. 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 and numerous wood engravings, specially prepared for this work . Ferns; Ferns. 326 THE BOOK OF CHOICE FERNS. tM^kh S. Y. cristatum—cris-ta'-tum (crested), Moore. As Mr. Charles T. Druery rightly remarks, " there are a great many slightly different forms to which this name properly applies, the crests varying only in character and size"; all of these are very hand
. 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 and numerous wood engravings, specially prepared for this work . Ferns; Ferns. 326 THE BOOK OF CHOICE FERNS. tM^kh S. Y. cristatum—cris-ta'-tum (crested), Moore. As Mr. Charles T. Druery rightly remarks, " there are a great many slightly different forms to which this name properly applies, the crests varying only in character and size"; all of these are very handsome, and differ from most if not from all other crested forms inasmuch as the fronds, with the exception of the crest, are normal in size and outline. In the present case they are much divided and form tasselled heads (Fig. 90) ; they seldom exceed Sin. in length.—Lowe, Our Native Ferns, ii., t. 50a. Druery, Choice British Ferns, p. 138. There are several sub-varieties in cultivation, differing principally in dimensions, such as S. v. c. majus and S. ?'. c. minus, larger and smaller formis respectively, but the most distinct, and undoubtedly also the most interesting, is. Fig. 90. Frond of Soobpendrium vulgare cristatum (i nat. size). S. Y. C. YiYiparum—vi-vip'-ar-um (viviparous), O'Kellr/. This is a very singular wild find, native of Ireland, with short, somewhat square, pointed lobes at the base of its fronds, which are slightly contracted just below a neat, semicircular crest. The great peculiarity of this Fern consists in the formation, on the upper surface, under close treatment, of numerous warty ridges, which develop into clusters of tiny plants (Fig. 91). It is not only curious and distinct, but also very pretty.—Druery, Choice British Ferns, p. 138, fig. 29. S. Y. cristulatum—cris-tul-a'-tum (small-crested). Cropper. This is one of the prettiest of all crested forms ; it is of medium size and habit. The fronds branch low down into several ramifications, each
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