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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 



Cheilanthes con I inued. 



others, ovate, bluntish, cut down to the rachis into oblong, blunt, 

 " unall, placed all round the edge of 



nearly entire segments, sori small, placed all ro 

 the segments. Cape of Good Hope. (H. S. F. ii. 



77.) 



FIG. 420. CHEILANTHES CLEVELANDI. 



C. Cleveland! (Cleveland's).* sti. tufted, erect, scaly, .fronds 4in. 

 to ISHn. long, ovate-lanceolate, tri- or (rarely) quadripinnate ; 

 ultimate divisions of pinnae nearly round, sub-lenticular, small, 

 deep green above, covered with fine white scales beneath. North- 

 west America. Hardy, or nearly so. See Fig. 420. 



O. Eatonl (Eaton's). 

 scaly, fronds Sin. to 8in. long, IJin. to 2in. broad, ovate-lanceolate, 



sti. tufted, Sin. to 6in. long, wiry, densely 

 scaly, fronds Sin. to Bin. long, Hin. to 2in. broad, ovate-lanceolate, 

 tripinnatifld ; lower pinnules distant, alternate or opposite, del- 



toid; pinnules linear-oblong, pinuatifid; upper surface densely 

 clothed with white woolly tomentum, lower also densely matted, 

 the margin of the segments incurved. Greenhouse. Western 

 United States, Ac. 



C. elegans (elegant). A synonym of C. myriophylla elegans. 



C. farinosa (mealy).* sti. densely tufted, Sin. to 6in. long, fronds 

 Sin. to 12in. lon, Sin. to 6in. broad, lanceolate or deltoid, bi- 

 tripinnatifld ; pinnae numerous, opposite, lower ones mostly 

 largest ; lowest pinnules longer than the others, deeply sinuato- 

 pinnatifld ; under surface densely coated with pure white powder. 

 sori small, brown, placed in a continuous line along the edges. 

 Tropics of both hemispheres. Greenhouse species. (B. M. 4765.) 



O. Fendlerl (Fendler's).* sti. scattered, 2in. to 4in. long, wiry. 

 fronds Sin. to 4in. long, lin. to l^in. broad, ovate-lanceolate, tri- 

 pinnatifld ; pinnae lanceolate-deltoid, about Jin. long ; pinnules 

 linear-oblong, cut into small oblong segments; rachis densely 

 scaly, sori copious, marginal. Rocky Mountains. Greenhouse 

 species. (H. S. F. ii., 1070 



C. fiexnosa (flexuose\ sti. tufted, 2in. to 4in. long, fronds 4in. 

 to 6in. long, deltoid, tripinnate ; pinnae and pinnules lanceolate, 

 short-stalked, lowest largest ; segments flattish, ovate-oblong, 

 blunt, sessile, one to one and a half lines broad, sori six to eight 

 to largest segment. Tropical America. Stove species. 



C. fragrans (fragrant).* sti. caespitose, wiry, lin. to Sin. long, 

 densely scaly, fronds 2in. to Sin. long, about lin. broad, ovate- 

 acuminate, bi- or tripinnatifid; pinnae opposite, deltoid, cut 

 down to the rachis below into several sinuato-pinnatifld linear- 

 oblong lobes, sori small, copious. South Europe, Ac., 1778. 

 Half-hardy. SYNS. C. odora and C. suaveolens. 



C. frlglda (frigid). A synonym of C. lendigera. 



C. graoilis (slender). A synonym of C. lanuginosa. 



C. graclllima(most slender).* sti. densely tufted, 2in. to 6in. long, 

 wiry, slender, fronds Sin. to 4in. long, lin. broad, narrowly ovate- 

 lanceolate, bi- or tripinnatifid ; lower pinnae opposite, lanceolate- 

 deltoid, cut down to the rachis into several linear-oblong segments 

 on each side ; lower surface densely matted with pale brown 

 woolly tomentum ; margin of the segments much incurved, sori 

 copious, marginal. California, Ac. Greenhouse or frame species. 



