TEICHOMANES. 



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TEICHOMANES. 



Derived from the Greek trickos, hair, and mania, excess : 

 referring to the hair-like appendages to which the spore-masses 

 are attached, and which spring from the bottom of little cups 

 along the margin of the frond. The species figured below is 

 one of the few in which this hair is not developed beyond the 

 point at which the spore-masses are growing. These, however, 

 project beyond the cup, as will be seen in the figure. There 

 are many kinds in cultivation now, but most of them are stove 

 plants. 



Fig. 72. Trichomanes reniforme. (Frond full size.) 



