134 THE 
DICTIONARY 
OF GARDENING, 
Asplenium—continued. 
down into spathulato-cuneate pinnules, which are serrated round 
the outer edge. sori copious. Great Britain, and almost world- 
wide in its distribution. Hardy species. This Topina a well- 
drained position, and a soil composed mainly of old mortar 
rubbish. . : 
salicifolium (Willow-leaved). sti. tufted, 6in. to 12in. long. 
fronds 12in, to 18in. long, 6in. to Qin. broad, oblong, with a 
terminal pinna and four to ten distinctly stalked ones on each 
side, which are 4in. to 6in. long, Zin. to lin. broad, acuminate ; 
edge usually entire, the base equally truncato-cuneate on both 
sides. sori falling short both of the edge and midrib. West 
Indies, &c. Stove species. 
A. Sandersoni (Sanderson’s).* sti, tufted, lin. to 2in. long. fronds 
Gin, to Yin. long, żin. to Zin. broad, linear, often gemmiferous at 
the apex, with twelve to twenty horizontal dimidiate pinne on 
cach side, which are deeply erenate on the upper edge, and at the 
base narrowed suddenly into a winged petiole, the lower one 
nearly straight and quite entire. sori oblong. Natal, &e. A 
very rare greenhouse species. 
A. schizodon (cut-toothed). Synonymous with A. Vieillardii. 
A. Schkuhrii (Schkuhr’s). cau. erect. sti. 1ft. to 14ft. long. 
fronds deltoid, 14ft. to 2ft. long, tripinnatifid; lower pinnze 
distant, oblong-lanceolate, 6in. to 8in. long, 1żin. to 2in. broad, 
‘rachis winged to base; pinnules ligulate-oblong, żin. broad, 
sessile, cut into shallow, close, oblong blunt lobes. sori zin., 
medial in a single row in the pinnules. Ceylon. Stove species. 
SYN. Diplazium Schkuhrii. 
A. Selosii (Selose’s).* sti. densely tufted, lin. to 2in. long, wiry. 
fronds żin. to Zin. long, palmately cleft, usually into three nearly 
equal forks, which are about one line broad, the edge slightly 
inciso-serrate. sori copious, ultimately occupying the whole 
surface. Tyrol and Carinthia. A very rare and curious little 
species, requiring the protection of the frame or cool house ; it 
should be firmly potted between pieces of sandstone in loam, 
leaf-soil, rock chippings and sand, with good drainage. 
onale (northern).* sti. densely tufted, 3in. to 4in. 
x into two or three 
A. Shephordi (Shepherd’s).* sti. tufted, 1ft. long. 12in. to 
A.S. ineequilaterum (unequal-sided). fronds, texture firm, colour 
duller than that of the type; pinnze much acuminated ; the lobes 
= deeper, more uniform, and falcate, the two sides unequal, the 
_ lower one unequally truncate at the base. 
A. spathulinum (spathulate). A synonym of A. afine. 
spinulosum (very spiny).* sti. 6in. to 12in. long, scattered. 
Jronds Yin. to 12in. each wie, deltoid, tri- or quadripiomatitd, with 
nine to twelve pinnæ on each side, the lowest much the largest, 6in. 
to 9in. long, 24in. to 3in. broad, ovate-lanceolate ; pinnules lanceo- 
late, cut down to the rachis on each side into six to nine oblong- 
rhomboidal mucronate segments, two lines long, one line broad, 
which are sharply toothed. sori two to ten to a segment, usually 
round, but occasionally oblong. Amur-land, &c. Greenhouse 
species, SYN. Athyrium spinulosum and Cystopteris spinulosa. 
A. splendens (splendid). rhiz. creeping, scaly. sti. oin. to Qin. 
fronds deltoid, 6in. to 1ft. long, as to three-pinnate; lower 
pinne stalked, deltoid, lin. to 2in. broad, pinnate or bipinnate ; 
segments cuneate-flabellate, jin. to 4in. broad, slightly lobed, 
sharply toothed round outer edge. sori copious, slender, irregular, 
e from base nearly to tip of segments. Cape Colony. A 
A. subsinuatum (half-waved). Synonymous with A. lanceum. 
_ A, sundense (Sundanese). Synonymous with A. vitteforme. 
