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As'pleniXixn.—rorr tinned. 



]Am-*->1 lanceohite-oblons pinnrr on linth sides, which are 4in. to 

 6iti. h'liji, llm. to 2in. hroiul ; piuiiiiU's miiiierous, iinequal-sidcd, 

 laiu'cnhite, acuminate ; otlji;es shai-ply toothed, the lower base ob- 

 liqiu'ly truncate, nor! in two rows in the upper part of the 

 pinnules, often diplazioid. Sandwich Islands. Greenhouse spe- 

 cies. SvN. A. ]'<>hfp/i)/l/inii. 



A, Adiantum-nigrum (I Hack Sidcenwort). sti. tufted, 6in. to 

 9in. loni;. J'niiuls 6in. to 12in. Ion-;, 4in. to 6in. broad. su))-deItoid ; 

 lower pinn'a> deltoid, 2in. to Sin. lonp, lAin. to 2in. broad ; all the 

 pinnie pinnate, nori copious, at last (\iie\\ m-cupyiuf; the whole 

 under surface of the s''i:cuicnts. Croat Britain. World-wide in 

 its distribution. H:irdy. A. molidmn, from Cape Colony, is 

 supposed to be a niert' form of this species. There are several 

 varieties tlie best of which are described below. See Fiix. 168. 



A. A.-n. acutum (acute), fmnds 9in. to 15in. long, deltfiid, tri- 

 pinnatt' ; ultimate se.iiments linear, and very acute. Ireland. A 

 copiously divided and very elegant variety. Habit more gTacefiU 

 than the type. 



Fic. 169. AsPLENiuM Adiantum-nigrum grandiceps. 



A. A.-n. graniliceps (larye -crested), fronds 6in. to 12in. lonjj ; 

 jiinuie comparatively shtut, and sli^^htly crested; apex freely 

 divided, and expanded into a broad crest, which gives the 

 frond a very giaceful contour. Frame or greenhouse variety. 

 See Fig. 169. 



A. A.-!!, oxypbyllum (sharp-leaved), frmids 4in. to 6in. long, 

 ovatf-Ianccolate ; ultimate segments narrow and very acute. A 

 very pretty little variety. 



A. afi&ne (related), i^fi. 6in. to 12in. long, fronds 12in to 18in. 

 long, 6in. to 12in. broad, bipinnate, \vith nnmerous pinnre on each 

 siiie, the lower ones lancenlate-rhomboidal ; j>innides rlioniboidal, 

 incjso-serrate. «ori copious, linear. Mascariii Islands, tfec. Stove 

 or warm greenhouse species. Syn. A. spathurnmtii. 



A. alatum (winged).* ati. 4in. to 6in. long, slender, the upper 

 part and the rachis, winged. frondsXii. to lift, long, 3in. to 4in. 

 broad, with twelve to twenty horizontal sessile pinn:n on each 

 side, which are lin. tol^in. long, and about Ain. broad, bluntish ; 

 edge uniformly inciso-crenate, the base nearly eqiial on both sides. 

 sort distant, not reaching either the midrib or edge. West 

 Indies, Ac. A very elegant stove species. 



A. alismsefolium (Alisma-leaved). sti. 2in. to 6in. long, fmnda 

 varying in shape, from simple olilonii-lancfolate. 6in. to 9in. long, 

 2in. to Sin. broad; a]>ex acuminate; cflues entire, to ternate or 

 pinnate, with a large terminal and three pairs oi lateral junnne, 

 each like tlie entire frond of the simple state ; texture coriaceous. 

 Isle of Luzon. Stove species. .SVN. Aniaofjoniinii aUsimxfoliuin. 



A. altemans (alternated), sti. tufted, lin. to 2in. long, fronds 

 6in. to Sin. long, lin. to l.^in. broad, lanceolate-oblong," cut down 

 into numerous Idnntly-rounded lobes on each side, which leach 

 very nearly down to tj^e rachis, the lower gradually reduced, sori 

 copious. N. W. Himalayas. Greenhouse species. Syn. A.Dal- 

 housi<e. 



A. altcrnifolium (alternate-leaved). Synonymous with A. ger- 



tiiit/iiriiiii. 



