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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
Davallia—continued. 
D. gibberosa brachycarpa (short-fruited). sori as broad as 
deep, overtopped by a long horn. New Hebrides, 1884. 
D. hirsuta (hairy). *hiz. slender, creeping, hairy. sti. slender, 
erect, hairy, 3in. to 4in. long. fronds abundantly produced, 
narrow-hastate, 6in. to Yin. long, 2in. broad, tripinnatifid, soft 
and papery; pinne cut down to a broadly-winged rachis into 
oblong, rather sharply-toothed lobes; both surfaces softly 
hairy. sori two to six to a segment, situated on the marginal 
teeth. Japan and 'T’sus-Sima. Greenhouse. SYN. Microlepia 
hirsuta. 
Davallia—cont inued. 
D. membranulosa (almost membranous). rhiz. wide-creeping, 
stout, densely clothed with pale brown scales, sti. 2in. to Sin. 
long. fronds thin, papery, 6in. to Yin. long, 2in. to Sin. broad, 
once fully pinnate, but the lower pinnae cut down into numerous 
sharply-toothed, oblong segments. sori two to eight to a 
segment, obliquely placed between the mid-vein and the margin, 
Himalayas, Kumaon, &c. Greenhouse. Syn. Leucostegia 
membranulosa. 
D. multidentata (many-toothed). fronds 2ft. to 3ft. long, lft. 
broad, bipinnate, of a soft, papery texture; pinnules of the 
Fie. 324, 
D. hirta cristata (crested). fronds drooping, beautifully crested. 
South Sea Islands. See Fig. 321. 
D. illustris (remarkable). rhiz. stout, creeping, scaly. _ sti. 
reddish-brown. fronds 24ft. to 4ft. long, arching; pinne finely 
cut. A capital basket plant. 1899. 
D. Lorrainii (Lorraine's). rhiz. black-scaly. sti. 3in. to 4in. 
long. fronds 6in. to 12in. long, deltoid, quadripinnatilid ; final 
lobes ligulate, with a sorus at the base of the inner side. Malay 
Peninsula, 1882. 
D. lucida (clear). A synonym of D. solida. 
DAVALLIA TENUIFOLIA VEITCHIANA. 
lower leaflets cut into egg-shaped segments, each of which bears 
two to twelve sori at the base of its teeth on the upper side of 
the central vein. Sikkim Himalaya, &c. A delicate, green- 
house species, having much the appearance of Asplenium tenui- 
folium. SYN. Leucostegia multidentata. 
A form of D. solida. 
D. polypodioides (Polypodium-like), <A 
Speluncee. 
D. pycnocarpa (thick-fruited). 
D. retusa (retuse). 
D. ornata (adorned). 
synonym of D. 
A synonym of D. pentaphylla. 
A synonym of Lindsaya retusa. 
