ASPIDOPTERYS 



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ASPLENIUM 



A. pectina'tum (comb-like), i. Brown. July. W. Ind. 



1820. 



pu'ngens (stinging). Brown. W. Ind. 

 repa'ndum (wavy-leaved). Brown. July. Island of 



Luzon. 

 rhizophy'llum (root-leaved). J. Brown. July. 



Jamaica. 1820. 



semicorda' turn. Syn. Polystichum semicordaium. 

 singaporia'num (Singapore). See NEPHRODIUM. 

 ., trapeziofdes (trapezium-like). See A. VIVIPARUM. 

 tria'ngulum. Syn. Polystichum triangulum. 



i turn (three-leaved). 2. Brown. July. W. 

 Ind. 1769. 

 heradeifo'lium. The pinnae pinnatifid on both 



sides at the base. 

 vivi'parum. Syns. A. trapezioides and Polystichum 



viviparum. 



Some authors include Alhyrium Filix-foemina in this 

 genus, but it has now been put with the Aspleniums by 

 the Kew authorities. 



ASPIDO PTERYS. (From aspis, aspidos, a shield, and 

 pteron, a wing ; the fruits have shield-like wings. Nat. 

 ord. Malpighiaceae.) 



Stove climbers. Cuttings of firm young shoots in 

 sand, in bottom-heat. Loam, peat, and sand. 

 A. nu'tans (nodding). 10. White. July. Himalaya. 1820. 

 roxburghia'na (Roxburghian). 10. White. July. 

 India. 1820. 



ASPLE NIUM. Spleenwort. (From a, not. and splen, 

 spleen ; referring to its supposed medicinal proper- 

 ties. Nat. ord. Ferns [Filices]. Linn. 2\-Cryptogamia, 

 i-Filices.) 



This is an extensive and variable genus, the disposition 

 of the spores being the only connecting link. Taking 

 the large, broad-fronded A. Nidus, and compare it with 

 A. viviparum, which has very finely-cut small fronds, there 

 appears to be little affinity. A. Felix-fctmina, better 

 known in gardens as Athyrium F. f. (which see) has 

 given us innumerable garden varieties, many of which are 

 of exquisite beauty ; and about one hundred varieties 

 have gained certificates from the Royal Horticultural 

 Society. These are all natives of Britain, and the ordinary 

 type is known as " The Lady Fern." The species most 

 extensively grown for market (or decorations) belong to 

 the bulbiferum type ; yet A. Nidus (the Bird's-nest 

 Fern) has more recently come into favour and is ex- 

 tensively grown. For treatment, see FERNS. 



HARDY. 

 A. Adia'ntum-ni' grum (black adiantum). i. Brown. 



August. Britain. 



acu'tum (Eng. Bot., ed. 3, t. 1875). Ireland. 

 ,, ,, caudifo'lium. 

 ., crista'tum. Crested. 1881. 

 ,, gra'ndiceps. Large crested. 

 ., ., oxyphy'Hum. Sharp-leaved. 

 ,, ., refra'ctum. 

 alternifo'lium (alternate-leaved), i. Brown. July. 



Scotland. See A. GERMANICUM. 

 angustifo'lium (narrow-leaved), i. Brown. July. 



N. Amer. 1812. 

 Athy'num (athyrium). 2. Brown. August. N. 



Amer. 1823. See A. FILIX-FO^-MINA. 

 ., Ce'Urach (scale or scaly fern). Britain. Syn. Ceter- 



ack officinarum. 

 au'reum. Canaries and Madeira. Syns. Ceterach 



aureum and A. aureum. 

 crena'tum. Scandinavia. 

 ebe'neum (ebony-stalked), i. Brown. July. N. 



Amer. 1779. 

 ,, Fi'lix-fas'mina (female fern). 2. Brown. April. 



Britain. There are numerous varieties of this 



species. 



,, fonta'num (fountain), i. Brown. July. England. 

 germa'nicum. Syn. A. alternifolium. 

 Halle'ri, (Haller's). See A. FONTANUM. 

 lanceola' turn (lanceolate), i. Brown. August. England. 

 ,, crispa'tum. Curled. 

 ,, mi'crodon. Useful for case culture. 

 mari'num (sea), i. Brown. July. Britain. The 



varieties of this include : coro'nans, crena'tum, 



mira'bile, plumo'sum, ra'mo-plumo'sttm, ramo sum, 



sub-bipinna' turn, and Thomso'nce. 



A. Michau'xi (Michaux's). See A. FILIX-F<EMINA. 

 ,. monta'num (mountain) . i. Brown. July. N. Amer. 



