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The Dictionary of Gardening, 



Asplenimn — rontlnvetl. 



A. L Femandesianuin (l''«:-riKindez).* A form with a more 

 rij^id rin-his ;iii(l Mili-i-oiiacu'i'iis, rather narrower pinna'. Juan 

 Ftriiamlez. 

 A, macrocarpum (larj^e-fruited). sti. 6in. to 9in. long, fronds 

 12in. to 24iii. loiij;, 6in. to 12in. broad, ovate-lanceolate, with 

 numerous pinnre on each side, the lowest 3in. to 6in. lon/i, lin. to 

 liin. broad, lanceolate; pinnules oblonj;-rhoniboidal, inci.so-cre- 

 nate or pinnatitid. sort copious, large, llimalayas. Greenhouse 

 species. SiN. Afhyrium macrocarpiiin. 

 A. macrophyllum (long-leaved). Synonymous with A. m'tens. 

 A. marginatum (niarfi;ined). sti. 2ft. to 3ft. long, strong, erect 

 wondy, about {.in. thick at the base. fronds simply pinnate, 4ft. 

 to 6ft. long; pinna? in several opposite pairs, the lowest 1ft. to 

 2ft. long, 3in. to 4in. broad, the edge entire, the base often cor- 

 date, sort long, linear, confined to the free veins. Tropical 

 America. Stove species. SvN. Ilemidictyum inarginatum. 

 A- marinum (sea).* Sea Spleenwort. sti. tufted, 3in. to 6in. long. 

 /rijtidt; bin. to 18in. long, 2in. to 4in, broad, oblong-lanceolate, apex 

 "pinnatitid ; pinna; of the lower half quite deltoid, the point acute 

 or obtuse, margin crenatodentate. sort broad, falling short of 

 the edge. Europe, including Britain. Although perfectly hardy, 

 this requires to be grown in a frame or cool house. 

 A. m. coronans (crowned).* fronds 4in. to 6in. long, simply pin- 

 nate ; pinnpe for two-thirds of the way up variable in form, and 

 irregularly lohed and cut ; the upper third freely branched with 

 numerous imbricated, curled, and slightly crested divisions, form- 

 ing a dense head 2in. or more across. A dwarf and pretty 

 form. 

 A. m. crenatum (crenated). fronds 4in. to Sin. long, broadly- 

 lanceolute ; pinnre nearly trapeziform, obtuse, with deeply cre- 

 nated margins. A very pretty form. 

 A. m. mirabile (wonderful).* sti. 2in. to 4in. long, fronds about 

 the same length, the rachis divided about luUf way down from the 

 top into two nearly equal divisions, which are again freely forked, 

 with the pinnules and segments obtusely lobed ; the whole ex- 

 panded, but not crested, into a breadth equal to the length of the 

 frond ; the lower pinn^ are more or less abnormal and bluntly 

 lobed. 

 A. m. plumosum (feathery).* sti. 3in. to 4in. long, fronds 6in. to 

 15in. long, bi- or tripinnatifid, broadly-lanceolate; pinnae very 

 variable, closely set, and imbricated, cut nearly to the rachis 

 into ovate or oblong divisions, which are again more or less 

 deeply cut and lobed, the entire frond having a very elegant 

 appearance. 

 A. m, ramo-plumosum (bi*anched and feathery). */ro7Mis divided 

 nr;irly to tin/ top of tlu' stipes into two main branches, which are 

 diMinctly piiinatt- ; piniKP distant below, imbricated upwards, cut 

 nearly to the racliis into ovate or oblong lobes, the margins of 

 which are slightly dentated. It is a very handsome form, the 

 width of the frond being greater than its length. 

 A. m. ramosum (branched), frmuis from 4in. to Sin. long, 

 branched at the apices; pinnae oblong, with the margins obtusely- 

 dentate, and .sliglitly undulated. 

 A. m. sub-bipinnatumi (half-bipinnate). fronds 6in. to 12in. long, 

 lanceolate; piuns dist;int, deeply lobed, or cut nearly to the miu- 

 ribs. A very rare and pretty variety. 

 A. m. Thompsonll (Thompson's).* sti. Sin. to 4m. long, smooth. 

 fronds bin. to lOin. long, ovate-lanceolate, bipinnatitid ; pinnre 

 closely set, siib-doltoid, unequal-sided, deeply cut into oblong, 

 slightly undulut*'d loins below, giadually less divided upwards. 

 A very rare and handsome variety. All the forms of *4. nmrinuin, 

 recpiire a very moist atmosphere, consequently they will not thrive 

 in the open air, unless along the sea-coast. 

 A. maximum, (larj^est). can. erect, sti. 2ft. or more long, fronds 

 sfv<_-rul fcL't long, 2ft. to 3ft. broad, deltoid-lanceolate, with nume- 

 rous pinn;i? on each side, the lowest 9in. to ISin. long, 4in. to Sin. 

 broad ; pinnules sub-sessile, 2in. to 4in. long, Jin. broad ; edge more 

 or less lobed. sori medial, the lowest two lines long. North 

 India. Stove species. Syns. A. diversifolium and hiplazium 

 decurrens. 

 A. melanocaulon (l)lack-stiped).* sti. 1ft. to 2ft. long, fronds 

 2ft. to 3ft. lung, 9in. to ISin. broad ; lower pinna? 4in. to 9in. long, 

 4in. to 6in. liroad; pinnules lanceolate, 2in. to 3in. long, ^in. 

 broad, cut do\vn two-thirds of the way to the rachis into linear- 

 oblong, falcate, inciso-crenate lobes. sori short, oblong, not 

 touching either midrib or edge. Fiji. Stove species. SYN. 

 j'l/'^azluiti }nela)wcau/(in.. 

