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or leafy portion, into a separate genus, under the name of Coptophyllum (from 

 kopto, to cut, and phyllum, a leaf, in allusion to the invariably divided 

 character of the fertile frond). It seems, however, more natural to keep all 

 the species together, and to use the characters of venation and of the com- 

 bination or separation of fertile and sterile fronds for making only sectional 

 divisions. 



The genus as it now stands, thus comprises the three following 

 sections : 



Euanemia (Eu-an-e'-mi-a), Hooker.- — In this section the fertile panicle 

 and the leafy barren segments, entire or nearly so, are united in the same 

 frond, which is usually pinnate (only once divided to the midrib), never 

 bipinnate (twice divided to the midrib), but sometimes bipinnatifid or even 

 tripinnatifid (twice or even three times divided half-way to the midrib), 

 with their veins free, but repeatedly forked, so that there is no distinct 

 mid vein. 



Anemidictyon (An-e'-mid-ic'-ty-on), /. Smith. — The fertile panicle and 

 the barren leafy portion in this section are united in the same frond, which 

 is invariably pinnate, but in which the veins, instead of being free, are 

 anastomosing (running into each other). 



Coptophyllum (Copt-oph-yF-lum), Gardner. — In this division the barren 

 fronds, which are either twice or thrice pinnate, and the fertile panicle are 

 totally distinct, and borne on separate stipes (stalks). 



Most of, if not all, the known Anemias are possessed of a certain 

 decorative value, and their peculiar mode of fructification gives them an 

 additional power of attraction, and entitles them to general cultivation. 



Culture. 



Although many very interesting species have at different times been 

 introduced from tropical countries, comparatively few have survived the ordeal 

 of acclimatisation, or the effects of the treatment first received after their 

 importation : yet, provided heat and plenty of light are at the disposal of 

 the cultivator, they are not difficult to manage. Anemias will be found to 

 thrive best in a mixture of two parts of good fibrous peat, one part of leaf 

 mould, and one part of sharp, coarse silver sand, the plants being kept 



