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| Asplenium—continued. Aspleninum—continued. 
l linear lobes. derfan Se dinidsa tina gnije marginal, New Zea- very ually narrower downwards n entire. aori 
| land, &c. SYNS. A. odontites and Darea flaccida. extending within a short distance ae edge. India, 
f A. foeniculaceum (Fennel-like). A variety of A. fragrans. Stove species, 
f - : A. Halleri (Haller’s). Synonymous with A. purges 
lobe, cite cordate. , miih a triangular, m aag Tamm ege 
a Eee Dane ; the 
+ the pistols, sori narrow upon the simple veins, South Europe, 
Ea A pretty greenhouse species. SYN. A. palmatum. 
cristatum (crested).* Similar in frond form and size to the 
f pocion but the apices are crested and tasselled, Where variety 
is sought, this should certainly be grown. 
+ x. multifidum (much-divided).* fronds quite as oe ms 
; the main divisions ee freely divided or deeply cut, 
ba vethem a fringed on 
long. Se a ems 
late, with very numerous close- ead pahe me saga maimai E 
side, which are jin. to lin. jin, deep; the lower edge quite 
entire, the upper broa towards the base, i ear 
rowed sudde A eg! incised 
two, together in the yas, and widely - 
enp Fic. 171. ASPLENIUM FONTANUM. ae in south-eastern Asia, A very lovely stove or 
A. fontanum (rock).* sti. tufted, 2in. to 4in. long. fronds 3in. to A, heterodon (variousy-toothed). Synonymous with A. vulcani 
( 
6in. lin. to Ijin. ‘obl -lanceolate ; | 
casi sellin cuales petes ae Paro neon in gl ern As Moamar aaah Minne A Colensoi, 
stalked, ire tne aena een agian apaina sori copious, . 
i the whole the pinnas. England, ee jong. isin, to 2am. Dre x pae Dam Btn “Aero aan dona 
pean mag whole under bonged lanceolate, with numerous 
Hardy. This requires to be planted in a well-drained chink distant blunt, central .ones 
of the rocker inch gry sl. 7 Syn. A. Halleri. A. refractum trond haacocdets Same? pinnules ovate-r) in, "jin. 
is a well-marked . 171. much truncated at the base on the lower side and inciso- 
A. formosum (beautiful). sti. tufted, An short. fronds 12in. to pinnatifid. sori linear-oblong, one to each vein. Japan, &c, 
l8in. long, lin. with twenty to thirty sessile horizontal Greenhouse species. 7 
- panas each mep A ot „e a lo ged weg — = two A. javanicum (Javanese). See Allan Brunoniana A 
- nes upper edge deeply cut, point rather obtuse, lower 
f e ms A in a straight line. sori linear-oblong, short iets ean tans Ma eed pole tte oe — 
[ oblique, placed one to four on each side of the midrib. Tropical iin, hen Hin A ua b i; rmai Tini aay hook dal, y 
America, &c., 1822. A very elegant stove species. ar and. pe Aan broadly 1 bee) below. sori copious, wl 
# ufted, 4in. to 8in. long. fronds 6in. -west 
fragrans ( (fragrant). sti. t £, mature covering nearly the whole under surface. South-west 
to Yin. long, Sin. to bin. broad, sub-deltoid, tripinnate, with Europe, including sout ern England, &c, Hardy species. 
numerous close placed deltoid pinnae on each side, t e lowest Jin. (curled).* fronds 4in. to Sin. long, broadly- 
long, lin. to 1jin. broad; pinnules lanceolate-deltoid; segments A. 1. crispatum 
rat e one line bond, dentate Found A Outer $ edge. lanceolate, bipinnate, wit nue margins ot the pinnules involute 
— sori copious. Tropical America, 1793. A. foeniculaceum is a and sharply toothed, giving them a curled appearance. 
1 ee variety with narrowly linear ultimate segments. Both are very A. 1. microdon (small-toothed).* fronds 4in, to bin. simply 
handsome stove plants, the latter being especially beau tiful. pawn with deeply lobed pinnæ, the margins of the lobes very 
AF ; a ad tufted, 1ft. long. fronds lft. to er en A pretty pes emergent ral 
; yg Gc, Gia pantan fararo Portare sti. scattered, 4in. to bin. 
cu 
än. t to tin. mage ern 
| ly Oe ee a ee nee numerous distinct pinnules, the low ith r . eat 
widely distributed in the ical and sub-tropical regions of -| segments. sori short, irregular. Polynesian Islands, North Aus- 
: both hemispheres. A most t greenhouse species. SYN. tralia, &e. A very handsome greenhouse species. 
| A See A. laxum (loose). A variety of A. bulbiferum. 
) A, germanicum (Geiman).* sti. dense to 4in. long. lineatum ed). sti. tufted, 6in, to Jin. long. fronds lit. 
f vonds 2in. to Sin. long, din. to lin. broad, oad, lancoclate, cut down to "a 2ft. long, A broad, oblong-lanceolate, with twenty to 
the rachis into a few narrow flabellato- cuneate pinnæ on each side, thirt pinnæ on each side, which are din. to 4in. long, about in. 
the lowest of which are again deeply cleft. sori linear, when sss i acuminate, dentate, nearly or quite sessile, the base 
mature covering the whole breadth, but falling short of the point aoc sori very regular, reaching from the midrib nearly to 
of the pinnz. Scotland and Norway to Hungary and Dalmatia. the edge. Mauritius, &c. There are several forms of this species : 
Hardy or frame species. SYN. A. alternifolium. those with small narrow cuneate pinnules, ineguale ; those with 
A giganteum (gigantic). A synonym of A. radicans. deeply bifid or pinnatifid pinnules, bifida. Stove species. 
= A. Goringi ictum (painted).* A ve retty form of A. longissimum (longest).* sti. tufted, Sin. to 12in. long. fronds 
na A. Dieetetoum i U e fronds An rr ai 6in. to 18in. long, pendu- 2ft. to 8ft. long, 4in. to 8in. broad, lanceolate- elongate, pendulous, 
A dems, somewhat lanceolate in form; rachis reddish, with the proliferous, and rooting at the apex, with very numerous pinne > 
next it on each side variegated, forming a central grey on each side, which are 2in. to 4in, long, jin. broad, sanini 
throughout its entire length. Japan. Greenhouse species, the two sides wong! equal, with a distinct central midri 
or hardy in sheltered positions. slightly ween 1 e he on both sides es ricle 
numerous, in two regular rows on midi 
EI ong, Sin Cre in broad, deltoid lanceotate, the point | reaching neatly to the edge. Malacca, &c., 1840. A 
innatifid, with twelve to twenty pinnæ on each side ; the lower s a Gs 
sea 2in. or more a distinctly Stalked, 4in. to 6in. long, lin. to A. lucidum (clear). A synonym of A. obtwnatenns Besekdeni. a 
ljin. pas peeo edge slightl leoman and sometimes | A, Iunulatum (crescent-shaped).* sti. Aiea, ily to yo tae 
broadly lo below, the base eq rounded on both sides. fronds bin. to 18in. long, lite. K au. pinnate, 
sori rade ig Aggy sed short of both midrib and edge. narrowly lanceolate-oblong, on ge 
i Tropical America, 1 e pao. Syn. Diplazium grandi- side, which pia lin. to ‘to Tain; Tong, in, i pe peg to in Dra rg Pog eg Sa 
Pap - acute, more or less 
J unequal ; the upper on onthe ase narrowed suddenly, th ri galling 
Eee to 3in. sla one obliquely tru ; r pinnæ oft 
rr viai en pors short of both edge and midrib. Tropics. SYN. A. erectum. 
