94 THE DICTIONARY 
Aspidium—continued. 
Fic, 88. ASPIDIUM MUNITUM. 
A. setosum (bristly).* sti. stiff, 8in. to 10in. long, very scaly. 
fronds evergreen, dark, 14ft. to 14ft. long, 4in. to 6in. broad ; 
pinne densely placed; pinnules somewhat cordate, but termi- 
nating in a bristle, and so closely set as to overlap. sori 
scattered over the whole under-surface of the frond. Japan. 
A very popular and decorative, greenhouse or nearly hardy 
Fern. See Fig. 89. Syn. Polystichum setosum. 
A. simulatum (simulating) A synonym of Nephrodium 
simulatum. 
A. Standishii (Standish’s). A synonym of A. laserpitiifoliwm. 
A. triangulare laxum (triangular, loose). fronds long and 
very narrow, somewhat drooping, of a leathery texture, and very 
lasting. A garden variety. SyN. Polystichum xiphioides. 
A. triangulum ilicifolium (Holly-leaved). sti. slender, lin. 
to 2in. long, clothed with large, light brown scales. fronds 6in. 
Fic. 89. ASPIDIUM SETOSUM = 
OF GARDENING. 
Aspidium—continued. 
to Yin. long, lin. to 2in. broad; pinne 
about lin. long, mucronate at apex, 
cut down below to the rachis into lan- 
ceolate lobes. sori principally in two 
rows near the midrib. Northern India. 
Greenhouse. See Fig. 90. 
A large form, with more copious and 
more scattered sori, and a less distinctly 
peltate involucre than in the type. 
A. tripteron, A frond of this character- 
istic species, which-is almost hard}, but 
thrives in a greenhouse, is shown in 
Fig. 91. 
A. truncatulum (slightly truncate). 
A synonym of Didymochlena lunulata. 
A. uliginosum (marsh-loving). A 
synonym of Nephrodium  eristatuin 
uwliginosum, 
A. vestitum (clothed). 
A, aculeatum. 
ASPLENIUM. Including Cal- 
lipteris, Lotzea, Oxygoniwm, Tham- 
nopteris, and Triblemma. Nearly 
350 species of this genus have been 
recorded, including plants from all 
parts of the world where Ferns grow. 
Aspleniums form a most interesting genus among the 
Ferns of British origin, and are particularly useful on 
account of the evergreen nature of their fronds. The 
leathery texture of their foliage also greatly adds to 
their value as decorative plants; while the ease with 
which the strongest-growing kinds may be cultivated 
also tends to make these species particularly popular. 
A variety of 
Fic. 90. ASPIDIUM TRIANGULUM ILICIFOLIUM. 
Some of the very dwarf-growing sorts are somewhat 
difficult to preserve, especially in smoky localities, but 
these, besides succeeding fairly well in Fern-cases, are 
rendered specially attractive through their constitution 
and mode of growth, and they may safely be termed 
the gems among onr native Ferns. 
Most Aspleniums succeed best in.a mixture of fibrous 
loam, peat, and sand, in equal proportions. In potting 
them, great care should be taken with the drainage, as, 
if it is at all defective the plants will soon become 
A. trifoliatum Plumieri (Plumier’s). © 
