26 POPULAR GARDEN BOTANY. 



riensis, a native of the Canaries, has the carious propensity 

 of curving its root over the side of the pot in which it grows, 

 and as it is covered with brown hair, it resembles a hare's 

 foot, whence the English name ; it is a handsome Pern. D. 

 gibbosa is from New Zealand ; clubia and pyxiclata from New 

 Holland ; these will live in the greenhouse, the rest require 

 the stove. The soil should be peat and sand. 



HYMENOPHYLLUM. (Pilm-Pern.) 



Gen, Char. (Cryptogamia Filices.) Sori marginal, inserted upon 

 a long bristle-like receptacle ; indusium erect, bell-shaped. 



The filmy nature of the frond is the character from which 

 the name is taken. These delicate little Perns are difficult 

 to cultivate, for they require much shade, and do best among 

 damp moss. H, Jlexuostim, sanguinolenturri, dilatatim, and 

 nitens have been introduced from New Zealand. 



CYATHEA. (Tree Pern.) 

 Gen. Char. {Cryptogamia Filices.) Sori globose and scattered, 

 inserted upon an elevated receptacle, which arises from a division 

 of the vein ; indusium spherical, opening in the middle, and 

 finally becoming flat. 



