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very slowly. The T. superba (fig. 921) is a splendid fern, which was 

 discovered by Captain Cook in New Zealand. It is also liable to be 

 attacked by a parasitic fungus. I have both these last-mentioned 



todeas out of doors, under glass in my 

 .drawing-room, and also in my fernery. The 

 T. Fraseri, the last species, is still a deside- 

 ratum with me. An illustra- 

 tion of a sporangia of a 

 todea is annexed. 



There is one genus of 

 ferns (Lygodium) the mem- 

 bers of which are climbers, 

 and hence afford a remarkable contrast in habit to the others. The 

 L. palmatum, from America, is a fine climbing species, which lives 

 out of doors in my garden. The L. scandens (fig. 923), from South 

 China, is another climbing species, which covers posts, and ^ is very 

 graceful and elegant. We have also L. volnbile, from Cuba. 



FIG. 921. Todea superba. 



FIG 922. Sporangia 

 of Todea. 



FIG. 923. Lygodium scandens. 



FIG 924. Anemia fraxinifolia. 



The Anemias, or Flowering ferns, are a very distinct genus, but are 

 perhaps more curious than beautiful, and do not produce much effect 

 in a house. The A. fraxinifolia (fig. 924) shows the character of this 

 genus. 



We have a small plant of the gigantic Angiopteris evccta (fig. 925), 

 from India, Japan, and Ceylon, which when in perfection has fronds 



