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THE BOOK OF CHOICE FERNS. 



L. S. anomala — an-o'-mal-a (anomalous), Lowe. 



An extraordinary variety, novel and distinct in general appearance. 

 Its fronds, about 9in. long, are of thin texture and mucii attenuated ; 

 their narrow, arching leaflets, without being so much contracted as usual, 

 are all partially fertile, the sori (spore masses) being produced here and 

 there without any distinction between barren and fertile fronds. It was 

 found at Walsden, in Lancashire ; near Loch Alsh, in Eoss-shire ; and at 

 Birker Force, in Cumberland. — Lowe., Our Native Ferns., ii., p. 383, fig. 789. 

 Nicholson^ Dictionary of Gardening, ii., p. 295. 



L. S. a. minus — min'-us (small), Lowe. 



A miniature form of the preceding variety, found at Beddgelert, 

 Carnarvonshire. It is very useful for Fern-cases. — Nicholson, Dictionary of 

 Gardening, ii., p. 295. 



L. S. brevifrons — brev'-if-rons (short-fronded), Moore. 



A variety which in general appearance is not at all unlike L. aljnna. 

 It is a plant of dwarf habit, originally found in the Yale of Todmorden, 

 producing spear-shaped fronds about 5in. long and furnished with broad 

 leaflets, the few lower ones shorter than the others. — Lowe, Our Native 

 Ferns, ii., p. 386. 



L. S. caudata — cau-da^-ta (tailed), Loive. 



This very interesting variety, originally found at Eastwood, produces 

 fronds 6in. to Sin. long, nearly lin. broad, of a thick, leathery texture, 

 terminating in a long, tail-like process ; the basal one-third of the frond 

 is suddenly contracted into rounded lobes, — Lowe, Our Native Ferns, 

 ii., p. 396, fig. 810. 



L. S. COncinna — con-cin'-na (neat), Lowe. 



A beautiful variety, found in the Valley of Conway and at Barn- 

 staple. Its barren fronds, 6in. to 9in. long, have their lower portion 

 linear (long and narrow), Jin. to ^in. broad, and furnished with lobes that 

 are nearly round, almost fan-shaped, and beautifully notched on the edges. 

 The fertile fronds, much longer than the barren ones, are little more than 



