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THE BOOK OF CHOICE FERNS. 



Gin, broad, and furnislied with loosely-set, contracted leaflets. — Hooher, 

 Synopsis Filicum, p. 482. 



L. crenulata — cre-nul-a'-ta (scalloped). A synonym of L. Germainii. 



L, Cumingiana — Cum-ing-i-a'-na (Cuming's). This is synonymous 

 with L. Pater soni. 



L. cycadoides — cyc-ad-o-i'-des (Cycas-like). A variety of L. Boryana. 



L. Dalgairnsiae — Dal-gairn'-si-ae (Miss Dalgairns'). A variety of 

 L. Boryana. 



L. Deplanchei — De-plan'-che-i (Deplanche's), Baker. 



A stove species, of medium dimensions, native of New Caledonia, with 

 somewhat spear-shaped barren fronds 1ft. to l^ft. long, 2in. to 2jin. broad 

 above the middle, very gradually narrowed all through the lower half, and 

 cut down nearly or quite to the midrib into numerous leaflets of a rigidly 

 leathery texture and dark green colour. The central leaflets are l^in. to 

 l^in, long and ^ini broad, while the twelve or fifteen lowest on each side 

 are less than Jin. long. The stalks on which the barren fronds are borne 

 are 2in. to oin. long, and are clothed with dark brown scales of a rough 

 nature. The fertile fronds, furnished with ascending leaflets 2jin. long and 

 distantly placed, are borne on much longer stalks. — Hooker, Synopsis Filicum, 

 p. 481. 



L. discolor — dis'-col-or (two -coloured), Willdenoiv. 



This thoroughly distinct and beautiful, greenhouse species, native of 

 Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand, where it is very abundant, forms 

 a short, thick stem or trunk of a tough, woody nature, bearing a massive 

 crown of gracefully-arching fronds. The barren ones are borne on 

 strong, black stalks oin. to 6in. long, densely clothed at the base with long, 

 dark scales ; they are 1ft. to 3ft. long, 4in. to Gin. broad, and gradually 

 narrowed at the base. The numerous leaflets, 2in. to Sin. long and about 

 Jin. broad, are cut down nearly to the midrib, suddenly narrowed towards 

 the point, and wavy on their margin ; they are of a leathery texture, rich 

 green above, and pale whitish-green beneath. As is usual among Lomarias, 

 the fertile fronds are entirely different from "the barren ones, but in this 



