. 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. CHAPTER III BRAINEA, Flooker. (Brai'-ne-a.) HE genus Bralnea, which was created by Hooker in com- memoration of C. J. Braine, Esq., of Hong-Kong, is, up to the present time, represented by a solitary species, B. insignis, a sub-arborescent Indian and Chinese Fern resembling Blechnum in general appearance, but with naked so
. 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. CHAPTER III BRAINEA, Flooker. (Brai'-ne-a.) HE genus Bralnea, which was created by Hooker in com- memoration of C. J. Braine, Esq., of Hong-Kong, is, up to the present time, represented by a solitary species, B. insignis, a sub-arborescent Indian and Chinese Fern resembling Blechnum in general appearance, but with naked sori (spore masses devoid of indusium, or covering) and with veins forming costular areolae (little cells along the costa or mid vein). Brainea forms Genus 53 in Hooker and Baker's " Synopsis ; Its distinctive characters consist in the sori being continuous along transverse veins near the midrib, and being also produced along the small veins in the direction of the edge of the leaflets, which they at length entirely cover. Culture. The roots of B. insignis are of a remarkably brittle nature, and great care must be taken in repotting ; if that operation is done in a careless manner a certain quantity of roots are mutilated, and the chances are that the plant Avill never recover. The compost which it prefers is a mixture of fibrous peat and loam in equal parts, with the addition of some sharp sand ; it also requires thoroughly good drainage, as it should receive plenty of water at the roots and on the stem. It is usually propagated from spores, which germinate 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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