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Nephroditim continued. 



N. F.-m. grandiceps Oarge-crested). A lovely plant, having 

 fronds the same length and breadth as the type, but with 

 the apex densely racemose and crested ; pinnules frequently 

 forked. 



N. F.-m. Plnderi (Finder's). A well-marked variety, with linear- 

 lanceolate, erect, fronds, which are from 2ft. to 3ft. in length. 



N. F.-m. polydactyla (many-fingered). A handsome and grace- 

 ful plant, with fronds from 1ft. to 2ft. long, having the apex of 

 each pinna, and also of the frond, terminated by a very pretty 

 tuft or crest. 



N. F.-m. pumila (dwarf). An elegant little 

 variety, with rich dark green fronds, and 



Einnatifid, obtuse pinnae. A pretty plant 

 sr Wardian cases. 



N. F.-m. Schofieldli (Schofleld's). A rare 

 and pretty little variety, having fronds 4in. 

 long and Mn. broad, and with forked or 

 crested apices. 



N. floridanum (Floridan).* ntL 6in. or 

 more long, with a few scales, fronds lift. 

 to 2ft. long, 6in. to Sin. broad, oblong- 

 lanceolate; fertile pinnae confined to the 

 upper half, close, lanceolate, 3in. to 4in. long, 

 lin. to IJin. broad, cut down to a narrowly- 

 winged rachis into oblong, slightly crenated, 

 blunt pinnules, with their own breadth 

 between them, and two rows of sori reach- 

 ing from the midrib nearly to the 



barren pinnae broader, the lower ones i 



reduced, and sub-deltoid, all not so deep 

 cut, and the pinnules close. South United 

 States. Hardy. 



N. fcenisecii (haymaking-time). A synonym 

 of N. cemulum. 



N. fragrans (fragrant).* sti. densely tufted, 

 very short, scaly, fronds 6in. to 9in. long, 

 liin. to 2in. broad, oblong-lanceolate ; pinnaa 

 |in. long, ijn. to |in. broad, cut down nearly 

 to the rachis below into oblong lobes, which 

 are again toothed or pinnatifid ; lower pinnae 

 reduced gradually, sori in the lower part of 

 the pinnules ; involucre very large and mem- 

 branous. Caucasus and Arctic America, &c., 

 1820. Hardy. See Fig 676. 



N. fonestum (deadly). A synonym of N. subquinquefidum. 



N. glandnlosnm (glandular).* sti. smooth, but slightly scaly 

 when young, fronds glabrous, pinnate, 2ft. to 3ft. long ; pinnae 

 distant, ovate-lanceolate, shortly petiolate, sub-cordate at base, 

 and crenate at margin ; lower ones almost opposite, upper ones 

 alternate, sori small, reniform. India, &c. 



N. Goldicanum (Goldie's).* sti. tufted, 1ft. long, scaly below. 

 fronds 2ft to 3ft. long, 1ft. or more broad, ovate-deltoid ; lower 

 pinnae 6in. to 9in. long, 2in. broad, cut down nearly to the rachis 

 into linear-lanceolate, sub-falcate, slightly-toothed lobes, sori 

 in rows near the midrib. North America. Hardy. 



N. Mrsutum (hairy), of Don. A synonym of N. odomtum. 



Nephrodium continued. 



* in general habit resembling 



sub-deltoid; pinnae lanceolate, the lowest deltoid ; lowest pinnules 

 larger than the others, which are lanceolate, with lanceolate 

 segments cut down to a winged rachis into small, oblong or 

 linear, sharply -toothed lobes, sori copious. New Zealand tc 

 A very handsome little greenhouse species. 

 N. Hookerl (Hooker's). A synonym of N. Arbuscula. 





FIG. 677. NEPHRODIUM LEUZEANUM, showing Habit and 

 detached Pinnule. 



