100 THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
Asplenium—continued. ; 
Fic. 103, ASPLENIUM FERULACEUM. 
upper side, crenulate above. sori in two parallel rows close to 
ae ue or rarely prolonged on either side of it. Samoa and 
eylon. 
A. decussatum. A frond of this gigantic species is shown in 
Fig. 101. 
Fic. 104. FROND OF ASPLENIUM FILIX-FO@:MINA 
ACROCLADON. 
Asplenium—continued. r F 
A. dilatatum (stretched out). A synonym of A. /atifolium. 
A. divaricatum (divaricate). sti. very short. fronds 6in. long, 
2in. broad; pinnze numerous, closely set, almost overlapping, 
cut into numerous pinnules of a parchment-like texture not 
more than one line broad. sori solitary at the base of each 
pinnule. Chili and Peru. Stove. 
Fic. 105. FROND OF ASPLENIUM FILIX-F@EMINA DISSECTUM. 
A. Drueryi (Druery’s). A form of 4. Baptistii. 
A. duale (double). rhiz. woody. fronds pinnate, lift. long; — 
innz lin. broad, serrated. sorv 
inear, in two rows. Jamaica, 
1893. A stove species, resem- 
bling A. falcatum. 
A.ebeneum. The general ap- 
pearance of this species, as will 
be gathered from Hig 102, is that 
of an elongated form of 4A. 
Trichomanes. 
A, elegantulum (rather elegant). 
A synonym of A. incisum. 
A. elongatum (lengthened). A 
form of A. tenerum. 
A. esculentum. The variety 
serampurense is a pubescent, 
simply-pinnate form. 
A. ferulaceum (Ferwa-like). 
cau. short, erect. sti. erect, 
naked, pale green, 6in. to 12in. 
long. fronds dark green, lft. to 
2ft. long, somewhat ovate ; pin- 
ne decrease ea eaely upwards, 
the lowest horizontal or even 
deflexed, 6in. to Qin. long, 3in. 
to 5in. broad; pinnules sub- 
divided into linear, flattened S06 
ments, which are again pinnatifid, 
the ultimate lobes being reduced 
to filiform organs jin. long. _ sori 
very small, lateral, abundant. 
Andes of Ecuador. This beau- 
tiful stove species is the most 
finely divided of the whole genus. 
ae Fig. 103. Syn. Darea feru- 
ced. 
A. Filix-foemina acrocladon, 
a frond of which is shown in 
Fig. 104, is perhaps the most 
remarkably-crested form of the 
Lady Fern. Among other varie- 
ties the following call for men- 
tion: : 
A. F.-f. clarissima (very dis- Fic. 106. UPPER PORTION OF 
tinct). fronds 2ft. long, 1ft. broad, ©§ FROND OF ASPLENIUM FILIx- 
arc! Very light green, andas = K(@EMINA FIELDL#, with lower 
finely divided as those of plumo- _— Portion showing arrangement 
sum. Up to now this variety of Pinne. 
