Polypodium 



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Polypodium 



fossutn, 1' long, deepgrn., 

 st., good for baskets 

 (>/. Pleopeltis fossa). 



fraternum, 12" to 18" 

 long, 6" to 9" broad, st. 

 (/. Henchmauui). 



glaucophyllum, 4" to 10" 

 long, 2" to 4" broad, 

 spear shaped, leathery, 

 st. (*//. Gouiophlebi- 

 um glaucophyllum). 

 Glaucum and viride are 

 vars. 



Heracleum, 3' to 6' long, 

 2' to 2V broad, tufted, 

 pinuatisect, very stiff 

 and leathery, and up- 

 right, st. ("i/iix. coro- 

 nans of gardens, not 

 Wallich, raorbillosum, 

 and Dryuaria Heracle- 

 um) . 



juglandifolium, IV to 2' 

 long, 1' to IV broad, 

 leathery, grh. (.V//M.S'. 

 ca]iitellatum and Pleu- 

 ridium juglandifolium). 

 Tenuicauda is a var. 



Krameri, :>" to 6" long, 



2J" to 3" broad, piu- 

 imtitid, hdy. ; resembles 

 the Beech Fern. 



Lingua, 4" to 8" long, 1" 

 to 4" broad, simple, 

 leathery, st. (*>/ Ni- 

 phobolus Lingua). 

 corymbiferum, fronds 

 tassulled at apex. 

 - Heteractis, broader 

 fronds. 



loriceum, 12" to 18" long, 

 4" to 6"broad, leathery, 

 st. 



latipes, fronds longer 

 and more slender \XIJH. 

 Catharimu of gardens) . 



lycopodioides, fronds di- 

 morphic, 2" to 4" long, 

 i" to 1" broad, 

 leathery, simple, st. 

 (*//". Anapeltis lyco- 

 podioides). 



owariense, shorter, 

 bluut-poiuted fronds. 



salicifolium, fronds 

 longer and narrower, 

 prettily veined. 



menisciifolium, 2' to 3' 

 long, 1' to IV broad, 

 pinnate, leathery, st. 

 (XI/H. Goniophlebium 

 nieuisciifolium). 



meyenianum, 24" to 36" 

 long, 8" to 12" broad, 

 pinnate, upper pinna; 

 contracted and fertile, 

 st. (*//. Aglaomorpha 

 meyeuiaua and Dry- 

 naria i)hili]i])inense). 

 Bear's Paw Fern. 



pectiuatum, 12" to 24" 

 long, 2" to 6" broad, 

 pinnate, soft, papery, st. 

 (xi/n. \Vageneri). 



Paradisiac, 12" to 48" 

 long,3" to 8" broad, pin- 

 natisect, st. (*>/H. Para- 

 ilisiii'). 



penangianum, 12" to IS" 

 long, 2" to 3" broad, 



simple, soft, papery, 

 and covered with fine 

 hairs, st. 



Phegopteris, G"to9" long, 

 4' to 6" broad, deltoid, 

 finely cut., soft, papery, 

 nearly ev., British. 

 Beech Fern, Beech 

 Polypody. 



multifidum, very finely 

 cut, a constant var., 

 hdy. 



Picotii, 36" long, 4" to 6" 

 broad, leathery, simple, 

 dark grn., grh. 



piloselloides, fronds di- 

 morphic, barren ones 

 1" to 3" long, 4" to J" 

 broad, simple, leathery, 

 pale grn., st., rhizoine 

 long and creeping (.SV/H.S. 

 Goniophlebium and Lo- 

 pholepis piloselloides) . 



ciliatum, fertile fronds 

 with projecting sori, st. 



plesiosorum, 1' to 2' long, 

 1 broad, pinnate, close 

 to loriceum, but more 

 papery (ayna. colpodes, 

 gouatodes, and rhodo- 

 pleuron). Appendicu- 

 latum is a var. 



pustulatum, 3" to 9" long, 

 i" to i" broad, piu- 

 uatitid, papery, grh. 

 (syn. Phymatodes pus- 

 tulata). Scented Poly- 

 pody. 



quercifolium, barren 

 fronds 3" to 12" long, 

 2" to 6" wide, fertile 

 ones 2' to 3' long, 1' 

 broad, stiff, st. (syn. 

 Drynaria quercifolia). 



rivale, barren fronds 4" 

 to 6" long, 2" broad, 

 fertile IV to 2' long, 6" 

 to 8"" broad, soft, 

 papery, piunatifid, st. 

 (//. Drynaria mollis). 



rupestre, 4" to 8" long, 

 1" to 1^" broad, simple, 

 leathery (Niphobolus 

 rupestris of gardens, 

 see serpens) . 



Schneideri, 9" each way, 

 triangular, grh., hybrid 

 (aureum X vulgare ele- 

 gantissimum, syn. Phle- 

 bodium Schneideri). 



Scouleri, 6" to 12" long, 

 4" to 8" broad, pin- 

 nate, leathery, grh. 

 (*//. Goniophlebium 

 Scouleri) . 



subauriculatum, 10' to 12' 

 long, 8" to 12" broad, 

 pinnate, st., a noble 

 basket Fern (syn. Schel- 

 lolepis subauriculata) ; 

 Reinwardtii is a var. 



tenellum, 12" to 24" long, 

 2' to 4" broad, grh.(.\//N. 