N. Hudsonianmn (Hudson's). A synonym of N. truncatum, 



N. insequale (unequal).* sti. 1ft. or more long, with a dense tuft 

 of reddish-brown scales at the base, fronds lit. to 2ft. long, Sin. 

 to 12in. broad, ovate-deltoid ; lower pinnae rather shorter and 

 broader than the next, which are 6in. to Sin. long, 2in. to Sin. 

 broad ; pinnules lanceolate, cut down nearly to the rachis into 

 oblong spinose-serrated segments, sori in two rows near the 

 midrib; involucre firm, naked. Cape Colony and Natal. 

 Greenhouse. 



N. Intermedium (intermediate), sti. 1ft. to 2ft. long, densely 

 fibrillose at the base, fronds 2ft. to 3ft. long, 1ft. to lift, broad, 

 sub-deltoid ; lower pinnae lanceolate, often 1ft. long, 4in. to 5in. 

 broad ; pinnules close, lanceolate, having distinct oblong-lanceo- 

 late segments, with ligulate sub-entire lobes, about one lin. 

 broad, sori small, copious, nearer the midrib than the edge ; 

 involucre thin, fugacious. North India, Japan, &c. Green- 

 house. 



N. invisum 

 more long, st 



broad ; pinnae numerous, 4in. or 5in. long, iin. 

 one-third down into sharp, triangular, falcate lobes ; lower pinnae 

 distant and dwarfed, sori in rows close to the midrib ; capsules 

 setose. Polynesian Islands, 1830. SYN. Lastrea invisa. 



N. Kanlfussii (Kaulf uss's). sti. tufted, 4in. to 6in. long, slender, 

 slightly pubescent, fronds lift, to 2ft. long, 6in. to 8m. broad, 

 oblong-lanceolate ; pinnae Sin. to 4in. long, iin. to |in. broad, cut 

 down nearly to the rachis into spreading, entire, blunt lobes, two 

 lines broad, the lower ones not enlarged, and the lower pinnae 

 dwindling down gradually, sori medial ; involucre fugacious. 

 West Indies to Brazil. 



FIG. 676. NEPHRODIUM FRAGRANS. 



N. hirtipes (hairy-stalked), sti. tufted, 1ft. or more long, densely 

 scaly, fronds 2ft. to 3ft. long, Sin. to 16in. broad ; pinnae 4in. to 

 Sin. long, about Jin. broad, with broad blunt lobes reaching from 

 a quarter to a third down, lower ones not reduced, sori medial. 



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im (unseen), rhiz. stout, wide-creeping, sti. 1ft. or 

 ;, stout, villose. fronds lift, to 2ft. long, Sin. to 12in. 

 innae numerous, 4in. or 5in. long, iin. broad, cut about 



N. 



(Leuze's) 



* cau. sub-arborescent, densely seal 

 ft. long, stout, striated, fronds 4ft 



y at 



the crown, sti. 2ft. to 3ft. long, stout, striated, fronds 4ft. to 

 6ft. long, sub-deltoid ; pinnae 1ft. to lift, long, 6in. to Sin. broad, 

 simple, or the lowest with two or three large pinnated pinnules 

 from the lower side ; segments 3in. to 4in. long, |in. to IJin. 

 broad, with oblong, sub-falcate, entire, or sinuated lobes reach- 

 ing down to a broadly-winged rachis. sori copious, usually in 

 close single rows in the lobes. North India to Fiji, 1874. SYN. 

 Pleocnemia Leuzeana. See Fig. 677. 



N. marginale (marginal-spored). sti. tufted, 6in. to 12in. long, 

 with large concolorous scales at the base, fronds ISin. to 24in. 

 long, 6in. to 8in. broad, oblong-lanceolate, bipinnate ; pinnae Sin. 

 to 4in. long, lin. to liin. broad ; pinnules ovate-oblong, blunt, 

 nearly entire, sori marginal. North America, 1772. Hardy. 



N. membranifolium (membranous-fronded). A synonym of 

 N. dissectum. 



N. molle (soft).* sti. tufted, 1ft. or more long, rather slender, 

 hairy, fronds 1ft. to 2ft. long, Sin. to 12in. broad ; pinna? spread 



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