. The book of choice ferns for the garden, conservatory. and stove : describing and giving explicit cultural directions for the best and most striking ferns and selaginellas in cultivation. Illustrated with coloured plates amd numerous wood engravings. Identification; Ferns. 442 THE BOOK OF CHOICE FERNS. leaflets are much the largest, and all, except the lowest pau-, are simply pimiate (only once divided to the midrib), 6in. to Sin. long, 2in. to Sin. broad, with, rachises (stalks) flattened and narrowly winged throughont. The pinnules (leafits) are usually under lin. long, Jin. broad, linear-
. The book of choice ferns for the garden, conservatory. and stove : describing and giving explicit cultural directions for the best and most striking ferns and selaginellas in cultivation. Illustrated with coloured plates amd numerous wood engravings. Identification; Ferns. 442 THE BOOK OF CHOICE FERNS. leaflets are much the largest, and all, except the lowest pau-, are simply pimiate (only once divided to the midrib), 6in. to Sin. long, 2in. to Sin. broad, with, rachises (stalks) flattened and narrowly winged throughont. The pinnules (leafits) are usually under lin. long, Jin. broad, linear-oblong, wedge- shaped at the base, and furnished with broad, blunt teeth on the margins ; the pinnules of the lowest leaflets are again pinnatifid (divided nearly to the midrib). The synangia are disposed one to each lobe of the leafits, and are situated close to their margin, with the sides ultimately spreading.âZ/oo/l-er, Synopsis Filicum, p. 441. M. elegansâe'-leg-ans (elegant). A form' of M. Fig. 11L Portion of Pinna of Marattia fraxinea â (i nat. size). M. (Eumarattia) fraxineaâEu-mar-at'-ti-a; frax-in'-e-a (Ash-like), Smith. This noble-looking plant, of very large dimensions, has a wider range of habitat than any other known species, being found on the Guinea Coast, in Angola, Zambesi-land, the Mascarene Islands, Natal, Cape Colony, Ceylon, the PhiUppine and Polynesian Islands, New Zealand, Queensland, and Norfolk. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Schneider, George. London : L. U. Gill
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