. 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. L. S. ramo-cristata—ra'-mo-cris-ta'-ta (branched and crested), Loiue. A very pretty and distinct variety, of small dimensions, with twin or several times branched barren fronds about 5in. long, divided and crested at the summit of each branch (Fig. 103). The short and comparatively broad leaflets are almost square at their
. 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. L. S. ramo-cristata—ra'-mo-cris-ta'-ta (branched and crested), Loiue. A very pretty and distinct variety, of small dimensions, with twin or several times branched barren fronds about 5in. long, divided and crested at the summit of each branch (Fig. 103). The short and comparatively broad leaflets are almost square at their extremities. This form was originally discovered in Yorkshire by Mr. C. Monkman.—Lowe., Our Native Ferns, ii., p. 390, fig. 800. Fig. 102. Barren Frond of Lomaria Spicant polydactyla (J nat. size). L. S. ramosa—ra-mo'-sa (branched), Lowe. This variety, found in a wild state near Wicklow, in Ireland, and at Windermere, is perhaps the handsomest form of L. S'picant with which we are acquainted. Its barren fronds, about 6in. long, have their rachis (stalk of the leafy portion) divided into two or three branches, and the extremities of the divisions much cleft and crisped, forming tufts or tassels fully 3in. across, the lower parts of the branches being normal, and the leaflets contracted towards the base. The fertile fronds, of a more erect habit, are produced more abundantly than is usually the case, and disposed in the centre of the plant; they are equally furnished with a terminal crest, which, however, is of smaller dimensions than the barren fronds.—Loive, New and Rare Ferns, iv., t. 21a ; Our Native Ferns, ii., p. Fig. 103, Barren Frond of Lomaria Spicant ramo-cristata Q nat. size).. 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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