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shaped, are bright green on their upper surface and whitish-green beneath. — 

 Baker, Handbook of the Fern-Allies, p. 95. Nicholson, Dictionary of Gardening, 

 iii., p. 409. 



S. C. japonica — jap-on'-ic-a (Japanese), Macnah. 



In gardens this variety is extensively grown under the name of S. c. minor. 

 It is of small dimensions, seldom exceeding 4in. in height, and its branchlets 

 are not so much divided as those of the typical plant. The leaves of the 

 lower plane are broadly egg-shaped, those of the main stem and branchlets 

 are nearly as broad as long, and the colour of the whole plant is a very 

 pleasing pale green. — Baker, Handbook of the Fern-Allies, p. 95. Nicholson, 

 Dictionary of Gardening, iii., p. 409. 



S. C. minor — min'-or (small). This is identical with S. c. japonica. 



S. chinensis — chi-nen'-sis (Chinese). A garden name for S. canaliculata. 



S. COgnata — cog-na'-ta (related). A garden name for S. Lobbii. 



S. COnferta — con-fer'-ta (clustered). A garden name for S. canaliculata. 



S. COnYOluta — con-vol-u'-ta (wrapped together). Spring. 



This stove species, found from Mexico to South Brazil, belongs to the 

 rosulatce section. Its densely-tufted stems. Sin. to 6in. long, are compound 

 nearly to the base, their branches being between simply pinnate and fan-shaped. 

 The leaves of the lower plane conspicuously overlap, and a,re ascending, egg- 

 shaped, bright green, firm and rigid in texture ; those of the upper plane, 

 half as long, are oblique and sharp-pointed. The fruiting spikes are square, 

 and measure ^in. to Jin. long. — Baker, Handbook of the Fern-Allies, p. 88. 

 Nicholson, Dictionary of Gardening, iii., p. 409. 



S. cuspidata — cus-pid-a'-ta (stiff-pointed). Link. 



A stove species, native of Cuba, Mexico, Guatemala, and New Grranada, 

 and belonging to the rosulatce section. Its stems, about 6in. long, are densely 

 tufted and branched nearly or quite from the base, where they are simply 

 pinnate, their branchlets being copiously branched again. Tte leaves of the 

 lower plane are crowded, ascending, egg-shaped, sharp-pointed, pale green. 



