourh of Cornwall; and is a maost effective plant for 
— sub-tropical, gardening purposes generally. Greenhouse species. 
A. ferox (fierce). Synonymous with A. aculeata. - 
A; Gardneri (Gardner’s). Sy ous with 
A. paleolata, ` A 4 ‘ 
ee (gigantic). cau. grow: g from 20ft. 
to 40ft. high. sti. asperous; fronds, primary 
pinne lift. to 2ft. amd more long, deeply 
pingestd ot the, a; ; pinnules, upper ones 
= sessile, lo petiolate, oblong-acumi- 
nate, šin. to long, five to fine lines wide, 
deeply pinnatifid ; lobes triangular or rounded, 
serrated, sort copious. India, &c. Stove 
species, SYN. A. glabra, - 
A. glabra (glabrous). Synonymous with A. 
gigantea, : 
A. glauca (grey). 
taminans. 
Ainfesta (troublesome). «fronds ample, 
tripinnatifid ; pinnz oblong-lanceolate, 1ft. to 
1}ft. long ; pms ligulate, Sin. long, 4in. 
to lin. broad, cut down to a narrow wing; 
segments lin. broad, ligulate, blunt, nearly 
entire; texture sub-coriaceous; colour deep 
green on both sides, Tropical America; 
widely distributed. Stove species. 
sori 
Synonymous with A. con- 
main and secondary rachises purple, decid- 
uously powdéry, spiny. fr ott. to 10ft. 
ipinna rimary to 2ft. long, 
8in. wide, sblosigiiencoolate: acuminate ; pin- 
nules oblong inate, sessile, pinnatifid 
only at the apex; ultimate divisions linear- 
oblong, acute, spinulose-serrate, sori copious, 
close to the Australia, 1867. Green- 
house species, SYNS. A, Macarthurii, A. 
Moorei. 
A. lunulata_(moon-shaped pinnuled). fronds “4 
ample, ti nate. rachises stramineous, 
glabrous below, densely muricated; pinnæ 
oblong-lanceolate, lift. to 2ft. long; pinnules close, ligulate, ses- 
sile, 4in. to 5in. long, fin. to lin, broad ; segments close, ligulate, 
falcate, blunt, one line broad, obscurely crenulate. sori minute. 
h. 25ft. Polynesia. Greenhouse species. 
A. Macarthurii (MacArthur's), Synonymous with A, Leichard- 
tiana. 
A. Moorei (Moore’s). Synonymous with A. Leichardtiana. 
A. paleolata (scaly).* cau. slender, 10ft. to 20ft. high. fronds 
ample, tripinnatifid. rachises stramineous, smooth, pubescent 
below ; pinnz oblong-lanceolate, 14ft. to 2ft. long; pinnules ligu- 
late, sessile, or shortly stalked, šin. to 4in. long, din. to fin. broad, 
deeply cut, the segments blunt and nearly entire ; texture sub-coria- 
ceous ; colour deep green, both surfaces deeply pilose, the lower 
on the ribs. sori lafge, medial. Columbia, &c. Stove 
species. SYN, A. Gardneri. 
A. east (tall). sti. aculeated and paleaceous below, with large 
glossy, dark brown scales, fronds bipinnate, glabrous, pinnatitid 
at the apex ; ey pinnze lft. or more long, the rachis winged 
above; pinnules 2in, to _long, oblong-acuminate or obtuse, 
pinnatitid half way down to the costa ; lobes short, sub-rotundate, 
often acute, mostly entire. sori small on all the lobes, between 
the costule and the margin, Trop ical America, Stove species, 
A. pruinata (asif hoar-frosted),* . sti. woolly at the båse. 
å fronds glaucous, bi- i te; Prima om cate 12in. to 
18in. long, ovato-lanceolate ; pinnules í 
in. to 4in. long, 
petiolulate, from a broad base, oblong-acuminate, ng, lin. ee 
tifid, or again pinnate ; ultimate divisions }in. long, 
very acute, deeply and sharply serrated. sori solitary. Tropical 
America, extending to Chili. Stove or greenhouse species, 
radens (rasping). cau. 3ft. high, 3in. diameter. sti. 2ft. to 
3ft. long, clothed with ovate, pale brown scales.” fronds 6ft, to 
8ft. long, lanceolate-ovate, bipmnatisect ; primary segments lft. 
long, elongato-oblong, acuminate ; secondary ones 2in. to 3in. long, 
iolulate, linear-lanceolate, pinnati-partite; segments oblong, 
nticulate. sori between the costule and the margin. il. 