1812. 

 ,. platyneu'ron (Ebony spleen wort). Maine to Florida, 



and westward to California. 

 ,, polyphy'llum. See A. ACUMINATUM. 

 ,, myriophy'llum. With broader fronds. 

 ,, rhizophy ttum (rooting-leaved), See SCOLOPENDRIUM 



RHIZOPHYLLUM. 



Ru'ta-mura'ria (waU-rue). }. Brown. July. Britain. 



., septentriona'le (nor them), i. Brown. July. Britain. 



., thelypteroi'dcs (thelypteris-like). i. Brown. July. 

 N. Amer. 1823. 



,, Tricho'manes (maiden-hair). $. Brown. July. 

 Britain. The varieties in cultivation comprise 

 crista'tum, iiici'sum, mulii'fidum, and ramo'sum. 



vi'ridt (green), i. Brown. June. Britain. 



GREENHOUSE. 



A. acumina'tum. 2. Sandwich Islands. Syn. A. 

 polyphyllum. 



acu'tum (acute). 2. Brown. April. Teneriffe. 1818. 



alte'rnans. Syn. A. Dalhausitz. 



alUrna'tum (tapering), i. Brown. July. N. Hol- 

 land. 1824. 



., ambi'guum (doubtful), i. Brown. W. Ind. 



,, anisophy'llum (unequal-leaved). Natal. 



., Arno ttii. Sandwich Islands. 1877. Syns. A.dipla- 

 zioides and Diplazium Arnottii. 



aspidioi'des. Trop. Amer. Syn. A. multisectum. 



attenua'tum (attenuated). Queensland. 



,, bulbi'ferum (bulb-bearing), i. Brown. July. New 

 Zealand. 1820. 



,, fabia'num. Syn. A. fabianum. 



la'xum. Habit more slender. 



canarie'nse (Canary). Brown. July. Canaries. 1824. 



,, cauda' turn (tailed). Polynesia. 



Cole'nsoi. ij. New Zealand. 



,, compre'ssum. St. Helena. Stove or greenhouse. 



,, conti'guum. Sandwich Islands. 



fi'ssum. South Sea Islands. 1880. 



Dalhou'sia. See A. ALTERNANS. 



denta'tum. W. Ind. 1820. 



,, dJnttx (sharp-toothed). Brown. June. Cape of 

 Good Hope. 1790. 



., diffo'rme (irregular), i. Brown. August. N. Hol- 

 land. 1823. See A. OBTUSATUM. 



., dimo'rphum. Norfolk Islands. Syns. A. diver si- 

 folium and Darea dimorpha. 



diplazioi'des. See A. ARNOTTII. 



,, diver si fo' Hum (various-leaved). 2. Brown. June. 

 Norfolk Islands. 1831. Garden Syn. of A. 

 dimorphum. 



exte'nsum. Andes of Columbia and Peru. 



,, falca'tum. i to ij. Polynesian Islands, Australia, 

 New Zealand, &c. 1825. 



fernandesia'num. A variety of A. lunulatum. 



fi'ssum (cleft-fronds). Brown. April. Hungary. 

 1825. 



fiabellifo'lium (fan-leaved), i. Brown. July. N. 

 Holland. 1820. 



fla'ccidum (feeble). New .Zealand. 1823. 



goringia'num pi'ctum. See A. MACROCARPUM. 



Hemioni'tis. |. S. Europe and N. Africa. Syn. 

 A. palmatum. 



,, crista'tum. Syn. A. palmatum cristatum. 



multi'fidum. Azores. 



Herb'stii (G. C., 1896, xx., 470). Garden hybrid. 



,, heteroca'rpum. i to 3. Himalayas and South- 

 Eastern Asia. Stove or greenhouse. 



,, hookeria'num. ij. New Zealand. 



,, ho'rridum. Sandwich Islands. 1884. 



,, inci'sum. i. Japan, &c. 



,, java'nicum. See ALLANTODIA B RUN ONI AN A. 



la'nceum. Syns. A. sub sinua turn and Diplazium 

 lanceum. 



laserpitiifo'lium. Polynesian Islands, N. Aus- 

 tralia, &c. 



macroca'rpum. i to 3. Syn. A. goringianum pictum. 



madere'nse (Madeira), i. Brown. July. Madeira. 

 1828. 



., mona'nthemnm (one-flowered), i. Brown. July. 

 Cape of Good Hope. 1790. 



,, multise 1 ctum. See A. ASPIDIOIDES. 



ni'Mttm. N. India, Ceylon, &c. 



