MENISCIUM MICEOLEPIA. 



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MENISCIUM PALUSTEE (Marsh), Fig. 41. A South- American 

 Fern of great beaut} r , though rather a large one, requiring 

 considerable space to grow it well. Fronds pinnate, growing 



4 feet high ; pinnae 8 inches 

 long. When of full size every 

 frond is fertile. The spore-masses 

 are regularly disposed between 

 the veins in crescent-shape. There 

 are sometimes small buds formed 

 at the base of the pinnse, and by 

 these, as well as by dividing the 

 creeping rhizome, the species may 

 be increased. We have grown this 

 Fern to even a larger size than 

 indicated above, by potting it 

 frequently that is, every three 

 months, in rough sandy peat and 

 half-decayed leaves pressed close. 

 It is a fine Fern, and worthy of 

 being grown wherever there is 

 room. 



M. SIMPLEX (Simple-fronded). 

 A rare dwarf Fern, from the 

 warmer parts of China. Fronds 

 simple, elliptical, or halbert-shaped 

 in form, beautifully veined. The 



?.41. Meniacium palustre. fertile frOnds are m re erect thaa 



( Part of pinna natural *i*e.) the others, and have longer stalks. 

 Increased by dividing its creeping rhizome. It should be in 

 every collection, however small. 



MICEOLEPIA. 



From the Greek, miJcros, small, and lepis, a scale, alluding 

 to the indusium. A large-growing set of Ferns, having 



