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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 



Nephrodium continued. 



lanceolate ; pinnae distant, iin. to lin. long, liin. to Sin. broad, 

 the point bluntish, the edge more or less deeply pinnatifid ; the 

 lobes sometimes close and linear-oblong, sometimes distinct, 

 linear or spathulate. sori minute ; involucre very fugacious. 

 West Indies, &c. SYN. Lastrea sancta. 



N. Sieboldii (Siebold's).* cau. tufted, scaly, sti. 6in. to 12in. 

 long, scaly below, fronds with an entire or slightly toothed, 

 lanceolate-oblong, terminal pinna, 8in. to 12in. long, and liin. to 

 2in. broad, and from two to four similar ones on each side, the 

 lowest shortly stalked, sori large, copious, scattered. Japan. 

 Greenhouse, or nearly hardy. SYN. Pycnopteris Sieboldii. 



N. sophoroides (Sophora-like). sti. 1ft. or more long, slender, 

 pubescent fronds Ift. to 2ft. long, 6in. to 9in. broad ; pinnae 

 spreading, 4in. to 6in. long, iin. to Jin. broad, apex acuminate, 

 the edge cut one-third the way down into oblong-triangular, sub- 

 falcate lobes. Japan, &c. Greenhouse. 



N. sparsum (scattered), sti. tufted, 6in. to 12in. long, scaly only at 

 base, fronds 1ft. to 2ft. long, Sin. to 12in. broad, ovate-lanceo- 

 late ; lowest pinnae the largest, 4in. to 6in. long, liin. to 2in. 

 broad ; lowest pinnules sometimes compound, the others lanceo- 

 late, unequal-sided, pinnatifid, with oolong, blunt lobes, sori 

 usually one to each lobe, near the midrib ; involucre naked, flat, 

 one line broad. North India to Mauritius. A noble greenhouse 

 species. SYN. N. purpurascens. (H. S. F. iv. 262.) 



N. spinulosum (rather spiny).* sti. tufted, about 1ft. long, 

 scaly, fronds 1ft. to lift, long, 6in. to Sin. broad, oblong-lanceo- 

 late ; lower pinnae sub-deltoid, Sin. to 4in. long, liin. to 2in. 

 broad, the lowest pair about equal to the next ; pinnules ovate- 

 lanceolate, the largest about lin. long, iin. broad, cut down to 

 the rachis below into close oblong lobes, with copious aristate 

 teeth ; involucre not gland-ciliated. Europe (Britain), Africa, 

 North-east Asia, and North America. Hardy. The following 

 are the most important varieties : 



N. 8. dilatatum (enlarged-crested).* Scales denser and narrower 

 than those of the type, dark brown in the centre, fronds ovate- 

 lanceolate or sub-deltoid, larger and more deeply cut, the colour 

 darker, the pinnae closer, and the under surface often finely 

 glandular; involucre gland-ciliated. SYN. Lastrea dilatata. 



N. 8. lepidota (scaly). Rachises chestnut-brown, scaly, fronds 

 sub-deltoid ; lower pinnae deltoid, 5in. to 6in. each way ; lowest 

 pinnules much the largest, often 3in. long, 2in. broad'; its seg- 

 ments cut down to the rachis below, and with 

 lobes again deeply pinnatifid. 



N. B. remotnm (remote), fronds oblong- 

 lanceolate, about 2ft. long, 6in. broad ; pinnae 

 lanceolate, close ; pinnules ovate-oblong, only 

 the lowest free, the largest about lin. long, 

 iin. broad, cut half-way down to the rachis or 

 more ; spinulose teeth few ; under side and 

 involucre not glandular. 

 Mr. B. S. Williams describes the following 



varieties as forms of Lastrea dilatata : anpusti- 



pinnula, a pretty and distinct form, having 



fronds about Ijft. long and 9in. wide, with 



somewhat distant pinnae and very irregular pin- 

 nules. Chanterice, a distinct form, with bi-pin- 



nate lanceolate fronds, 1ft. to 1 2ft. long, and 



8in. to 9in. wide, diminishing towards the apex ; 



innae distant; pinnules very obtuse and 

 entate. dumetorum, a very desirable plant, 

 the fronds of which have a peculiar undulating 

 surface, and rarely exceed 1ft in length. Stans- 

 Jieldii, a very beautiful subject, with fronds 

 6in. to 12in. long and 4in. broad, ovate-lan- 

 ceolate ; pinnae obtuse ; pinnules deeply serrated 

 on the margins, and curled. 



N. subquinquefidum (somewhat five-cut). 

 sti. 1ft. or more long, firm, fronds (an. to 

 18in. each way ; lower pinnae much the largest, 

 with the pinnules on the lower side much 

 larger than the others, which are from lin. 

 to 3in. broad, often cut down nearly to the 

 rachis below into broad, oblong lobes, sori 

 medial West Indies to Brazil, tropical Africa, 

 SYNS. A\ funestum (H. S. F. iv. 259), N. 