Stove species. a 
A. Rebeceze (Rebecca’s).* cau. slender, 8ft. high. fronds 
ample, bipinnate; pinnules,.twenty to thirty on each By the 
lower ones iS mein te Sin. “more or less inciso- 
apex acuminate. sori principally in two rows between 
_| lactesee 
peas |S 
Alsophila—continued. 
the midrib and edge. Queensland. Greenhouse species. 
Fig. 65, for which we are indebted to Mr. Bull, 
A. sagittifolia (arrow-leaved).* fronds oblong-deltoid, 4ft. to 
bft. long, bipinnate. rachises stramineous, muricated; pinnæ 
lanceolate, ?ft. to 1ft. long, the lower shorter, deflexed ; pinnules 
_, sessile, li te, crenulate, cordate on both sides at the base, lin. 
to llin. long, nearly jin. broad. sorilarge. Trinidad, 1872. Very | 
handsome and distinct stove species. 
As Scottiana (Scott’s).* fronds ample, tripinnatifid. rachises 
castaneous, nakéd and smooth beneath; pinnæ oblong-Ianceolate, _ 
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Fic. 64. ALSOPHILA ACULEATA, 
1}ft. to 2ft, long; pinnules sessile, 3in. to 4in. long, about din. 
broad, ligulate, cut down to a narrow wing on the rachis; seg; 
ments ligulate, blunt, dentate,.sub-faleate, not lin. broad. 
sub-costular. Sikkim, 1872. 
comosa, P 
A. Teenitis (Tenitis-like).* fronds 3ft. to 6ft. long, bipinnate ; 
pinnules distant, in. to 5in. long, lanceolate, acuminate, glabrous, 
sub-entire, petioled ; petiole articulated on the rachis, sort m a 
single series, equidistant between the costa and the 
mixed with long, copious hairs, Brazil. An elegant stove 
species. AR . 
A. villosa (villons).* j¢au. 6ft. to 12ft. hight sti, 1ft. or more long, ~ 
tubercular, densely tlothed*at the base with ferruginous les. 
fronds from 6ft. to 8ft. long, bi- or “sin, dong broadly lanceo- 
Greenhouse species, SYN. A. 
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late in outline; pinnules lin, to gin. dong, oblong-lanceols 
obtusely acuminate, deeply pinnatifid ; long, obtuse, 
sori copious. America, A 
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> or coarsely serrated. 
_ beautiful stove species. _ tk T ae. 
. ALSTONTIA (in honour of Dr. Alston, once fessor 
| of Botany at Edinburgh). ORD. Apocynaceæ. Usually tall, — 
, or milk-bearing stove evergreen shrubs or trees, 
th small white flowers, which are disposed in terminal 
mes. . Leaves entire, opposite, or often whorled. Of easy 
k o, thriving best in a mixture of peat, loam, and sand. — 
Cuttines root readily in sand, in heat» Besides the one — 
mentioned, there are eleven other gpeciés,  — : 
(school). fl., corolla’ salver-shaped, white; c 
As short de dh Mare to May, 1. five to seven in a whorl, - 
_ obovate-oblong, obtuse; ribbed ; upper surface glossy, under white, * 
~~ and having the veins approximating the margin, A. 8ft. India, 
1803. SyN. Echites scholaris. cee se 
> ALSTRO (in honour of Baron Alströmer, & 
Swedish botanist and friend of Linnæus).. ORD. Amaryllt- 
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dacew. Tall handsome hardy or half-hardy tuberous root 
plants, with leafy stems and terminal umbels of richly: 
coloured flowers}  Périanth regular, six-parted, 
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