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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 

 FiG.9=..-Sporangia fems (Lygodium) the mem- 

 ° ^ bers of which are climbers, 

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

 L.palmatum (fig. 922 a:), 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. volubile, from Cuba. , 



Fig. 921. — Todea superba. 



Fig. 922 a.— Lygodium palmatum. 



Fig. 924. — Anemia fraxinifolia. 



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

 perhaps more curious than beautiful, and do not prodiice 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 evecta (fig. 925), 

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



