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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
Asplenium—continued. 
deep, obtuse; texture herbaceous, the dark rachis and dark 
een fronds villous on both sides. sori, lower ones 4in. long. 
Janton, &c. Stove. Syn. Diplaziuwm decussatum (of gardens). 
A. lasiopterisis a form 
of this species. 
A. pinnatifidum. 
This species bears a 
certain resemblance 
to the Walking Leaf 
of North America 
(Scolopendrium rhizo- 
phyllum), but rarely, 
if ever, roots at the 
apex of the fronds. 
See Fig. 125. 
A. polyodon (many- 
toothed). Asynonyin 
of A. falcatum. 
A. polypodioides 
(Polypodium-like). 
cau. erect, nearly ar- 
borescent. sti. stout, 
een, lft. or more in 
ength. fronds 4ft. 
long, 2ft. broad; pin- 
ne eight or nine on 
each side, 1ft. long, 
6in. broad, thin, pa- 
pery, bright green; 
pinnules numerous, 
cut into narrow-ob- 
long, slightly-toothed 
lobes, sori distinctly 
falling short of the 
edge. Himalayas. 
Greenhouse. SyN. Di- 
plazium polypodioides. . 
A. proliferum (pro- = 
liferous). A synonym Fic. 125, ASPLENIUM PINNATIFIDUM. 
of A. decussatum. 
A. pteridoides (Pteris-like). sti. Jin. to 4in. long, naked. 
fronds flaccid but firm, oblong-deltoid, 8in. to Yin. long, tri- 
pinnatifid, the rachis winged in the upper half; pinne close, 
the lower ones stalked, lanceolate-deltoid, 14in. to 2in. broad, 
the lowest rather shorter and broader than the central ones ; 
pinnules rhomboid, sessile, erecto-patent, peta in the 
upper half. sori on the outside of veins in the lobes only, gin. 
to din. long. Lord Howe's Island. Stove. 
A. pteropus (wing-footed). A form of A. dunulatum. 
Fic. 126. FROND OF ASPLENIUM RHIZOPHORUM. 
Asplenium—continued. 
A. pubescens (downy). A synonym of A. eseulentwm. 
A. reclinatum (reclinate). A variety of A. lwnulatum. 
A. rhizophorum. This species varies greatly in the cutting 
of its fronds ; it is best recognised by its elongated rachis bearing 
a solitary bulbil at the extremity. See Fig. 126. 
Fic. 127. ASPLENIUM RUTAFOLIUM. 
A.rutzfolium. The habit of this beautiful species, which is a 
native, not only of South Africa, but also of the Himalayas, 
Ceylon, and Japan, is well shown in Fig. 127. 
A. Ruta-muraria. 
Of this singular native 
Fern (see Fig. 128) there 
are several varieties, 
but owing to their small 
dimensions they are not 
very often seen. 
A. Sandersoni. The 
slender, proliferous-tip- 
ed fronds of this grace- 
ul species are shown 
in Fig. 129. 
A. scandens (climb- 
ing). sti. scattered on 
a stout, creeping rhi- 
zome, very short. fronds 
lft. to 2ft. long, 6in. to 
12in. broad, with nu- 
merous horizontal pin- 
nz on each side, which 
are 4in. to 6in. long, 
ljin. broad, cut down 
to a distinctly winged 
rachis into numerous 
sub - distant,  ovate- 
rhomboidal  pinnules ; 
pinnules cut down to 
the rachis throughout ; 
lower segments again 
pinnatifid; ultimate divisions narrow-linear. _ sori solitary, 
marginal. New Guinea, &c., 1887. Stove. Syn. Darea scandens. 
A. Schimperi (Schimper’s). shiz. wide-creeping, tin. thick, with 
bright brown basal scales. sti. din. to Sin. long, naked. fronds 
firm, membranous, oblong-lanceolate or oblong-deltoid, 1ft. to 14ft. 
long, 3in. to Qin. broad, tri- or quadripinnatitid; pinne close, 
lanceolate, stalked, the lowest distant, reduced ; segments close, 
sharply incised-toothed. sori small, oblong-reniform. Abyssinia. 
Syn. Athyrium Schimperi. 
A. semihastatum (half-hastate). _ sti. 6in. to Sin. long, slender. 
Sronds herbaceous, 6in. to Yin. long, 3in. to 4in. broad, pinnatifid at 
apex, pinnate below; pinne mostly simple, oblong, auricled, the 
lowest stalked, 2in. long, lin. broad, toothed, and cut nearly or 
uite to the rachis into spathulate pinnules. sori reaching from 
the midrib nearly to the edge. Cuba. Stove. Syn. Diplazium 
semihastatum. 
A. septentrionale. The Forked Spleenwort, as this species 
is popularly called, is of a very cosmopolitan character, ex- 
tending from India to the Rocky Mountains. The specific name 
doubtless refers to its being most frequently found in the 
Northern districts of Great Britain, where it is, however, very 
rare, See Jig. 130. . 
Fic. 128. ASPLENIUM RUTA-MURARIA, 
