Nephrodium 



(109) 



Nephrodium 



rigidum, 1' to 14' long, 

 4" to 6" broad, hdy., 

 excellent for artificial 

 rockwork ; it likes 

 chalky soils. 



rodigasiauum, 3' to 4' 

 lon^, spreading, bipiu- 

 natitid, st. 



Sieboldii, 1' to 2' long, 8" 

 to 10" broad, leathery, 

 pinnate, grh. or hdy. 

 tsyns. Lastrea and 

 Pycnopteris Sieboldii). 



varietal inn, a prettily 

 variegated var. 



sparsum, 1' to 2' long, 8" 

 to \'l" broad, papery, 

 hard, light grn., grh. 

 (.<//. purpurascens of 

 gardens). 



gracilc 1 . fronds spear 

 shaped, bipinnatlfid. 

 The most elegant of the 

 five vars. of the species. 



_>inulosum, 1 ' to 3'long,(i" 

 to 8"broad, soft, papery, 

 pale gru., hdy. A hand- 

 sonic, rather variable 

 Aperies. Prickly Shield 

 Pern. 



dilatatum. By some 

 authorities this is re- 

 garded as a species, but 

 if is placed in .S'y/^/Mvx 

 /'I/II-HIH as a var. of 

 spinulosum. G' long, 

 11' wide, dark gru., 

 tufted, very variable, 

 hdy., stem sub-arbor- 

 escent. Of the many 

 vars. that have origin- 

 ate"!, the undermen- 

 tioned are some of the 

 beat: 



dilatatum angustipiu- 

 uulum, 1', bipinnate, 

 pinnules narrow. 



spl 



dilatatum Chanteria;, 1' 

 to 2'long,8" to9"broad. 



dilatatum crispum, 

 pinnules curled. 



dilatatum cristatum, 

 crested. 



dilatatum Dumetorum, 

 1', pinnules undulating, 

 dwarf. 



dilatatum grandiceps, 

 handsomely crested. 



-- dilatatum Howardia-, 



robust, pinnules forked 



anil contracted. 

 - dilatatum ramosum, 



like Dumetorum, but 



more branched. 



dilatatum Stansfieldii, 

 8" to 10" long, 4" to 5" 

 broad, leathery, pin- 

 nules curled, dwaif. 



dilatatum tauaceti- 

 folium, tripiunate, tri- 

 angular. 



Thidypteris, I' to 2' long, 

 4" to 6" broad, thin, 

 papery, light grn., hdy. 

 Female Buckler Fern. 



truncatum, 2' to 4 long, 

 1' to 11' broad, tufted, 

 soft, papery, grh. A 

 noble Fern, but rare. 



undulatum, 1' long, 6" to 

 8" broad, like Adiaii- 

 tum Feei, st. 



venustum, 2' long, 1' 

 broad, soft, papery, st. 



vestitum, 1' long, (j" to 

 10" broad, soft, papery, 

 bright gru., st. (tuitn. 

 raddiauura of gardens 

 and Lastrea vestita). 



villosum, plant 18' high 

 naturally, fronds 5' to 

 7' high, 2' to 3' broad, 

 hairy, soft, papery, 

 trunk arborescent, st.ev. 



Other Species and Varieties : 



abortivum, 1' to 2' long, 

 li" to 8" broad, st. 



abruptum of Presl (fee 

 trancatum). 



albo-puuctatum, 9" to 

 12" long, 4" to 6" 

 broad, dotted over wh. 

 spots, soft, dark grn., 

 st. (.'/. Arthropteris 

 albn-jiunctata). 



amboinense, close to molle, 

 but fronds more papery, 

 st. 



arista t inn (m- Otaria). 



articiilatum (xn- penuiger- 

 um). 



atrovireus (see decom- 

 positum). 



Blumei (r intermedium). 



boraeense. 1' to 1J' long, 

 4" to 6" broad, spear 

 shaped, leathery, st. 

 (////. Lastrea borneeu- 

 sis). 



bruiiuniauum, 1' to 14' 

 long, 4" broad, soft, 

 papery, grh. (si/n, Las- 

 trea bruuouiana). 



cilc.'iratum, 1' long, ,'(" to 

 6" broad, st. (////. Las- 

 trea calcarata). 



canum, 8" to 12" long. 

