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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 



Aspidium continued. 



spinoso-serrated throughout, auricled at the base above ; the 

 pinnae of the upper half fertile, much smaller, son occupying the 

 whole under side. North America. SYN. Polystichum acrosti- 

 choides. Hardy. 



A. a. grandiceps (large-crested).* A very handsome fern, having 

 the apices of the fronds and pinna; heavily crested ; equally de- 

 sirable for the hardy or temperate fernery. Of garden origin. 



A. a. incisum (incised).* A variety with the pinnules deeply 

 cut and acutely pointed. 



A. acnleatnm (sharp-pointed).* The Hard Shield Fern. sti. 

 tufted, 6in. to 12in. long, more or less scaly, fronds 1ft. to ill. 

 long, 6in. to 12in. broad, ovate-lanceolate ; lower pinnae close, 

 lanceolate, 4in. to 6in. long, *in. to iin. broad ; pinnules ovate- 

 rhomboidal, unequal sided, auricled on the upper base; teeth 

 aristate. sort nearer the midrib than the edge. A variable and 

 hardy species, common throughout the world. SYN. Polystichum 

 aculeatum. A. a. proliferum is a proliferous Australian form. 

 A. a. vestitum has the rachis densely clothed to the point, both 

 with reddish-brown fibrillose and large lanceolate dark brown 

 scales. See Fig. 166. 



A. amabile (lovely), gti. scattered, 6in. to 12in. long, slightly 

 scaly below, fronds 1ft. or more long, 6in. to 12in. broad, with a 

 lanceolate terminal pinna, and three to six lateral ones on each 

 side, which are Sin. to 6in. long, Iin. to 14in. broad, the lowest 

 sometimes divided at the base ; segments sub-rhomboidal, with 

 at least half the lower side cut away, the upper side and part of 

 the lower lobed and sharply spinuloso-serrated. sori sub-marginal. 

 Ceylon. Stove species. SYN. Polystichum amabile. 



A. angttlare (angular). The Soft Shield Fern. Botanically this 

 is only a variety of A. aculeatum; but, to the cultivator, it is 

 abundantly distinct. The fronds are not so tapered at the base, 

 the pinnules are more equal in size, and the lower ones distinctly 

 stalked, while the texture is much less rigid than in A. aculeatum, 

 the caudex has a tendency to elongate. Almost cosmopolitan in 

 its distribution. SYN. Polystichum angulare. There are an 

 enormous number of varieties, many of which are not under cultiva- 

 tion. Amongst the best found in gardens are alatum, Baylice, con- 

 cinnum, corymbiferum, cristatum, curtum, dissimile, grandiceps, 

 imbricatum, Kitsonice, lineare, parvissimum, plumosum, polydac- 



imoricatum, Kitsomce, lineare, parmssimum, plumosum, \ 

 tylon, proliferum, rotundatum, Wakeleyanum, Woollastoni. 



FlO. 167. ASPIDIUM ANGULARE GRANDICEPS. 



A. a. grandiceps (large-crested). This is a narrow fronded 

 variety, having the apices of the fronds branched and crested, ulti- 

 mately producing a broad tasselled head. A very handsome 

 fern. See Fig. 167. 



A. anomalum (anomalous), sti. tufted, 1ft. to 2ft. long, densely 

 scaly below, fronds 2ft. to 3ft. long, 1ft. or more broad ; lower 

 pinnae 6in. to 9in. long, 2in. to Sin. broad; pinnules lanceolate, 

 cut down in the lower part into oblong segments ; teeth blunt or 

 slightly mucronate. sort placed near the sinuses of the pinnules. 

 Ceylon. Stove species. SYN. Polystichum anomalum. 



A. aristatum (awned).* rhiz. creeping, gti. scattered, 95n. to 

 18in. long, very scaly below, fronds 1ft. to 2ft. long, 9in. to 12in. 

 broad, ovate-deltoid, tri- or quadripinnatifld ; lower pinnas largest, 



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4in. to 6in. long, 2in. to Sin. broad ; lowest pinnules much the 

 largest, lanceolate-deltoid; teeth copious aristate. sori sm 

 principally in two rows near the midrib. Japan, Himala 



teeth copious aristate. sori small, 



iirmcipiuiy in iwo rows near the midrib. Japan, Himalayas, 

 New South Wales, Ac. Greenhouse species. SYN. Polystichum 

 a.rijtfatum. 



Aspidium. continued. 



A. a, coniifolinm (Conium-leaved).* fronds more finely divided ; 

 segments copiously toothed, with lower lobes distinct. 



A. a. variegatnm (variegated).* A handsome variety, with a 

 broad band of green running through the bases of the pinnules 

 along the course of the rachis. 



A. auriculatum (eared).* sti. tufted, 4in. to 6in. long, scaly below 

 or throughout, fronds 12in. to 18in. long, 2in. to 4in. broad ; 

 pinnae numerous, sub-sessile, usually close, lin. to 2in. long, about 

 iin. broad, ovate-rhomboidal, falcate, acute, spinoso-serrated, 

 the upper base auricled, the lower one truncate, sori in two rows. 

 India, widely distributed. Stove species. SYNS. A. ocellatum, 

 Polystichum auriculatum. 



A. a. lentum (pliant). Pinnae cut into oblong mucronate lobes 

 about half-way down to the rachis, the auricle sometimes quite 

 free. 



A. a. marginatum (margined).* A variety with more coriaceous 

 texture ; upper edge of the pinnae slightly lobed. 