 Vogelli, and Lastrea ptiosissima. 



N. Thelypteris (Thelypteris). rhiz. slender, wide-creeping. 

 sti. about 1ft long, slender, fronds 1ft. to 2ft. long, 4in. to 6in. 

 broad ; pinnae spreading, 2in. to Sin. long, iin. broad, cut down 

 very nearly to the rachis into entire, spreading, linear-oblong 

 lobes, those of the barren frond the broadest; lower pinn;e 

 equalling the others, sori small, not confluent, in rows near the 

 recurved edge. Europe (Britain), Asia, Africa, North America, 

 >ew Zealand, &c. A very distinct hardy species. 



N. truncatum (truncate), sti. tufted, stout, erect, 2ft. long, 

 naked or slightly villose. fronds 2ft. to 4ft. long, 1ft. to lift 

 broad ; pinnae 6in. to 9in. long, lin. broad, cut down one-third or 

 more of the distance to the rachis into blunt, spreading, oblong 

 lobes ; lower pinnae small, sori one on each veinlet, near the main 

 vein. >orth India, Australia, &c., 1869. A verv fine but rare 

 greenhouse species. SYNS. A T . abruptum (H. S. F. iv. 241u), 

 A. eusorum, and N. Hudsonianum. 



Nephrodium continued. 



N. nnltnm (joined), sti. 1ft. to Uft. long, naked, fronds 2ft or 

 more long, 6in. to 8in. broad ; pinnae 4in. to Sin. long, iin. broad, 

 the edge cut from one-third to half-way down into spreading, tri- 

 angular, sharp-pointed lobes ; lower pinnae not dwindling down. 

 sori near the extremity, principally in the lobes ; capsules naked. 

 Florida and West Indies, to Brazil, &c. A fine, tall-growing 

 species. 



N. venulosum (veined), sti. lift, long, naked, greyish, sharply 

 angled, fronds 4ft. long, 1ft. to lift, broad ; pinnae numerous, 

 the lowest short and very distant, the largest 8in. to Sin. long, 

 lin. broad, cut down half-way to the rachis into slightly-toothed, 

 oblong lobes ; veins about nine on each side, conspicuous above, 

 with a sorus on each midway to the edge. Fernando Po. 



N. vennstum (charming).* sti. tufted, 1ft. or more long, naked. 

 fronds 2ft. or more long, 1ft. broad ; pinnae numerous, spreading, 

 6in. long, lin. broad, with blunt, oblong lobes, reaching half-way 

 down, sori principally in the lobes, close to the edge. Jamaica. 

 A handsome species. (G. C. 1855, 677.) 



N. vestltnm (clothed).* sti. 6in. to 12in. long, stout, densely 

 scaly, fronds 1ft. to 2ft long, 6in. to lOin. broad ; pinnae Sin. 

 to 5in. long, 3in. to lin. broad, cut down to a narrowly- winged 

 rachis into blunt, entire, falcate lobes, two lines broad, sori close 

 to the midrib. South Brazil. A handsome species. SYNS. 

 N. Raddianum and Lastrea vestita. 



N. villosnm (villose).* sti. tufted, 2ft. to 3ft. or more long, stout, 

 usually villose and densely scaly, fronds 4ft. to 6ft. or more 

 long, 2ft. to 3ft. or more broad ; pinnae often 2ft. long, 1ft. 

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

 oblong, pinnatifld segments ; largest entire lobes Jin. long, &in. 

 broad, sori copious ; involucre flat, half a line broad, often sup- 

 pressed. West Indies, to Peru and Chili, 1793. A fine species. 

 (H. S. F. iv. 264.) 



N. Vogelli (Vogel's). A synonym of A T . subquinquefidum. 

 NEFHB.OLEFIS (from nephros, a kidney, and 



lepis, a scale; referring to the covering of the sori). 



Including Arthropteris (in part). OBD. Filices. A small 



genus (ten species) of very handsome stove Ferns, widely 



dispersed over the tropical parts of the globe. Fronds 



simply pinnate, with the pinnaB articulated at the base, 



1. NEPIIROLEPIS DAVALLIOIDES, showing Habit and Portion of 

 detached Frond 



and often very deciduous in the dried plant, with white 

 cretaceous dots on the upper surface. Sori round, arising 

 from the apex of the upper branch of a rim, generally 

 near the edge ; involucre reniform or roundish. Veins 

 in all free. Several species are well adapted for growing 

 in suspended baskets; they do very well in a compost 

 of peat, loam, and sand, with an abundant supply of 

 water. For general culture, see Ferns. 



N. acnta (acute), sti. tufted, 4in. to Sin. long, firm, naked, or 

 slightly scaly, fronds 2ft. to 4ft. long, 8in. to 12in. broad ; pinnae 

 4in. to Sin. long, iin. to lin. broad, acute, the edge entire or 

 slightly crenate, the upper side auricled, the lower rounded at 

 tha base, sori sub-marginal. Involucre sub-orbicular, sub- 



