. 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. 264 THE BOOK OF CHOICE FERNS. Queensland. M^lien in a young state it has all the appearance of the common Asjjlenium Ceterach {Ceterach ojficinariim), the upper surface of its fronds being dotted all over with white. It is, however, a totally different plant when fully developed, for its fronds, which are borne on wiry sta
. 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. 264 THE BOOK OF CHOICE FERNS. Queensland. M^lien in a young state it has all the appearance of the common Asjjlenium Ceterach {Ceterach ojficinariim), the upper surface of its fronds being dotted all over with white. It is, however, a totally different plant when fully developed, for its fronds, which are borne on wiry stalks 3in. to 4in. long, densely clothed with small, rusty-brown scales, are only once divided to the midrib (Fig. 67), 4in. to lOin. long and lin. to 3Jin. broad. The leaflets are sessile (stalkless), roundish or oblong, sometimes IJin. long. Fig. 67. Frond of Gymnogramme Muelleri (nat. size). and Jin. broad, entire (undivided), the lower ones being frequently eared. The texture is thick and leathery, and the under-surface is densely matted with brownish scales. The abundant sori (spore masses) are narrow, disposed in several rows nearer the edge than the midrib, and eventually become confluent —Hooker, Species Filicum, v., p. 143, t. 295. G. (Eugymnogramme) myriophylla—Eu-gym-nog-ram'-me; my-ri- oph-yF-la (myriad-leaved), Sioartz. A distinct, stove species, native of Peru. Its oblong-spear-shaped fronds, 1ft. to IJft. long and 4in. to 6in. broad, are borne on stalks 6in. to 12in. long and more or less densely covered with reddish-brown scales, and are. 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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