C. nirta (hairy), sti. tufted, 2in. to 4in. long, strong, erect, densely 

 hairy, fronds 4m. to 12in. long, 2in. to Sin. broad, ovate-lanceolate, 

 tnpmnatifld ; pinnae opposite, spreading from the main rachis at 

 right angles, lanceolate, and cut down to the rachis into numerous 

 oblong pinnules, which are about Jin. long ; margin of the seg- 

 ments much incurved, sori copious. Cape of Good Hope, 1806. 

 Greenhouse species. (H. S. F. ii., 101 b.) 



Cheilanthes continued. 



C. lanuginosa (woolly).* sti. densely tufted, erect, wiry, fronds 

 4in. to bin. long, lin. to l^in. broad, ovate-lanceolate, bipinnatihd ; 

 pinnae in opposite pairs, the lower ones deltoid ; pinnules linear- 

 oblong, with numerous small roundish segments ; lower surface 

 densely tomentose ; margin of the segments much incurved, 

 North America. Hardy. SYN. C. gracUis. 



C. lendigera (maggot-bearing).* sti. Sin. to 12in. long, strong, 

 erect, tomentose. fronds 4in. to 12in. long, 2in. to 4in. broad, 

 lanceolate, tri- or quadripinnatifid ; pinnro numerous, the lowest 

 opposite, lanceolate ; pinnules numerous, linear oblong, cut down 

 to the rachis into numerous distinct convc x segiiunts, half a line 

 or less each way. sori sub-continuous. Mexico, &c. Greenhouse 

 species. SYN. C.frigida. (H. S. F. ii. 104.) 



C. Iilndhelmeii (Lindheimer's).* sti. scattered, Sin. to 6in. long, 

 wiry, fronds Sin. to 6in. long, liin. to 2in. broad, ovate-lanceolate, 

 tripinnatifid ; pinnae numerous, contiguous, the lowest about lin. 

 long, |in. broad; pinnules numerous, linear-oblong ; rachis densely 

 scaly above ; upper surface woolly, lower densely scaly; margin of 

 the segments much incurved, sori copious, marginal. Texas and 

 New Mexico. Greenhouse species. (H. S. F. ii., 107.) 



C. mlorophylla (small-leaved).* sti. 2in. to 6in. long, wiry. 

 fronds Sin. to 9in. long, 2in. to Sin. broad, ovate-lanceolate, bi- or 

 tripinnatifid ; pinnae in numerous nearly opposite pairs, the lowest 

 lin. to 2in. long ; pinnules linear-oblong, entire or sub-deltoid, 

 and cut down to tne rachis below, sori roundish or elongated. 

 Tropical America. Greenhouse species. There are numerous 

 varieties and forms of this, one of which is C. micromera, with 

 numerous close-spreading pinnae; pinnules ovate-oblong, entire 

 or nearly so. (H. S. F. ii. 99.) 



C. multifida (much-cut), sti. tufted, Sin. to 9in. long, strong, 

 erect, fronds Sin. to 12in. long, 2in. to Sin. broad, ovate-lanceo- 

 late or deltoid, tri- or quadripinnatifid ; lower pinnules opposite, 

 remote, deltoid, 2in. to oin. long ; ultimate divisions linear-oblong, 

 deeply lobed, and the margin in the fertile plant much recurvea. 

 inal on the lobes, small, roundish, slightly confluent. 

 (H. G. F. 39.) 



Cape of Good Hope, .fee. Greenhouse species. 