 Arthropteris tenella). 



vacciniifolium, 1" to 2" 

 long, J" to 1" broad, 

 entire, rhizome long 

 and densely scaly (*.'/. 

 Lopholepis vacciuii- 

 folia). 



verrucosum, 3' to 4' long, 

 1' broad, pinnate, st., a 

 noble plant (//. Schel- 

 lolepis verrucosa). 



vulgare, G" to 12" long, 

 3" to 6" broad, piu- 

 uatisect, hdy. ; about 

 forty of the many vars. 

 are in the Kew collec- 

 tion. Adder's Fern, 

 Brake Root, Golden 

 Maidenhair, Wall Fern, 

 Wood Fern, Common 

 Polypody. 



bifidum, 10" to 15" 

 long, 3" broad, fronds 

 forked in varying 

 degrees. 



cambricum, 11' long, 

 4" to 5" broad, bipiu- 

 uatitid ; one of the 

 best. 



crenatum, of thin tex- 

 ture. 



cristatum, 12" to 18" 

 long, 4" wide, forked, 

 crested. 



comubiense, 8" to 10" 

 long ; like Killarney 

 Fern. 



elegantissimum, very 

 finely cut fronds ; one 

 of the best. 



mult iliili i - cristatum, 

 finely cut, much forked 

 (syn. grandiceps\ 



omnilacerum, 1' to H' 

 long, very fertile. 



pulcherrimum, 1' long, 

 bipinnatilid, between 

 omnilacerum and cam- 

 bricum. 



trichomanoides, 1 long, 

 very finely cut ; one o? 

 the finest. 



Other Species and Varieties : 



adnascens, 6" to 12" long, 

 1" to H" broad, wh. on 

 lower surface, st. (syn. 

 Niphobolus adnasceus). 

 Ltevis is a var. 



aduatum, H' to 3' long, 

 1' broad, leathery, st. 

 (.w/. Gouiophlebium 

 adnatum) . 



albo-puuctatissimum (see 

 crassifolium var). 



alpestre, 12" to 24" long, 

 6" to 8" broad, tufted, 

 soft, papery, much cut, 

 resembles Aspleuium 

 Filix-fuimina, hdy.(s//. 

 Pseudathyrium al- 

 pestre). 



flexile, hdy. (si/n. 

 Pseudathyrium flexile). 



amcenum, 12" to 24 "long, 

 6" to 12" broad, hard, 

 papery, piunatisect, 

 grh. 



amphostemon (see an- 

 gustifolium var.). 



augustatum, 6" to 12" 

 long, A" to 11" broad, 

 very leathery, simple, 

 grh. Augustatum of 

 Blunie is pabnatum. 



angustifolium, 12" to 18" 

 long, V'broad, leathery, 

 simple, st. Amphoste- 

 mou and ensifoliuin are 

 vars. 



appeudiculatum, 18" to 

 24"long,8"to 10"broad, 

 pinnate, soft, papery, 

 st. (>tyH. Phegoptena ap- 

 pendiculatus). Appen- 

 diculatum of Klotzsch 

 is a var. of plesiosorum. 



areolatum (nee aureum 

 var.). 



Billiu-dieri, 18" long, 9 ' 

 broad, piunatisect, 

 simple when young, 

 grh. (.'// Phymatodes 

 Billardieri). 



biseriale, 2' to 3' long, 1' 

 broad, much cut, thin, 

 papery, st. (/. Pheg- 

 opteris bisenalis). 



calcareum (see Dryopteris 

 robertianuin). 



californicum, 6" to 9" 

 long, 3" to 5" broad, 

 pinnate, grh. (nyns. in- 

 termedium and Gonio- 

 phlebium californicum). 



cambricum (ste vulgare 

 var.). 



cameroonianum, 3' to 4' 

 long, 2' broad, soft, 

 papery, bipiunatitid, 

 grh. (syii. Dictyopteris 

 camerooniana). 



Cathariuje (see loriceum, 

 var. latipes). 



colpodes (see plesiosorum). 



conjugatum, 2' to 4' long, 

 1 to H' broad, nearly 

 pinnate, st. (//. coro- 

 nans of Wallich). 



contiguum (see longi- 

 folium). 



coronans of gardens (see 

 Heracleum) . 



coronans of Wallich (sec 

 conjugatum). 



cuspidatum (see persicce- 

 folium). 



dissimile (tee chnoodes). 



elasticum, 9" to 18" long, 

 2" to 4" broad, pin- 

 nate, st. (tytiH. Plumula 

 and Schkurii of gar- 

 densj. 



ensifohum (see angusti- 

 folium). 



Gardner!, 12" to 18" long, 

 1" to H" broad, simple, 

 st. (yn. Niphobolus 

 Gardiieri). 



guatemalense, 2' to 3' 

 long, 1' broad, pinnate, 

 leathery, st. (yn. Phle- 

 bodium inaequale N . 



harj>eodes (see loriceum, 

 var. latipes). 



hastaefolium, 6" to 9" 

 long, 2' ' broad, leathery, 

 st. (','/. Phegopteris 

 hastajfolia). 



hastatum, 4" to 6" long, 

 1" to 1J" broad, simple, 

 leathery, grh. (//. 

 Phymatodes hastatum). 



hemionitideum, 9" to 18" 

 long, 2" to 3" broad, 

 leathery, simple, st. 



