Nephrodium 



Nephrolepis 



Lastrea aiistata of 

 gardens). The beauti- 

 ful garden Fern known 

 as Lastrea aristata 

 variegata is really As- 

 pidiuin aristatum varie- 

 gatum. 



pallidivenium, 2' to 3' 

 long, 8" to 12" broad, 

 leathery, st. 



palustre, like montanum, 

 but larger, grh. 



Parishii, 6" to 8" each 

 way, deltoid, parch- 

 ment-like, warm grh. 

 or st. 



peunigerum, 2' to 4' long, 

 1' to 11' broad, soft, 

 papery, st. (KIJII. articu- 

 latum). 



podpphyllum, resembles 

 Sieboldii, grh. 



polymorphum, 2' to 4' 

 long, 1' to If broad, 

 leathery, st., very vari- 

 able (XI/H. Sageniapoly- 

 morpha). 



prolificum (see erythro- 

 sorum var.). 



pubescens, resembles de- 

 compositum, st. ev. 



purpurascens (see spar- 

 sum). 



raddianum (see vestitum). 



recedeus, 1^' to 2' long, 

 1' broad, parchment - 

 like, st. (s///i. Lastrea 

 recedens). 



recurvum (see gemulum). 



refractum, 1' to 11' long, 

 6" to 9" broad", soft, 

 papery, bright gru.,grh. 



sanctum, 9' long, 2" 

 broad, in tufts or ros- 

 ettes, soft, papery, dark 

 grn., st. (i/. Lastrea 

 sancta). 



scabrosum, H' to 2' long 

 and broad, grh. (tsyn. 

 Polypodium nigrocarp- 

 um). 



Serra, 2' to 3' long, 1' 



broad, light grn., st. 



(syn. Lastrea auges- 



cens). 

 setigerum, 1' to 3' long, 



soft, papery, grh. (si/us. 



tenericaule and Lastrea 



setigera). Cristatumhas 



crested fronds. 

 setosum, 1' to H' long, 



6" to 9" broad, st. 



(ayns. Aspidium setos- 



um and Lastrea setosa) . 

 simulatum, resembles 



Thelypteris (sijn. As- 



pidium simulatum). 

 Sloanei, like patens, but 



larger (syti. Lastrea 



Sloanei) . 

 sophoroides, 1' to 2' long, 



0" to 9" broad, soft and 



papery, grh. 

 Staudishii of gardens (see 



Aspidium 

 folium). 



laserpitii- 



subquinquefidum, 6" to 

 18 ' each way, soft, 

 papery, dark grn., st. 

 (sytis, funestum, pilo- 

 sissimum, and Vogelii). 



subtriphyllum, 1' to 1|' 

 long, 8" to 12" broad, 

 deltoid, soft andpapery, 

 st. (syns. Aspidium sub- 

 triphyllum and Sagenia 

 subtriphylla). 



tenericaule (see setiger- 

 um). 



terminaiis (see pteroides). 



Thwaitesii, like depari- 

 oides, st. (syn. Lastrea 

 Thwaitesii). 



unitum, 2' long, 6" to 8" 

 broad, leathery, st. 

 Glabrum, the Rounded 

 Shield Fern, is a pretty 

 var. with smoothf ronds. 



varium of gardens (see 

 Aspidium varium). 



Vogelii (see subquinque- 

 fldum). 



Varieties of the Male Fern : 

 A Selection : 



Countless varieties of the Male Fern are in 

 existence, exhibiting a wondrous range of cutting, 

 forking, cresting, and tasselling of the fronds. 

 Many have received names. Very little difference 

 is observable between some of these so-called 

 distinct varieties, and when planted together they 

 tend to discard the slight differences. 



abbreviatum, 14" long, 



curled, has been given 



specific rank as Lastrea 



Pseudo-mas. 

 cristatum, Y to 31' 



long, crested. 

 Bamesii, 1J' long, 3" to 



4" broad. 

 Bollandiae, \y long, very 



broad, 

 crispum gracile, 8" to 12" 



long, crisped, 

 cristatum, 3' long, 1' 



broad, crested, dark 



grn. 

 angustatum, narrow 



fronds. 



fimbriatum, lighter 



than cristatum. 

 dentatum, 3' to 4' long, 



very robust, 

 elongatum, 3' to 4' long, 



2' broad, quadripin- 



natifid. 



foliosum, 16'' long, 

 furcans, 2' long, pinnse 



forked, 

 graudiceps, one of the 



largest of the crested 



vars. 

 Ingramii, 3' to 4' long, 1' 



broad. 

 Jervisii, 4' long, tasselled. 



Mapplebeckii, 1' long, 

 crested. 



multicristatum, like cris- 

 tatum, but with more 

 crests. 



Piuderi, 2' to 3' long, 

 erect. 



polydactylum, 1' to 2' 

 long, crested. 



NEPHROLEPIS. 



Description. A small genus (ord. Filices) in the 

 number of species, but an important one from the 

 cultivator's point of view, for it contains some of 

 the handsomest and most easily grown Ferns. In all 

 cases the fronds are a great deal longer than broad, 



pumilum, dwarf, good for 



Wardiau cases, 

 ramulosissimum, 4" high, 



very pretty var. 

 Schoheldii, 3" to 6" long, 



pinnate, 

 variegatum. 

 Wiustanleyi, 20" long, 



"A\" broad, pinnate. 



NEPHRODIUM PATENS (see p. 108). 



and in most they are pendent in habit, so that the 

 genus Nephrolepis is a very strong contributor to 

 the list of basket Ferns. They luxuriate in plenty 

 of heat and moisture, and the tough, leathery 

 fronds are not at all averse from the syringing over- 

 head which so many Ferns dislike. 



Propagation. By spores in a number of instances. 

 This method, however, is of little use in the case of 

 the crested and plumed varieties, which will not 

 reproduce themselves from spores. Duffii also is 

 barren, and can only be increased by division of 

 the crowns. This should be done early in the 

 spring, if possible, the divisions being potted up in 

 equal parts of loam and leaf mould, with sand, and 

 started in a close case, where bottom heat can be 

 given. To propagate davallioides, d. furcans, and 

 rufescens tripinnatifida, they should be knocked 

 out of their pots and planted in a bed of fibrous 

 peat, sphagnum, and sand, in a warm pit. They 