A. capense (Cape).* sti. scattered, 1ft. to 2ft. long, densely scaly 

 below, fronds 1ft. to 3ft. long, 12in. to 18in. broad, sub-deltoid ; 

 lowest pinnae the largest, 6iii. to 9in. long, Sin. to 4in. broad ; 

 pinnules and segments lanceolate, the latter bluntly lobed. sori 

 very large and copious. South America, New Zealand, Cape 

 Colony, Natal, &c. Greenhouse species. SYNS. A. coriaceum, 

 Polystichum capense. 



A. eonfertum (compressed). Synonymous with A. meniscioides. 



A. coriaceum (leathery). Synonymous with A. capense. 



A falcatum (hooked).* sti. tufted, 6in. to 12in. long, densely scaly 

 below, fronds 1ft. to 2ft. long, 6in. to 9in. broad, simply pinnate ; 

 pinnae numerous, the lower stalked, ovate-acuminate, falcate, Sin. 

 to 5in. long, lin. to 2in. broad ; edge entire or slightly undulated, 

 the upper side narrowed suddenly, sometimes auricled, the lower 

 rounded or obliquely truncate at the base, sori small, copious, 

 scattered. Japan, China, Himalayas, Ac. SYN. Cyrtomium fal- 

 catum. 



A f. caryotidenm (Caryota-like) has pinnae sometimes larger, 

 sharply toothed, slightly lobed, sometimes auricled on both sides. 

 SYN. Cyrtomium caryotideum. 



A f. Fortune! (Fortune's).* This differs from the type in having 

 pinnae narrower and more opaque. All are most useful house 

 ferns, and quite hardy in many parts of the country. SYN. Cyrto- 

 mium Fortunei. 



A falcinellum (finely-hooked).* sti. tufted, 4in. to Sin. long, 

 densely scaly, fronds 9in. to 18in. long, Sin. to 6in. broad ; central 

 pinnae 2in. to Sin. long, iin. broad; point acute; edge finely 

 serrated ; the upper side bluntly auricled, the lower obliquely 

 truncate at the base, sori in two long rows. Madeira. Green- 

 house species. SYN. Polystichum falcinellum. 



A. flextun (bending), rhiz. stout, wide-creeping, sti. scattered, 

 1ft. long, scaly, fronds 2ft. to 3ft. long, 9in. to 12in. broad ; lower 

 pinnae lanceolate-deltoid, 4in. to 6in. long, 2in. to 4in. broad ; pin- 

 nules lanceolate-deltoid, cut down to the rachis below into oblong 

 bluntly-lobed segments, sori large, in two rows, copious. Juan 

 Fernandez. Stove species. SYN. Polystichum fiexum. 



A. ftoniculaceum (Fennel-leaved).* rhiz. creeping, sti. scattered, 

 6in. to 12in. long, densely scaly below, fronds 1ft. to 2ft. long, 

 and 9in. to 12in. broad, lanceolate-deltoid, four to five pinnatifld; 

 lower pinnae 6in. to Bin. long, Sin. to 4in. broad ; ultimate divisions 

 linear, awned, with a firm texture, sori solitary. Greenhouse 

 species. Sikkim, 7,000ft. to 10,000ft. SYN. Polystichum fatnieu. 

 laceum. 



A. frondosnm (leafy), sti. scattered, 1ft. to 2ft. long, densely 

 scaly below, fronds 18in. to 24in. long, 1ft. or more broad, 

 sub-deltoid; lower pinnae much the largest, long stalked; pin- 

 nules lanceolate ; segments very unequal sided, pinnatifid, with 

 rounded mucronate lobes, obliquely truncate at the base below. 

 sori large, copious. Madeira. Greenhouse species. SYN. Poly- 

 stichum frondosum. 



A. Hooker! (Hooker's), sti. 1ft. or more long, naked, fronds 

 2ft. to 3ft. long ; pinnae 6in. to Sin. long, lin. broad, cut down to 

 a broadly-winged rachis into nearly close, spreading, entire, 

 linear-oblong lobes in. broad, sori nearer the edge than the mid- 

 rib. Malay Archipelago. Stove species. SYNS. A. nephrodioides 

 and Cyclodium Hooken. 



A. laserpitiifolinm (Laserpitium-leaved).* gti. 4in. to 6in. long, 

 stramineous, scaly at base, fronds 12in. to 18in. long, 6in. to 9in. 

 broad, ovate-deltoid, tripinnate ; lower pinnae the largest, with 

 pinnules on the lower side prolonged, lanceolate, imbricated with 

 small, distinct, bluntly-lobed segments, sori in two rows, very 

 copious. Japan. A very desirable greenhouse species. SYNS. 

 Lastrea Standishii (of gardens) and Polystichum laserpitiifolium. 



A. lepidocaulon (scaly-stemmed), sti. tufted, 6in. to 9in. long, 

 densely clothed with large cordate scales, fronds 1ft. or more 

 long, 4in. to 6in. broad, sometimes elongated and rooting at the 

 point : pinnae 2in. to Sin. long, Jin. to Jm. broad, lanceolate-fal- 

 cate, the two sides unequal, the upper one auricled at the base. 

 sori principally in two rows, near the midrib. Japan. Green- 

 house species. SYN. Polystichum lepidocaulon. 



A. Lonchitis (spar-like).* The Holly Fern. sti. densely tufted, 

 lin. to 4in. long, scaly at base, fronds 1ft. to 2ft. long, Ijn. to 

 3in. broad, pinnate throughout ; pinnae iin. to IJin. long, Jin. to 

 $in. broad, ovate-rhomboidal. nub-falcate, tbe two sides unequal. 