A. angustifolium (narrow-leaved).* sti. tufted, about 1ft. long. 

 fnni'ls ISin. ti> 24in. long. 4in. to 6in, bioad, siniidj' pinnate, laii- 

 ceolate ulili.ng. flaccid, with twenty to thirty sub-sessile piMun- ini 

 each side, sterile ones largest, 2in. to 3in. long, Ain. brnad, a<-umi- 

 nate; edge obscurely-crenate, base rounded and equal on both 

 sides ; fertile piun?e narrower and more distant, sori very clo.se 

 and regidar, extending from the midrib nearly to the edge. 

 Canada. Ac. (Ireeuhouse species. 



A. anisophyllum (unequal -leaved), sti. tufted, 6in. to 12in. 

 long, fronds 1ft. to 2ft. long, 6in. to 9in. broad, oblong- lanceolate, 

 simple pinnate, with ten to sixteen sub-sessile pinnse on each side 



Asplenium — continued. 



which are 3in. to5in. long, about lin. broad, acuminated, rrenatp, 

 the two sides uucpial, the upper one narrowerl suddenly, the 

 lowerone ol)li(|uely truncate at the base. #ori distant, elliptical, 

 reaching half-way from the edge to the margin. Cajie Colony, Ac. 

 Greenhouse species. 



A. apicldens (apex -toothed). A variety of A. Vle'dlnrdii. 



A. arborescens (tree-like), can. oblicjue. sti. 1ft. to 2ft. long. 

 fronds 3ft. to 4ft. long, 2ft. to 3ft. broail, deltoid, tripinnatifid. with 

 numerous pinn.'P, tlie lower ones 12in. to 18in. l<»ng. 4in. to 6in. 

 broad ; pinnules 3in. long, about ^in. wide, acuminate, edge rut 

 two-thirds of the way down to the rachis into nearly entire lobes, 

 ^in. deep, Jin. broad. Lower sori ^in. long. Mauritius, Ac, 1826. 

 Stove species. SYN. I) iplazium- arborescens, 



A. Amottii (Arnott's). sti. smooth, angular, fronds ample, tri- 

 piiinatifid ; lower pinnie 9in. to 12in. Ion-.'. 4in. to 6in. broad; 

 pinnules 3in. to 4in, long, lin. or more broad, cut down below to a 

 distinctly winged rachis into deeply crenate, iilunt, oblong lobes, 

 \m. deep, ^in. broad, .son' copious, neaily all diplazioid, and Idling 

 iip when mature nearly the whole surf:ice of tlie lobes. Sand- 

 wich Islands, 1877. Tireenhouse species. Syns. A. drplazioidcs 

 and Diiiliiztum Arnnttii. 



A. aspidioldes (Aspidium-like). sti. tufted, 6in. to 12in. long. 

 fronds 1ft. to 2ft. bmg. Sin. to 12in. broad, ovate-deltoid, tripinna- 

 tifid ; lower lumiri' 6in. to oin. long, lanceolate-deltoid : pinniUe.s 

 lanceolate, cut down below nearly to the rachis into iuniso-pimia- 

 tifid ovate segments, two lines broad, snri copious, oblong, the 

 lower ones curved. Tropical America, Ac. Greenhouse species. 

 Syn. a, imdtiscctjnn. 



A, attenuatum (attenuated), s^'. tufted, 3in. to 4in. long, fronds 

 simple, linear-lanceolate, about 1ft. long, aliout ^in. broad, nar- 

 rowed upwards very gradually, sometimes proliferous at the point, 

 the margin toothed ; the lower third also lohed ; the lowest 

 roundish, lobes reaching down nearly or quite to the rachis. sori 

 reaching nearly to the edge. Queen.sland, Ac. Greenhouse 

 species. 



