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THE BOOK OF CHOICE FERNS. 



spear-shaped. The leaflets are of a leathery texture, gradually narrowed 

 towards the point ; they have their margin finely toothed, and are enlarged 

 and connected at the base, the lower ones being very httle smaller than the 

 others. The sori (spore masses) are disposed in a broad line close to the 

 midrib. — Hooker, Species Filicum, iii., p. 43. Nicholson, Dictionary of 

 Gardenimj, i., p. 194. Lowe, Ferns British and Exotic, iv., t. 42. 



B. (Eublechnum) Fendleri — Eu-blech'-num ; Fend'-ler-i (Fendler's), 

 Hooker. 



This stove species, native of Venezuela and Brazil, has much the 

 appearance of the commoner B. lo7igifolium, of which it may possibly be 

 but a form of more slender habit, with the sori (spore masses) disposed in 

 continuous lines close to the midrib and covered with a pale-coloured, broad 

 involucre of parchment - like texture and slightly hairy. — Hooker, Species 

 Filicum, iii., p. 48, t. 158. 



B. (Eublechnum) Finlaysonlanum — Eu-blech'-num ; Fin-lay-son-i- 

 a'-num (Finlayson's), Wallich. 

 A gigantic -growing, stove species, native of the Malayan Peninsula 

 and Borneo. Its ample fronds, 3ft. to 4ft. long and borne on strong, 

 upright, dark brown, polished stipites (stalks) 1ft, long, are produced from 

 a short, thick stem, and are composed of a large terminal leaflet and 

 numerous lateral ones of a leathery texture and with both surfaces smooth. 

 The largest of these leaflets, 9in. to 12in. long and lin. broad, are gradually 

 narrowed to a point, and below to a narrow base, the lowest being reduced 

 to mere auricles. The sori (spore masses) are disposed in a continuous line 

 close to the midrib. — Hooker, Species Filicum, iii., p. 53. Beddome, Ferns 

 of British India, t. 249. 



B. fraxinifolium — frax-in-if-oF-i-um (Ash-leaved). A garden synonym of 

 B. longifolium fraxineum. 



B. (Eublechnum) glandulosum — Eu-blech'-num ; glan-dul-o'-sum 

 (having glands). Link. 

 This is a very interesting, stove species, native of Brazil and Mexico, 

 which produces from a creeping rhizome (prostrate stem) its spear-shaped 



