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state but of a dull green colour when mature, are set close together and 

 become gradually smaller as they approach the point of the frond. They 

 are of a sub- coriaceous (almost leathery) texture, and have their upper and 

 outer edges finely toothed. The sori (spore masses) are disposed in a narrow, 

 continuous line, which generally occupies only about two-thirds of the 

 upper margin. — Hooker, Species Filicum, ii. p. 17. Nicholson, Dictionary 

 of Gardening, i., p. 28. Lowe, Ferns British and Exotic, iii., t. 17. 



A. pumilum — pu'-mil-um (dwarfish), Swartz. 



A stove species, hardly 3in. high, and of no decorative value. It is a 

 native of Jamaica. — Hooker, Species Filicum, ii., p. 15. 



A. ramulosum — ra-mul-o'-sum (full of small branches). A variety of 

 A. Capillus- Veneris. 



A. reginee — re-gi'-nae (queenly), Moore. 



This is one of the most distinct, and undoubtedly the most decorative, 

 of a series of seedlings or supposed hybrids of garden origin, comprising the 

 better-known A. rhodophyllurn,, A. Victoria, &c. The general appearance of 

 all these warrants the assumption that they are issue from A. Ghiesbreghtii 

 {A. scutum of commerce) ; but they essentially differ in the colour of their 

 young growths and in their habit, which latter in all cases is dwarfer and 

 much more compact. In the case of A. reginos, the fronds, though much 

 shorter and borne on slender, black, shining stalks, are broader and of a 

 much more leathery texture : the plant is characterised by its dense habit, 

 its elegant contour, and its large, remarkably firm pinnules (leafits), which 

 are of a most pleasing, soft green colour. The sori (spore masses) are 

 sparingly produced, of oblong shape, and disposed in an interrupted row 

 around the outer margin, one or sometimes two to each lobe. 



A. Reichenbachii — Reich-en-bach' -i-i (Reichenbach's). Synonymous with 

 A. Henslovianum. 



A. reniforme — re-nif-or'-me (kidney-shaped), Linnceus. 



This very interesting and exceedingly distinct, greenhouse species, which 

 in the shape of its fronds differs from all other Ferns contained in the genus, 

 has a very limited geographical range, for it is not known to have been 