 3" to 4" broad, grh.. 

 close to molle, but 

 sleuderer. 



chiuense, 1' to 1^' long, 

 6" to 9" broad, soft, 

 papery, grh. 



chrysolobutn, G" to 9" 

 long, 3" to 4" broad, 

 dark grn. above, golden 

 beneath, grh., pretty, 

 but race (syn. Lastrea 

 chrysoloba). 



confluens, 1' to 11' each 

 way, leathery, grh. 

 (yns. Aspidium and 

 Sagenia confluens). 



coruscum (see Aspidium 

 variuin). 



decurrens, 2' to 4' long, 

 1' or more broad, 

 leathery, st. (*//. Sa- 

 genia decurrens). Las 

 trea decurrens of J. 

 Smith is dccursivo- 

 piuuatum. 



deuticulatum, 1' to 2' 

 long, triangular, lower 

 pinnules spiny, st. 



deparioides, li' to 2' long, 

 8" to 10" broad, soft, 



papery, grh. (SI/H. 



Lastrea deparioides). 

 dilatatum (nee spinulosum 



var.). 



divergens (see effusum). 

 divisum (.vr boryanum). 

 eriocarpum (see odora- 



tum). 



eusorum (sec truucatum). 

 exteusum, 2' to 4' long, 



1' to \\' broad, soft, 



j>apery, bright gru., st. 



or grh. 



Fuenisecii (we semulum). 

 t'unestum (nee subquin- 



quefklum). 

 hirsutum of Don (see 



odoratiun). 

 hirtipes, 2' to 3' long, 8" 



to 15" broad, tufted, 



dark gru., hdy. (-w//^. 



atratum and Lastrea 



atrata of gardens). 

 Hookeri (we Arbuscula). 

 liopeanum, 1' long, 6" to 



7" broad, leathery, st. 



(xyii. Lastrea hopeaua). 

 hudsonianum (see trun- 

 catum). 

 incisum, 1' long, " to 



1J" broad, leatherv, st. 

 intermedium, 2' to 3' long, 



1' to 14' broad, grh. 



(si/n. Blumei). 

 invisum, 11' to 2' long, 8" 



to 12" broad, leathery, 



st. 



irregulare (see latifolium). 

 Jenmani, 2' long, 8" to 



12" broad, bipinnate, 

 .st. (*//. Lastrea Jen- 

 mani). 

 Kaulfussii, li' to 2' long, 



6" to 8" broad, soft, 



papery, st. 



latifolium, 2' to 3' long, 

 1' to 11' broad, soft, 

 papery, " st. (./. Sa- 

 genia irregularis). 



lawrenceanum, 2 long, 

 pinnate, st. (SI/H. S^i- 

 geuia lawrenceana). 



lucidum, 1' to 1^' long, "i" 

 to 6" broad, st. Close 

 to sophoroides. 



mammilosum, resembles 

 decurrens, st. (si/it. Sa- 

 genia mammilosa). 



marginale, 11' to 2' long, 

 6 to 8" broad, bipin- 

 uate, leathery, dark 

 grn., hdy. Half-way 

 between Filix-mas and 

 cristatum. Evergreen 

 Wood Fern. 



elegans, more finely 

 divided. 



JIaxiinowiczii, 1' each 

 way, deltoid, qiiadii- 

 pinnatifid, parchment- 

 like, grh. 



nevadeuse, li' to 3' long, 

 spear - shaped, thin, 

 papery, light grn., grh. 

 Sierra Shield Fern. 



noveboracense, 1' to 2' 

 long, 4" to G" broad, 

 grh. or hdy. New York 

 Shield Fern. 



odoratum, 9" to 18" long, 

 deltoid, fragrant (/* 

 eriocarpum and hir- 

 sutum). 



opacum, like erythrosor- 

 um, but duller. A 

 doubtful species. 



Oreopteris (nee montan- 

 um). 



Otaria, 1' long, leathery, 

 bright gru., grh. (xi/t* 



LEPIDUM (seep. 10S). 



