SCOLOPENDRIUM. 



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downwards, are occasionally directed upwards, and the summit of the frond 

 is usually crested and somewhat multifid (Fig. 96). — Lowe, Our Native 

 Ferns, ii, p. 239 ; New and Bare Ferns, t. 51b. Druery, Choice British 

 Ferns, p. 142. 



S. y. sagittato-projectum — sag-it-ta'-to - pro- 

 jec'-tum (arrow-head-projecting), Moore. 

 A magnificent variety, found simultaneously in 

 County Clare and in North Wales. Its somewhat 

 wavy fronds are arrow-shaped at the base, and their 

 summit is sometimes abruptly pointed, sometimes 

 more or less distinctly crested. The edges of the 

 fronds, which are of the same width at their base 

 and summit (Fig. 97), are 

 deeply cut into irregular, 

 sharp-pointed lobes, some Jin. 

 long. — Lowe, Our Native 

 Ferns, ii., fig. 745. Druery, 

 Choice British Ferns, p. 142. 



Fig. 96. Frond of Scoiopendruim 

 vulgare sagittato-cristatum 



(much reduced). 



S. Y. sagittatum — sag-it-ta'-tum (arrow-head), Allchin. 



A singular form, originally found at Tiverton, with 

 fronds 1ft. long, broadest in the centre, and somewhat 

 resembling a Roman sword in general outline. These 

 fronds are provided with a pair of pointed lobes at 

 their base, and their margin is rendered irregular 

 through the presence of conspicuous, pointed lobes, 

 which project beyond the general outline. — Lowe, Our 

 Native Ferns, ii., fig. 722. 



S. Y. SCalpturatum — scalp-tur-a'-tum (carved), Moore. 



Fig. 97. Frond of Scoiopendrium Tllis form as handsome as it is curious, was 

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q nat. size). originally found in Guernsey. Its stifiish fronds, 1ft. 



long and lin. to ljin. broad, are of a particularly 



thick texture and of a peculiar deep green colour ; they are heart-shaped or 



rounded-lobed at the base near the stalk. The upper surface is flat to the 