 A. Michauxii (Michaux's).* can. stout. sti. 4in. to Sin. long. 

 fj-oiids 9in. to 24in. long, 5in. to 9in. liroad, ovate-deltoid, bi- or 

 tripinnato ; pinnules oblong, deeply serrate, or cut quite to the 

 rachis. United States. A very handsome hardy species, closely 

 related to tlie Lady Fern, of which it may be only a variety. 

 A. mouanthemum (one-flowered).* sti. densely tufted, 3in. to 

 6iu. long, fromls 12in. to ISin. long, about lin. broad, with 

 twenty to forty horizont;U, sessile, sub-dimidiate pinnae on each 

 side, which are about iin. long and Jin. deep, the upper side cre- 

 nate, suddenly narrowed at the base, the lower more or less dis- 

 tinctly cut away in a straight, fir, in the lower pinu;e, decurved 

 line. sori linear-oblong, usually one or two, parallel with the 

 lower edge of the pinnae. Temperate regions of both hemispheres. 

 Greenhouse species. 



Asplenium. — contimied. 



A. montanum (nnuintain).* sti. tufted, 2in. to 3in. long, frnndit 

 2iii. to 3in. long, lin. broad, lanceolate-deltoid ; Inwe.st pinnie dis- 

 tinctly stalked, deltoid, sharply sernited round the outer edge. 

 sori short, copious. United States, 1812. Frame or greenhouse 

 species. 



A. multisectum. (much-mt). Synonymous with ^4. aspidioides. 



A. m.nsdef0lium (.Musa-ieaved). A variety of A. Nidus. 



A* myriophyllum (myriad-leaved). A variety of A. rkizo- 

 ■jdufUum. 



Fig. 172. Asplenium Nidus. 



A. Nidus (nest).* Bird's-nest Fern, fronds undivided, 2ft. to 4ft. 

 long, 3in. to Sin. broad, lanceolate, acute or acuminate at the apex, 

 tapering gradually below into a short stem; the edge entire, the 

 midrib rounded ontlie hack ; veins fine and parallel, about ^in. 

 apart, sori reaching about half way towards the margin. India, 

 &c., 1S20. Syn. a. austraUi.iiciim. See Fig. 172. 

 A. N. australasicum (Australian). Midrib keeled on the 

 back, often black. Australia, &c. The two former are best 

 treated in the stove ; the latter thrives well in the gi-eenhouse. 

 Syn. Thainnopteris australasicum. 

 A. N. m.n8sefoUum, (Musa-leaved).* fronds larger, sometimes 



6ft. long, 1ft. broad, sort extending nearly to the edge. 

 A. nitons (shining), sti. scattered, 6in. to 9in. long, frondsl^in. 

 to 2in. long, 6in. to 9in. broad, with twelve to twenty ascending 

 or sub-falc;ite pinuje on each side, which are 4in. to 6in. long, ^in. 

 to lin. broad, much acuminated ; edge finely toothed, ba.ie broadly 

 rounded on the upper, truncate in a curve on the lower side, sort 

 in close regular rows, not extending more than half way from the 

 midrib to the edge. Mamitius. Stove species. Syn. A. viacro- 

 phyllum, of gardens only. 

 A. nitidum (shining).* sti. 1ft. long, nnked. /ronrfs 2ft. to 5ft. 

 long, 6in. to 12in. broad, with many lanceolate-deltoid pinnje 

 on each side, which are cut down to the rachis into numerous 

 stalked deltoid pinnules, the.se are again cut into broad fan- 

 shaped cuneate segments, sharply serrated round the outer edge. 

 sori short, North^lndia, Ceylon, &c. (Jreenhouse species. 

 A. novae-caledoniae (New Caledonian).* sti. tufted, 6in. to 12in. 

 long, fronds 9in. to 12in. long, 6in. to 9in. broad, sub-deltoid, 

 tripinnate ; lower pinnie and pinnules deltoid ; .segments rigid, 

 scarcely flattened, iin. or more lon^, distant, and erecto-patent. 

 sort long, linear, marginal. New Caledonia. A rare greenhouse 

 species. Syn. Darea novte-caledoni^s, 

 A. obtusatum (obtuse), sti. tufted, 3in. to 6in. long, fronds 6xn. 

 to 12in. long, Sin. to 4in. broad, oblong or ovate-deltoid, with a 

 terminal pinna not much longer than the others, and two to six 

 pairs on each side, which are lin. to 2in. long and about Ain. 

 broad, obtuse, edge crenate. the Itase truncato-runeate, shortly 

 stalked, sori copious, broad, linear-oblong, falling sliort of the 

 edge. Peru. A. dijfonni' is a variety with an ovate-diltoid frond, 

 and the pinnae cut quite down to a nairow-winged rachis_ in the 

 lower part into distiiu-tly separated roundish or oblong-sinuated 

 pinnules. New Zealand, Australia, &c. Greenhouse kinds. 

 A, O. lUCidum (clear).* frond.^ often 2ft. long, with fifteen to 

 twenty pairs of junna* on eacli side, whi'li arc more herbaceous in 

 texture, darker ;ii'een in cohuir, the lowest 6in. long, lin. to liin. 

 l)road, narrowed gradually to a long acuminated point, edge more 

 deeply toothed. Greenhouse variety. Syn. A. Im-idum. 

 A. ObtUSifoliUm (obtuse-leaved).* .s(/. almost tufted, 6in. to 9in. 

 long, fronds 12in. to 18in. long, 4in. to bin. broad, ovate-lanceo* 



