TRICHOMANES. 
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TRICHOMANES. 
^ alatum (Sw.) T. attenuatum (Hook.) A most lovely fern, 
6 to 12 indies high, with, very transparent pale green 
(2-3 -pinnatijid) curving fronds, borne on erect winged 
stalks. Pinnae often much attenuated, producing a charm- 
ing effect, especially when the fronds are laden with 
moisture. 55° to 70°. 
< anceps (Hook.) A magnificent species, 1 J to 2 feet high, from 
the West Indies , forming tufts of broadly ovate, dark green, 
nearly smooth, dense, firm fronds, three or four times divided, 
(; pinnate ) on tall, erect, round, hairy stalks. 55° to 75°. 
Ankersii (Parker.) A very distinct species from Trinidad and 
Guiana , climbing to a great elevation on trees, and rooting 
in the ground like Ivy. Fronds dark green, firm in texture, 
distant, nearly sessile, broadly lanceolate and crenated, 3 to 
6 inches long. Likes an airy and not very damp position. 
60° to 75°. 
% angustatum (Carm.) A very delicate and beautiful creeping 
species from South America , having bright green, thrice 
divided {pinnate) smooth fronds, 3 to 5 inches long, on hair 
like stalks. Pinnules very narrow. Grows freely with the 
Killarney Fern. 45° to 60°. 
auriculatum (Blume.) One of the loveliest of ferns ! Climbs 
on rocks, and “to the tops of the loftiest trees” in the 
mountains of Java. Fronds exquisitely transparent, 9 to 12 
inches long, bi-pinnatifid. Pinnse, when sterile broadly 
ovate ; — when fertile deeply incised. Of very free growth. 
50° to 70°. 
