126 THE DICTIONARY 
OF GARDENING, 
Aspidium—continued. 
spinoso-serrated throughout, auricled at the base above; the 
pinnz of the upper half fertile, much smaller. sori occupying the 
whole under side. North America. SYN. Polystichum acrosti- 
choides. Hardy. 
A. a. grandiceps (large-crested).* A very handsome fern, having 
the apices of the fronds and pinne heavily crested ; equally de- 
sirable for the hardy or temperate fernery. Of garden origin. 
A. a. incisum (incised).* A variety with the pinnules deeply 
cut and acutely pointed. 
A. aculeatum (sharp-pointed).* The Hard Shield Fern, sti. 
tufted, 6in. to 12in. long, more or less scaly. fronds lft. to 3ft. 
long, 6in. to 12in, broad, ovate-lanceolate ; lower pinnz close, 
lanceolate, 4in. to 6in. long, sin. to Zin. broad; pinnules ovate- 
rhomboidal, unequal sided, auricled on the upper base; teeth 
aristate. sori nearer the midrib than the edge. A variable and 
hardy species, common throughout the world. Syn. Polystichum 
a m. A. a. proliferum is a proliferous Australian form. 
A. a. vestitum has the rachis densely clothed to the point, both 
with reddish-brown fibrillose and large lanceolate dark brown 
scales. See Fig. 166. 
A. amabile (lovely). sti. scattered, 6in. to 12in. long, slightly 
scaly below. fronds lft. or more long, 6in. to 12in. broad, with a 
lanceolate terminal pinna, and three to six lateral ones on each 
side, which are 3in. to 6in. long, lin. to 14in. broad, the lowest 
sometimes divided at the base; segments sub-rhomboidal, with 
at least half the lower side cut away, the upper side and part of 
the lower lobed and sharply spinuloso-serrated. sori sub-marginal, 
Ceylon. Stove species. SYN. Polystichum amabile. 
A, an 
its distribution. Syn. Polystichum angulare. There are an 
enormous number of ties, many of which are not under cultiva- 
Fic. 167. ASPIDIUM ANGULARE GRANDICEPS, 
A. a. grandiceps (large-crested). This is a narr 
po pee the m: ces of the Fadi aai and deh pira 
fern. See Fig. 167. °° S Amy ; 
A. anomalum (anomalous). sti. tufted, 1ft. to 2ft. ense 
scaly below, fronds ett. to 3ft. long, 1ft. or more am 5 poe 
pinne bin. to 9in. long, 2in. to Zin. broad; pinnules lanceolate 
cut down in the lower part into oblo; snin; teeth blunt or 
slightly mucronate. sori placed near the uses of the pinnules. 
Ceylon. Stove species. Syn. Polystichum ļ 
aristatum (awned).* rhiz. creeping. sti. scattered, 9in. 
18in. long, very scaly below. fronds 1E to 2ft. long, Jin. to 12in. 
broad, ovate-deltoid, tri- or quadripinnatifid ; lower largest, 
_ “in. to bin. long, 2in. to 3in. broad; lowest pinnules much the 
_ largest, lanceolate-deltoid ; teeth copious tate. sori small, 
jeg wo ae two rows near the midrib. Ja 
South Wales, &c. Greenhouse species, Sree i 
Aspidium—continued. 
A. a. coniifolium (Conium-leaved).* fronds more finely divided ; 
segments copiously toothed, with lower lobes distinct. 
A. a. variegatum (variegated).* A handsome variety, with a 
broad band of green running through the bases of the pinnules 
along the course of the rachis. 
A. auriculatum (eared).* sti. tufted, 4in. to 6in. long, scaly below 
or throughout. jvonds 12in. to 18in. long, 2in. to 4in. broad; 
pinne numerous, sub-sessile, usually close, lin. to 2in. long, about 
Jin. broad, ovate-rhomboidal, falcate, acute, spinoso-serrated, 
the upper base auricled, the lower one truncate. sori in two rows. 
India, widely distributed. Stove species, SYNS. A. ocellatum, 
Polystichum auriculatum. 
A. a. lentum (pliant). Pinnæ cut into oblong mucronate lobes 
ag half-way down to the rachis, the auricle sometimes quite 
ree, 
A. a. marginatum (margined).* A variety with more coriaceous 
texture; upper edge of the pinne slightly lobed. 