C. pteroldes (Pteris-like). sti. 6in. to 12in. long, strong, e 

 fronds 12in. to 18in. long, 6in. to 9in. broad, deltoid, tripinn 



C. myriophylla (myriad-leaved), sti. densely tufted, wiry, erect, 

 clothed with pale, woolly tomentum. fronds 4in. to 6in. long, and 

 l^in. to 2in. [broad, ovate-lanceolate in outline, . tri- or quadri- 

 pinnatittd ; pinnae lanceolate-deltoid, with linear-oblong pinnules 

 on both sides ; ultimate segments very small, roundish, and bead- 

 like, of a bright green colour above, densely matted beneath, 

 with a sub-coriaceous texture. Tropical and warm temperate 

 America. Stove or greenhouse species. The variety elegans 

 (SYN. C. elegans) has obovate-pyriform segments, usually tapering 

 into a distinct stalk. Found in the same localities. 



C. mysurensis (Mysuran).* sti. densely tufted, very short, wiry. 

 fronds Sin. to 12in. long, liin. to Sin. broad, ovate-lanceolate, tri- 

 pinnatifid ; pinnae numerous, the lowest opposite, about lin. long, 

 lanceolate-deltoid, cut down to the rachis into numerous linear- 

 oblong, pinnatifid pinnules, sori small, roundish, distinct, or 

 slisthtly confluent. Tropical llindostan. Greenhouse species. 

 (H. S. F. ii. 100.) C. fragilis is said to be very doubtfully distinct 

 from the foregoing species, but it is a larger plant. 



C. odora (sweet). A synonym of C. fragrans. 



C. Preissiana (Preiss's). A synonym of C. Sieberi. 



erect. 



rons n. o n. , . . , , nate ; 



upper part simply pinnate ; lower with several opposite pairs of 

 wiry erecto-patent branches, growing gradually larger downwards; 

 segments oolong, entire, sori small, roundish, distinct but con- 

 tiguous. Cape of Good Hope, Ac., 1776. Greenhouse species. 

 (S. S. F. ii. ML) 



C. radlata (rayed).* sti. tufted, 12in. to 18in. long, strong, erect, 

 wiry ; pinnae six to nine, all radiating from a common centre, like 

 the spokes of a wheel, with a whorl of bract-like segments at the 

 axis, the longest 6in. to 9in. long, about lin. broad ; pinnules 

 numerous, close, 4in. long, unequal-sided, truncate at base, ton 

 small, very numerous, placed along both margins of the entiie 

 pinnules. Tropical America. Greenhouse species. (H. S.F.ii.91.) 



C. rufa (reddish).* sti. tufted, lin. to 2in. long, densely tomentose. 

 fronds bin. to 9in. long, 2in. to Sin. broad, ovate-lanceolate, bi- 

 pinnatifld; pinnae opposite, the lower ones with lin. to 2m. 

 between them, oblong ; pinnules on the lower side the largest, 

 Jin. to Jin. long, linear-oblong ; under surface coated with white 

 powder, sori copious, marginal, roundish, small. North of 

 Hindostan. Greenhouse species. (H. S. F. ii. 99.) 



C. Sieberi (Sieber's).* sti. densely tufted, Sin. to 6in. long, wiry. 

 fronds Sin. to 6in. long, lin. to lin. broad, oblong-acuminate, tri- 

 pinnatifid ; pinnae in pairs, the lowest often distant, deltoid, with 

 several opposite, oblong-deltoid pinnules, which are cut down to 

 the rachis in the lower part ; involucre small, narrow, pale brown, 

 roundish, and separate or combined. Australia, &c. Green- 

 house species. SYN. C. Preissiana. (H. S. F. ii. 97.) 



C. snaveolens (sweet-smelling). A synonym of C. fragrant. 



C.tenuifolia (slender-leaved), sti. 4in. to 6in. long, wiry, flexuose. 

 fronds 4in. to Sin. long, Sin. to 4in. broad, deltoid, tripinnatifid ; 

 pinnae in numerous opposite pairs, deltoid ; pinnules on the 

 lower side the largest, the lowest lin. long, cut into sinuato- 

 pinnatifid segments, sori roundish or sub-continuous. Tropics, 

 southern hemisphere. Greenhouse species. (H. S. F. ii. 97.) 



