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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 



Hymenophyllum continued. 



H. caudiculatum (tailed), sti. 4in. to 6in. long, wiry, broadly 

 winged above, fronds 6in. to 12in. long, 2in. to 3in. broad, ovate- 

 acuminate, tripiimatifid ; lower pinnae rhomboidal - lanceolate, 

 erecto-patent, divided down to the rachis. sori two to twelve to 

 a pinna, placed at the apex of the segments on both sides. 

 Brazil, Peru, and Chili. 



H. ciliatum (ciliated).* sti. lin. to 2in. long, ciliately and decur- 

 rently winged above, fronds oblong, acuminate, tripinnatind, 

 2in. to 6in. long, lin. to 2in. broad at the centre ; lower pinnae 

 oblong or rhomboidal, with a broad central undivided portion. 

 sori two to twelve on a pinna, placed at the end of the lateral 

 segments on both sides. Tropical regions of both hemispheres, 

 1859. SYN. H. Boryanum, H. Plumieri. 



H. crispatum (curled). A synonym of H. javanicum. 



H. demissum (hanging down).* sti. 4in. to 6in. long, erect, firm. 

 fronds 4in. to 12in. long, Sin. to 4in. broad, ovate-triangular, three 

 or four times pinnatifid ; lower pinnae 2in. to Sin. long, triangular- 

 rhomboidal, divided nearly to the rachis. sori twenty to thirty 

 to a pinna, terminal and axillary in the segments on both sides. 

 New Zealand, Philippines, &c.,1858. Greenhouse. 



H. dilatum (swollen), sti. 2in. to 4in. long, erect, wiry, fronds 

 6in. to 12in. long, 4in. to 6in. broad, ovate-lanceolate, tripin- 

 natifid ; lower pinnae rhoinboidal-lanceolate, divided nearly to the 

 rachis. sori two to twelve to a pinna, terminal or axillary on the 

 segments on both sides. New Zealand. Greenhouse. 



FIG. 256. HYMENOPHYLLUM FALKLANDICUM. 



falklandicum (Falkland Islands), sti. Jin. to fin. long, 

 ".form, fronds oblong, pinnatifld, lin. to 2in. long, lin. to iin. 



broad ; pinnae erecto-patent, sessile, upper simple, lower deeply 

 bifid or trifid; lobes ciliate-dentate. sori solitary. Falkland 

 Islands. Greenhouse. See Fig. 256. 



H. fimbriatum (fringed). A synonym of E. javanicum. 



H. flabellatum (fan-like), sti. 2in. to 4in. long, firm, erect. 

 fronds 4in. to 12in. long, 2in. to 4in. broad, ovate-acuminate, tri- 

 pinnatifid, flaccid ; lower pinnae lin. to 2in. long, broadly rhom- 

 boidal-acuminate, divided to the rachis. sori six to twenty to a 

 pinna, terminal on the lateral segments. Australia, New 

 Zealand, &c., 1859. Greenhouse. SYN. H. nitens. 



H. flexnosum (flexuous). A synonym of H. javanicum. 



H. hirsutum (hairy).* sti. lin. to 2iu. long, slender, fronds 

 linear-oblong, once pinnatifid, 2in. to 6in. long, about Jin. broad, 

 slender, flaccid, often pendulous, hairy over the surface ; pinnae 

 short, close, tori one to four on a pinna. South America, Mada- 

 gascar, 1823. 



H. hirtellum (small-haired), sti. lin. to 4in. long, tomentose. 

 .fronds ovate-acuminate, tripinnatifid, Sin. to 6in. long, 2in. to 3in. 

 broad ; lower pinnae rhomboidal-lanceolate, with a narrow central 

 undivided portion ; lower pinnules pinnatifid, with long, narrow- 

 linear ciliated segments, sori two to twelve to a pinna, placed at 

 the end of the lateral segments on both sides. West Indies, 

 Mexico, Ac., 1859. (H. S. F. i. 3lD.) 



H. Javanicum (Javanese), sti. 2in. to 4in. long, erect, margined 

 above with a broad crisped wing, fronds 4in. to Sin. long, 3in. to 

 4in. broad, triangular, tripinnatifid ; lower pinnae liin. to 2in. 

 long, triangular-rhomboidal, divided down to a narrow crisped 

 centre, svri six to twenty to a pinna, terminal and axillary on 



Hymenophyllum continued. 



the segments on both sides. India to Australia, &c. Green 



house. SYNS. H. crispatum, H. fimbriatum (H. S. F. i. 36), II. 



flexuosum. 



H. nitens (shining). A synonym of H. flabellatum. 

 H. Plumieri (Plunder's). A synonym of H. ciliatum. 



FIG. 257. HYMENOPHYLLUM TUNBRIDGENSE. 



sti. 2in. to 3in. long, slender. 

 ovate-oblong, tri- 



H. polyanthos (many-flowered). 

 fronds 2in. to Sin. long, liu. to Sin. broad, - 



pinnatifid ; lower pinnae triangular-rhomboidal, divided down to a 

 narrow centre, sori two to twelve to a pinna, terminal or axillary 

 on the segments of both sides. Tropics, 1824. SYN. //. protrusum. 

 (H. S. F.l 37B.) 



H. protrusum (protruded). A synonym of H. polyanthos. 



H. pulcherrimum (very pretty).* sti. Sin. to 4in. long, wiry, erect, 

 winged down to the base, fronds 6in. to 12in. long, 4in. to 6in. 

 broad, ovate-triangular, three or four-pinnatifid ; lower pinnae 2m. 

 to Sin. long, lanceolate-rhomboid, sori numerous, axillary and 

 terminal on the segments of both sides. New Zealand. Green- 

 house. 



FIG 258 HYMENOPHYLLUM UNILATERALE, showing Habit, and 

 detached Pinna with Involucre. 



H. rarum (rare), sti. very slender, lin. to Sin. long, fronds 

 flaccid, pendent, 2in. to 6in. long, lin. to 2in. broad, oblong, bi- 

 pinnatifid ; pinnae simple, linear or forked or pinnatifid. sori 

 large, terminal on the segments of the upper pinnae. New Zealand 

 to Cape Colony. Greenhouse, 



