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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 



Davallia continued. 



D. Emerson! (Emerson's), fronds tufted, sessile, 6in. to 12in. 

 long, nearly lin. broad at the widest part, linear-lanceolate, cut 

 into numerous linear-oblong lobes, sori one to six, placed 

 around the edge of the lobes. Madras. SYN. D. alata. 



FIG. 624. DAVALLIA FIJENSIS. 



D. fljensis (Fiji).* rhiz. creeping, stout, densely fibriUose. sti. 

 6in. to 9in. long, erect, strong, fronds 1ft. to lift, long, 6in. to 

 12m. broad, deltoid, quadripinnatifid ; pinnules of the lower 

 pinnae deltoid-lanceolate ; the lobes of the segment cut down 

 nearly to the rachis into linear divisions, sori half cylindrical. 

 Fiji, 1879. See Fig. 624. 



D. firma (firm). A synonym of D. hirta. 



D. fumarioides (Fumaria-like). rhiz. creeping, stout, fibrillose. 

 sti., including rachis, 4ft long, scandent, spinoso-flexuose. fronds 

 tripinnatifid ; lower pinnae 1ft. to lift, long, 4in. to 6in. broad ; 

 segments small, deeply cut ; lobes usually only one-veined, sori 

 cup-shaped, as broad as the segment. West Indies. 



D. glbberosa (swollen-rooted), sti. tufted, 6in. to 12in. long, 

 erect, naked, fronds 1ft. to lift, long, 6in. to 9in. broad, 

 lanceolate-deltoid, quadripinnatifid; pinnules of lower pinnae 

 lanceolate-deltoid, 2in. to Sin. long, lin. broad ; segments cut 

 down to the rachis. sort terminal in the ultimate divisions. 

 Polynesian Islands, 1825. 



FIG. 625. IUVALUA HKTKKOPHY1AA. 



rhiz. wide-creeping, densely scaly. 

 sti. erect, wiry, elongated, fronds deltoid, with an attenuated 



Davallia continued. 



D. Grifflthiana (Griffith's). 



sti. erect, wiry, elongated, jivmus uciwjiu, WILU an attciiuiitcu 

 ipex, 9in. to 12in. long, 4in. to Sin. broad; pinnae acuminate; 

 pinnules oblong-lanceolate, obtuse ; lobes short and blunt. 

 sori large, cup-shaped, sub-marginal. Assam. (H. S. F. 1, 49 B.) 



D. hemiptera (half -winged). A synonym of D. repens. 



D. heterophylla (variable-leaved), rhiz. creeping, scaly, fronds 

 shortly stalked, 3m. to 6in. long, lin. broad, glabrous ; barren 

 one ovate-lanceolate, entire, or slightly lobed at the base , 

 fertile one narrower, and deeply sinuato-pinnatifid. Malayan 

 Peninsula. See Fig. 625. 



D. hirta (hairy).* sti. strong, 1ft. to 2ft. long, fronds 3ft. to 

 6ft. long, 1ft. to 2ft. broad, deltoid, tri- or quadripinnatifid; 

 lo_wer pinnse 6in. to 12in. long, Shi. to 4in. broad, ovate-lanceolate, 

 pinnules lanceolate, cut down to the rachis into oblong, broadly 

 toothed lobes, sori two to twenty to a segment. North India, 

 &c. SYNS. D. firma and D. scaberula. 



D. immersa (immersed), rhiz. creeping, stout, fibrillose. sti. 4in. 

 to Sin. long, strong, erect, fronds 1ft. to lift, long, 6in. to 9in. 

 broad, deltoid, tripinnate; lowest pinnules lanceolate, deltoid, 

 2in. to Sin. long, lin. broad, with broad segments, sori large, one 

 to six to a segment. Hindostan, &c. 



D. khasyiana (Khasyan). A synonym of D. strigosa. 



D. lonchitidea (Lonchitis-like). A synonym of D. platyphylla. 



D. marginalia (marginal), rhiz. creeping, vUlous. sti. 1ft. to 

 2ft. long, erect, strong, fronds lift, to 2ft. long, 9in. to 15in. 

 broad, pinnate ; pinnae 4in. to Sin. long, about lin. broad, linear, 

 cut down into bluntish oblong lobes, sori two to eight to a 

 lobe, sub-marginal Ceylon. SYNS. D. calveseens, D. scabra, and 

 D. villosa. (H. S. F. 1, 48 B.) 



D. Mariesii (Maries).* A pretty dwarf evergreen species, with 

 slender creeping rhizomes. It is well suited for the cool green- 

 house. In general aspect, much like D. bullata. Japan, 1879. 



D. Mooreana (Moore's). A synonym of D. pallida. 



D. Novse-Zelandto (New Zealand), rhiz. creeping, scaly. 

 sti. 4in. to Sin. long, firm, erect, fronds 1ft. to lift, long, 4in. to 

 8m. broad, deltoid, tripinnate ; lower pinnules deltoid-lanceolate, 

 cut down to the rachis, except toward the apex, into narrow, 

 deeply pinnatifid segments, sori numerous. New Zealand. SYN. 

 Acrophorus hispidus. 



pinnules and tertiary segments deltoid, stalked ; ultimate lobes 

 obovate, cuneate, blunt, one to one-and-a-half lines broad ; 

 involucres marginal, funnel-shaped. Borneo, 1869. SYN. D. 

 Mooreana. See Fig. 626, next page. (G. C. 1869, 964.) 



FIG. 627. DAVALLIA PARVULA. 



D. parvnla (little), rhiz. wide-creeping, scaly, sti. lin. to 2in. 

 long, or fronds sub-sessile, Jin. to Jin. long by Wn. broad, deltoid 

 in outline, bi- or tripinnate, with all the divisions of the frond 

 almost filiform, sori placed at the sinuses of the ultimate forks. 

 Borneo, 1868. See Fig. 627. 



D. pectlnata (combed), rhiz. creeping, scaly, sti. 2in. to 4in. 

 long, erect, scaly, fronds 4in. to Sin. long, 2in. to 3in. broad, 

 ovate-lanceolate, deeply cut into long parallel linear-oblong, 

 entire, or inciso-pinnatifid pinnae, son obliquely placed in two 

 sub-marginal rows. Tropical Polynesian Islands. 



D. pedata (pedate). rhiz. creeping, scaly, sti. 2in. to 4in. long, 

 rather scaly, fronds 2in. to 4in. long, IJin. to 2in. broad at the 

 base, deltoid in outline, deeply cut ; upper segments linear-oblong, 

 acute, inciso-dentate, lower pair broader, sori placed in rows 

 on the teeth on both sides of the lobes. Tropical Asia, &c. 

 (H. S. F. 1, 45.) 



D. pentaphylla (five-leaved).* rhiz. creeping, stout, densely 

 fibrillose. sti. erect, strong, 2in. to 4in. long, fronds with a 

 terminal segment, and two to three pairs of lateral pinnas ; 

 terminal segments of fertile fronds linear, 4in. to 6in. long, Jin. 

 broad, those of the barren fronds broader and shorter, sori in 

 two rows along the slightly toothed margins. Java, &c. 



D. pinnata (pinnate), rhiz. creeping, fibrillose. sti. strong, erect, 

 6m. to 12in. long, fronds 9in. to 15in. long. 4in. to Sin. broad, 

 with distant linear, slightly toothed pinnae, bin. long, Jiu. to gin. 



