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(Fig. 97) ; altliougli of the same length, they are much broader than those 

 of L. gihha, and their leaflets are prettily undulated and smooth on the 

 margins. The short stalks are, like those of the species, of a scaly nature. 



This variety does not reproduce 

 itself true from spores, a small 

 percentage only of the seedlings 

 retaining the distinctive charac- 

 ters. — Nicholson, Dictionary of 

 Gardening, ii., p. 294. 



L. g. rosea- ros'-e-a (rosy), J/ay. 



In this handsome variety, 

 also known in commerce under 

 the name of L. g. tincta, the 

 principal attraction and most dis- 

 tinctive character resides in the 



Fig. 97. Lomaria gibba robusta . 



(much reduced). lovcly pmkish or rosy colour with 



which its fronds when in a young 

 state are adorned, and which is equal in intensity to that observed in certain 

 Adiantums. It is of much more erect habit than the species, its central 

 fronds standing almost perpendicular, while the lower ones are of a slightly 

 drooping nature only. The leaflets are narrower and more pointed than 

 those of either the species or the other varieties. The stalks are scaly, and 

 the rachis (stalk of the leafy portion) is of a bright chestnut-brown colour 

 and glossy. This variety reproduces itself freely from spores. 



L. g, tincta— tinc'-ta (tinged). A synonym of L. g. rosea. 



L. gigantea— gig-ant-e'-a (gigantic). A synonym of L. attenuata. It 

 must not be confounded with L. ciliata gigaritea. 



L. Gilliesii— Gil-lies'-i-i (G-illies'). A variety of L. procera. 



L. (Plagiogyria) glauca— Plag-i-og-y'-ri-a ; glau'-ca (bluish-green), Blume. 



This pretty, stove species, of medium growth, readily distinguishable 

 by the silvery whiteness of the under-side of its fronds, is a native of 



