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THE DICTIONARY 
OF GARDENING, 
Nephrodium—continued. 
Fig. 585. FROND OF NEPHRODIUM PARISHII. 
N. Parishii (Parish’s). sti. slender, naked, 6in. to Qin. long. 
fronds deltoid, 6in. to 8in. each way; lower pinnze much the 
largest; pinnules oblong-lanceolate, lin. to 2in. long, cut 
nearly to the rachis into close, crenate lobes of a parchment- 
like texture. sovi in rows not far from the midrib. Moulmein. 
See Fig. 585. Syn. Lastrea Parishii. 
N. polymorphum (of many forms). hiz. creeping. — sti. 
brownish, naked, lft. or more in length. fronds 2ft. to 4ft. 
long, lft. to 14ft. broad, impari-pinnate ; pinne five to thirteen, 
oblong, variously forked, especially the lower ones, coriaceous. 
sori small, abundant, scattered on the connected veinlets. 
Ceylon, Himalayas, &c. Syn. Sagenia polymorpha. 
N. prolificum (prolific). A form of N. erythrosorum. 
N. punctilobum (dotted-lobed). A synonym of Dicksonia 
punetiloba. Z 
N. recedens (receding). sti. erect, lft. long, woolly-scaly. 
fronds lft. to 2ft. long, lft. or more broad, deltoid; lower 
pinne 6in. to 12in. long, 3in. to 6in. broad, their pinnules 
often 6in. long, 2in. broad, and divided into distinct, one- 
sided, lanceolate segments, and close, slightly-toothed lobes, 
smooth above, woolly beneath. sori six to eight round the 
pice of the larger lobes. Ceylon, Neilgherries. Syn. Lastrea 
vrecedens, 
N. recurvum (recurved). A synonym of NV. emulum. 
N. remotum (distant). A variety of NV. spinuloswm. 
N. Richardsi multifida (much-cleft).* A fine, free-growing, 
crested variety, useful for decorative purposes, and producing 
itself true from spores. 
N. Rodigasianum (Rodigas’).* fronds spreading, lanceolate, 
Sft. to 4ft. long; pinnx sessile, linear-lanceolate, pinnatifid. 
Samoa, 1882. A handsome species. (I. H. 1882, t. 442.) 
N. scabrosum (rough). sti. slender, 14ft. to 2ft. long, 
clothed with straw-coloured scales. fronds 1sft. to 2ft. 
long, lft. to 14ft. broad; pinnz 6in. to Qin. long, 3in. to 
Sin. broad; pinnules of the lower side the largest, with 
lanceolate segments cut nearly to the rachis into toothed, 
ligulate lobes of a soft texture. sori small, usually one at 
the base of each lobe. Neilgherries. Greenhouse. Syns. 
Lastrea scabrosa, Polypodium nigrocarpum. 
N. Serra (a saw). rhiz. wide-creeping. sti. firm, glossy, lft. 
or more in length. frends slender, 2ft. to 3ft. long, lft. or 
more in breadth, broadly lanceolate; pinne spreading, 6in. 
to Sin. long, seldom sin. broad, cut down about half-way to 
the midrib into sickle-shaped, acute lobes, coriaceous, pale 
green. sori in two rows a little apart from the midrib; indusia 
hairy. Cuba, Mexico, &c. 
N. setigerum (bristle-bearing). rhiz. creeping. sti. lft. to 
2ft. long. fronds lft. to 3ft. long; lowest pinne largest, 
8in. to 12in. long, 4in. to 6in. ‘broad ; pinnules narrow- 
lanceolate, cut down to the rachis into close, deeply-cleft, 
pale green lobes of a soft texture. sori small, eight to 
twelve to a lobe. China, India, &c. Greenhouse. SyYNs. 
NV. tenericaule, Lastrea setigera. In the variety cristatum 
the fronds are more or less crested. 
Nephrodium—continuwed. 
N. setosum (bristly). sti. tufted, 4in. to 6in. long, densely 
light brown-scaly. fronds lft. to 14ft. long, 6in. to Yin. broad; 
lowest pinne the largest; pinnules usually lanceolate, cut 
down to the midrib into long, narrow segments of a soft 
texture. sori in a line close to the midrib. Java. A 
distinct species. SyNs. Aspidiwm setosum, Lastrea setosa. 
N Sieboldii variegata. A variegated form of the well-known 
ype. 
N. simulatum (simulating). This species much resembles 
NV. Thelypteris, but differs in its longer stipes, introrse lower 
pinne, larger sori, and less convolute margins. 1886, SYN. 
Aspidium simulatum (G. & F, 1896, p. 484, f. 69). 
N. Sloanei (Sloane's). rhiz. stout, wide-creeping. fronds 
larger (3ft. to 4ft. long) and with narrower and more sharply- 
pointed lobes than in N. patens, which this stove species 
Tropical America. 
otherwise resembles. Syn. Lastrea Sloanei. 
Fic. 586, NePHRODIUM SPARSUM GRACILE. 
N. sparsum gracile (slender).* sti. short, slender, con- 
spicuously scaly. fronds lanceolate, bipinnatifid, 3in. to 4in. 
long. A pretty variety. See Fig. 586. 
N. spinulosum Boottii (Boott’s). fronds deep green, slightly 
scaly beneath, disposed in a circle or crown fully 3ft. high 
including the chaffy, rusty-scaly stipes; pinne lanceolate, 
distant ; lowest pinnules sin. long, 4in. broad, cut one-third 
to half the way to the rachis. North America, &e. 
N. s. dilatatum. The following are fairly distinct sub- 
varieties : anomalum, collinum, compactum, crispum, eristatum, 
dentigerum, gracile, grandiceps, Howardii, nanwm, ramosum, 
spectabilis, tanacetifolium. 
N. s. intermedium (intermediate). fronds broader than in 
the type (often 22in. long and Qin. broad) and more finely 
cut; pinne more spreading, the lowest nearly 3in, apart. 
North America. 
N. Standishii (Standish’s). This is a trade name for a beautiful 
Fern known correctly as Aspidiwm laserpitiifolium. 
N. subtriphyllum (almost three-fronded). rhiz. creeping. sti. 
brownish, 1ft. or more in length. fronds lft. to 14ft. long, Sin. 
to 12in. broad, sub-deltoid, having a large, deeply-cleft terminal 
pinna, with lanceolate lobes, and one or two on each side. 
sori large, scattered on the connected veinlets. China, Ceylon, 
&e. SYNS. Aspidium subtriphyllum, Sagenia subtriphylla. 
N. tenericaule (slender-stemmed). Synonymous 
N. setigerum. 
N. terminans (terminating). A synonym of WV. pteroides. 
N. Thwaitesii (Thwaites’). This closely resembles NV. depari- 
oides in general outline, but the small sori are marginal instead 
of terminal in the teeth of the lobes. Ceylon. Syn. Lastrea 
Thwaitesii. 
N. undulatum (wavy).* sti. tufted, 6in. to lain. long, scaly 
at base, glossy upwards. fronds lft. or more in length, 
broadly triangular-ovate; main rachis distinctly zigzag in 
with 