; woods), cau. decumbent. sti. lft. long. fronds 
lft. to 2ft. long, ĝin. to 8in. broad, ovate-lanceolate, with numerous 
y Sg mat a šin. to 4in. long, Jin. to Zin. broad, 
} ; edge r and briefly lobed 
suddenly on . sori in long slender lines, reaching 
Stove speci 
nearly to the edge. India, &c. ies. 
A, thelypteroides (Thelypteris-like), sti. 1ft. long. fronds lft. to 
2ft. long, 6in. to 12in. broad, lanceolate, with numerous spreading 
inne, the lower ones ĝin. to 6in. long, lin. broad, cut down toa 
broadly-winged rachis into numerous nearly entire elliptical 
spreading pinnules. sori in close regular rows, reaching nearly 
from the midrib to the edge, slightly curved, the lower ones often 
_ double. North America, &c., 1 Hardy or cool house species. 
«SYN, Athyrium thelypteroides. 
_ A, Thwaitesii ( tse. sane stout. sti. 6in. 
‘Promda its. of more long, tin, to Gin. brosi, ‘with @ ht to ten 
ri : of the way to the OAAS MCA 
uted lobes, jin. deep, two lines across. sori reaching half- 
Asplenium— continued. e 
way to the edge, the lowest about one line long. 
fine stove species. SYN. Diplazium. Thwaitesii. 
‘FIG. 174. ASPLENIUM TRICHOMANES. 
A. Trichomanes (maiden-hair).* Maidenhair Spleenwort. sti. 
densely tufted, A to 4in. long. fronds in. to 12in. long, about 
sin, broad, with fifteen to thirty opposite pairs of sessile horizontal 
pinnæ, which are din. to gin. broad, one and a-half to two lines 
deep, edge slightly crenate, the two sides unequal, the upper 
one the broadest, and narrowed suddenly at the base. sori linear- 
; base narrowed 
oblong, three to six on each side of the midrib. Greatt Britain, 
and almost cosmopolitan. Hardy species. See Fig. 174. There 
are several varieties in cultivation, of which the following are the 
most important ; 
Fig. 175. ASPLENIUM TRICHOMANES CRISTATUM. 
A. T. cristatum (crested).* fronds 4in. tobin. long, simply pinnate, 
with roundish as and broad crests at their extremities, some- 
times divided, each fork crested, A very pretty little variety, : 
requiring frame or greenhouse treatment. See Fig. 175, P 
A. T. incisum (deeply-cut).* fronds 3in. to Gin. long ; pinnæ der RN 
pinnatifid, the lobes pi deeply cut or serrated. A very rate Bi. 
and pretty form, . et ide age 
, multifidum (much-divided).* fronds Sin. to bim. long, , 
r T egg ae or, Boo , quadri-furcate, each division terminated 
with a little crest. A free-growing ogg? Pe oe, troels 
ramosum (bra * fronds Sin. . N 
a Toa each pTi ag ae in forked; yor deeply cut or 
crenated, or serrate. More Hardy than any of the other forms. 
A. trilobum (three-lobed).* sti. tufted, Zin. to Zin. long. fronds 
lin. to lin. long, lin. broad, rhomboidal, apex acute, base 
cuneate, entire, the margin undulato-crenate, or the lower part 
deeply lobed, with broad inciso-crenate divisions. sori broad and 
short. Chili and South Brazil. A very rare little stove species. 
Syn. A. parvulum 3 ap ; a 
Þbrosum (shady). sti. 1ft. or more long, s the base 
n 2ft. to a sang 12in. to 18in. broad, ovate-deltoid ; pinnz 
ovate-lanceolate, 6in. to 9in. long, Sin. to 6in. broad, with laceolate 
pinnules, which are again cut down to the midribs into unequal- 
sided rhomboidal lobes, with the margins sharply crenated. 
sori copious, oblong, with large tumid membranous involucres. 
Canaries, Himalayas, &c. Very widely distri s 
A very greenhouse species. SYNS. Allantodia australe, 
Athyrium Fa ; 
umbrosum. 
varians (variable). sti. tufted, lin. to 3in. fronds 4in. 
| A, varians (iin bread, oblong-lanceolate, with at to twelve 
