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lin. long, sharply eared at the superior base, entire or slightly notched at 

 the extremity, and slightly hairy on both sides ; their colour is a bright 

 green and their texture is thicker than that of most of the other species in 

 cultivation— Hooker, Second Century of Ferns, t. 2. Nicholson, Dictionary of 

 Gardening, iv., p. 217. 



W. p. sinuata— sin-u-a'-ta (wavy), Hooker. 



This form, native of Manchuria, differs from the typical plant only in the 

 greater size of its leaflets, which are broader, more blunt, and so much waved 

 along the edge as to be lobed or even pinnatifid (divided nearly to the 

 midrib). — Hooker, Synopsis Filicum, p. 48. 



W. p. Veitchii — Veitch'-i-i (Veitch's), Moore. 



On account of the thick, silvery down with which all the parts of the 

 plant are clothed, this is a very decorative form. As regards the dimensions, 

 habit, and hardihood, it is equal to the typical species. This lovely variety 

 is a native of Ta-lien-kwan, Yellow Sea, China. — Hooker, Garden Ferns, 

 t. 32. Nicholson, Dictionary of Gardening, iv., p. 217. 



W. (Physematium) SCOpulina — Phy-se-mat'-i-um ; scop-ul-i'-na (brash- 

 like), Eaton. 



Although Baker considers this to be scarcely more than a variety of 

 W. obiusa, Eaton, who states that it is found growing in dense masses on rocks 

 and in crevices from Oregon to Mono Pass, California, and extending eastward 

 to Dakota, Minnesota, and Colorado, says that it is so much like W. oregana 

 that, unless the specimens are in good condition, it is difficult to distinguish 

 them. Eaton further says that the most important distinction rests in the 

 indusium, which is not always in condition to admit of satisfactory examination. 

 W. Lyallii is synonymous with this species. — Hooker, Synopsis Filicum, p. 48. 

 Eaton, Ferns of North America, t. 71. 



