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STOVE FERNS. 



coarse Brazilian Fern. Fronds 

 pinnate ; the leaflets curved in a 

 scimitar-like form. The fronds 

 stand nearly erect upon a stalk a 

 foot or more long, and often the 

 frond itself reaches the height of 

 3 or 4 feet : hence it should only 

 be grown where there is plenty of 

 room. Spore-masses large, and in 

 one series. Increased easily by 

 dividing the thick, scaly, creeping 

 rootstock. 



G. INCANUH (Hoary). A "West- 

 Indian Fern of dwarf habit= Fronds 

 deeply divided, about 9 inches long, 

 densely covered with hoary scales. 

 Sori in one series. Veins indistinct. 

 Rootstock creeping and scaly. It 

 may be increased by division. This 

 species is known also as Lepicystis 

 incana. 



G. LATIPES (Broad-footed). A 

 Brazilian Fern of a neat habit. 

 Fronds pinnated, slender, and 

 drooping, growing 18 inches high ; 

 leaflets long and narrow, undu- 

 lated and spreading. Spore-masses 

 small, and in two ranks. Increased 

 by dividing the curiously-spotted 

 creeping rootstock. 



G. MENISCIIFOLIUM (Meniscium- 

 leaved), Fig. 27. A tall-growing 

 Brazilian Fern of great beauty, 

 arising from the beautiful arrange- 



Fig. 27. Goniophlebium menisciifo- 



lium. (Pinna natural size.) ment of the angulated veins. 



