114 FERNS IN THEIR HOMES AND OURS. 



N. smnaia, Kaulf. (Eaton's F. of N. A., to be figured). 



From New Mexico: fr. 12-30 inches long, scarcely i 



inch broad. Very graceful. 

 Cheilanthes myriophylla, Desv., var. elegans (Hk., Sp. Fil., 



vol. ii., PI. 105). From Mexico: fr. 6-12 inches long, 



rusty with scales beneath, finely cut. Very graceful. 

 C. hirta, Swartz (Hk., Sp. Fil., vol. ii., PL loi). From 



Cape Colony, &c. : fr. 10-20 inches long, dark green, 



glandular. Another form of this fern with broader fronds 



is frequently in cultivation. 

 C. Coopo'CE, Eaton (PI. 6, this book). From California. 



Somewhat resembles C. vestita of the Middle States. 

 C. laJiKginosa, Ntitt. (PI. 10, this book). From Wisconsin, 



&c. A beautiful fern, but difficult to cultivate. 

 C. Calif ornica, Mett. (PI. 12, this book). From California. 



With very finely cut fronds. Difficult to manage. 

 C. radiata, R. Br. (Hk., Sp. Fil., vol. ii., PI. 91). From 



Tropical America, &c. : fr. on stalks one foot high, the 



pinnae radiating from the top, 8 inches across. A very 



curious plant. 



C. tentiifolia, Swartz (Hk., Sp. Fil., vol. ii., PI. 87). From 

 the E. Indies : fr. 10-20 inches long. A very beautiful 

 species. 



PellcEa dejisa, Hook. (PI. 4, this book). From California. 



Difficult to cultivate. 

 P. geranicBfolia, Fee (Hk., ist Cent. Ferns, PI. 85), From 



Tropical America. Fr. with the shape and cutting of a 



rose-geranium leaf. 

 P. rotimdifolia, Hook. (Hk., Fil. Ex., PI. 48). From New 



Zealand: fr. dark green, 8-15 inches long, i inch broad. 



An excellent basket-plant. 

 P. ornithopus, Hook. (Eaton's Ferns of N. A., to be figured). 



From California. A stiff plant, but quite interesting, and 



managed with comparative ease. 