A. capense (Cape).* sti, scattered, lft. to 2ft. long, densely scaly 
below. fronds lft. to 3ft. long, 12in. to 18in. broad, sub-deltoid ; 
lowest pinne the largest, 6in. to Yin. long, Zin. to 4in. Droad ; 
pinnules and segments lanceolate, the latter bluntly lo sori 
very large and copious. South America, New Zealand, Cape 
Colony, Natal, &c. Greenhouse species. SYNS. A. coriaceum, — 
Polystichum capense. P 
A. confertum (compressed). Synonymous with A. meniscioides. 
A. coriaceum (leathery). Synonymous with A. capense. 
A. falcatum (hooked).* sti. tufted, 6in, to 12in. long, densely scaly 
below. fronds lft. to 2ft. long, 6in. to 9in. broad, simply pinnate ; 
pinnz numerous, the lower stalked, ovate-acuminate, falcate, Sin. 
to Sin. long, lin. to 2in. broad ; edge entire or slightly undulated, 
the upper side narrowed suddenly, sometimes auricled, the lower 
r dor obliquely truncate at the base. sori small, copious, 
scattered. Japan, China, Himalayas, &c. SYN. Cyrtomium fal- 
catum. j 
A. f. caryotideum (Caryota-like) has pinnæ sometimes larger, 
sharply toothed, slightly lobed, sometimes auricled on both sides. 
Syn. Cyrtomiuntcarpotideum. 
A. f. Fortunei (Fortune’s).* This differs from the type in having 
inne narrower and more opaque. All are most useful house 
erns, and quite hardy in many parts of the country. Syn. Cyrto- 
mium Fortunei. 
falcinellum (finely-hooked).* sti. tufted, Jin. to 8in. long, 
pien to in. long, hg Pgh glial 
, din. broad; t acute; 
serrated ; the 
truncate at the 
house species, Syn, Pi 
flexum (bending). sti. scattered, 
b scaly, Fronds 2ft. to 3ft. long, Yin. to 12in. broad ; lower 
te-deltoid, 4in. to 6in. long, 2in. to 4in. broad ; pin- 
nules lanceolate-deltoid, cut down to the rachis belowinto oblong 
bluntly-lobed segments. sori large, in two rows, copious, Juan 
Fernandez. Stove species. SYN. Polystichum flexum. E. 
A, fæniculaceum (Fennel-leaved),* rhiz. creeping. sti, scattered, 
6in, to 12in. long, densely scaly below. fronds lft. to 2ft. long, 
and Qin. to 12in, broad, lanceolate-deltoid, four to five pinnatifid $ 
lower pinnæ bin, to 8in. long, din. to 4in. broad ; ultimate divisions 
linear, awned, with a firm texture. sori solitary, Greenhouse 
— Sikkim, 7,000ft. to 10,000ft. Syn. Polystichum feenicu- 
aceum. 
A. frondosum (leafy). sti. seattcred, 1ft. to 2ft. long, er 
scaly below. fronds 18in. to 24in. iong, lft. or more broad, 
sub-deltoid ; lower pinnz much the largest, long stalked; pin- 
nules lanceolate ; segments very unequal sided, pinnatifid, with 
rounded mucronate lobes, obliquely truncate at the base below. 
sori large, copious. Madeira. Greenh 2s. SYN. 
stichuin frondosum. 
A. Hookeri (Hooker's). sti, 1ft. or more long, naked. _ fronds 
2ft. to 3ft. long ; pinnæ 6in. to 8in. long, lin, broad, cut down to 
a broadly-winged rachis into nearly close, spreading, entire, 
linear-oblong lobes lin. broad. sori nearer siie pa than the mid- 
rhiz. stout, wide-creeping. 
rib, Malay Archipela Stove species. SYNS. A. nephrodioides 
and ium Bakr.. 
tium-leaved).* sti, 4in. to 6in. long, 
stramineous, scaly at base. fronds 12in, to 18in. long, 6in. to 9in. 
ovate: ; lower pinnæ the est, with 
peeks Se , imbricated wit 
lower side , lanceo 
small, — se Awe segments. sori in two rows, very 
apan. i 
lepidocaulon (scaly-stemmed), sti. tufted, 6in, to 9in. long, 
densely clothed with large cordate scales, "ronds 1ft. or more 
long, fim. to bin. broad, sometimes elongated and rooting at the 
point : pinnæ ĉin. to din. eng jin. to jin. broad, ite: 
cate, the two sides unequal, the upper one auricled at wee 
ss $ x i reen- 
sori principally in two rows, near midr 
house species. SYN. Polystichum lepidocaulon. : ares 
A. Lonchitis -like).* The Holly Fern. sti. densely tufted, 
lin. pact Tong scaly at Lae fronds Tt ae I lin. 
road, pinna v ; pinnæ din. long, jin. | 