A. aureum (golden). A variety of A. Ceterach. 



A. auriculatum (auriculated),* gfi. tufted, 4in. to Sin. long. 

 fronds 12in. to 18in. long. 4in. to6in. broad, simply pinnate, lanceo- 

 late-obbmg, with ten to twenty-stalked horizontal pinn.-e on each 

 side, which are 2in. to 4in. loim. ;in. to lin. l>road, lanceolate, 

 often sub-falcate ; edtre deeply crenate, the two sides unequal, the 

 upper one with a cordate aiuidc, the lower one obliquely tnincate. 

 sori rlistant, not reaching either the midrib or edge. Tropical 

 America, 1320. Stove species. 



A* auritum (eared), sti. tufted, 4in. to Sin, long, fronds fiin. to 

 12in. Inim, 2in. to 4in. broa<l, simply pinnate, with ten to tiiteen 

 stalked liorizontal pinui-e on each side, which are 2in. to 3in. long, 

 and aliout Ain. broad, acute or bluntish ; edge siiarply toothed or 

 often lobed~, especially on the upper side towards the base, sori 

 in two broad rather oblique rows. Ti-opical America. Stove 

 species. 



A. australasicum (Australian). A variety of A. Nidus. 



A. Baptlstli (I'-aptist's).* sli. 6in. to Sin. long. /ro«rfs 1ft. long, 

 bipinnate, broa<lIy ovate ; piim;e stipitate, the lower aliout 

 5iii. Ions, with four narrow stipitate linear-toothed pinnules, 

 2in. Ions, and ;i terminal lobe, 3Mn. long, Jin. l>roatl, furnished 

 with distinct linear marginal teeth, pi»inting forwards, and ter- 

 minating in a long attenuated point, which is toothed nearly 

 to the end. sori linear-oblotig, straieht, parallel with, and close 

 to, the midrib. South Sea Islands, 1879. A very handsome stove 

 species. 



A. Belangeri (Belanger'.s).* sti. tufted, 4in. to Bin. long, frnmls 

 12in. to ISin. long, 2in. to 3in. broad, bipinnate; pinna* numerous, 

 lin. to l^in. long, ^in. broad, rounded at the point, truncate at the 

 base on the lower side ; pinnules linear, erecto-patent, half line 

 brtiad ; one vein and sorus to each segment, the latter marginal. 

 Mala van I'eniTisula. Stove species. Syns. A. Veitchianum^ 

 Dnn-a, nchunjeri, Ac. 



A. bipartitum (twice-partite), sti. tnfted. Sin. to 6in. long, fronds 

 6in. to Sin. long, 2in. to Sin. broad, biyiiimate, with about ten to 

 fifteen stjdked pinna' on eacli side, whicli are lin. to \hm. long, 

 iin. to |in. broad, bluntish. cut down at the base on tlie upper 

 side into one distinctly-stalked cuneate piimule, sometimes into 

 two or three, the outer edge inciso-crenate, the base on the lower 

 siile olili.|ueIy truncate, sori in two regular rows, reaching 

 nearly to the edge. Mascaren Isles. Stove species. 



A. bisectum (bisected).* sti. tufted, 4in. to 6in. long, fronds 

 12in. to 13in. lomr, 4in. to 6in. broa'l, bijunnatifid. with twenty to 

 thirty horizontal i>inna> on each side, whicli are 2in. to Sin. long, 

 iin. broad, witli a very long, narrow, deeply inciso-jiiunatitid 

 upper portion, the base on the upper side narrowed smldenly. on 

 the lower obliquely tnmcate. sori almost all in t« o p.arallei rows 

 close to the mi<liib. West Indies, Ac. Stove species. 



A. brachypteron (iiroadly-wiiv^ed). sti. tufted, 2in. to 4in. long. 

 fronds 4in. to bin. long, lin. to liin broad, bipinnate, with twelve 

 to twenty-four horizontal piimie on each side, of which from half 

 to nearly the whole of the lower side is cut away, the largest Ain. 

 to ^in. long, cut down to the rachis into simple or forked lineai 

 pinnules, lin. to l^in. long, sori solitary, often quite margin:il. 

 Madagascar, Ac. Stove species. Syn. JJiirea hracht/jiteron. 



A. brevisorum (shortly-soriate). sti. 12in. to 18in. long, frondn 

 2ft. to 3ft. long, &in. to ISin. broad, tripinnate; lower pinn.-c 1ft. 



