. British ferns and their varieties. Ferns. 86 BRITISH FERNS Apu^forme (Fig. 50).—Found in Yorkshire by Mr. J. Horsfall fronds prettily crested, and with fish-hke outHne. \:-i^ Fig. 50. apiticforine (pinna).. Fig. 51. Barnesii. Barnesii (Fig. 51).—Found by Mr. Barnes, fronds eight inches by one ; short, wide, and mucli-incised pinnae. Blak^.—A very beautifully crested plumose form, raised by Mr. Parsons, the nearest approach to the superbiim section, but surface lucent. Canaliculatum.—Raised by Stansfield ; heavy grandiceps type. Caput Medusa.—Raised by Mapplebeck ; dense, rounde
. British ferns and their varieties. Ferns. 86 BRITISH FERNS Apu^forme (Fig. 50).—Found in Yorkshire by Mr. J. Horsfall fronds prettily crested, and with fish-hke outHne. \:-i^ Fig. 50. apiticforine (pinna).. Fig. 51. Barnesii. Barnesii (Fig. 51).—Found by Mr. Barnes, fronds eight inches by one ; short, wide, and mucli-incised pinnae. Blak^.—A very beautifully crested plumose form, raised by Mr. Parsons, the nearest approach to the superbiim section, but surface lucent. Canaliculatum.—Raised by Stansfield ; heavy grandiceps type. Caput Medusa.—Raised by Mapplebeck ; dense, rounded head with twisted, snake-like segments. |- Cathedrale.—A dwarf-crested form, found over two hundred years ago on Lichfield Cathedral. Clarissima Jones.—A very remarkable Fern, found in N. Devon ; robust, and with slender pinnules, fronds over two feet wide. Apospory on frond backs first discovered on this. See Life History, chapter v, page 17. (See Appendix No. V). 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 Druery, Chas. T. (Charles Thomas), 1843-1917. London : G. Routledge and Sons, Limted ; New York : E. P. Dutton and Co.
Size: 933px × 2678px
Photo credit: © Library Book Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1910, booksubjectferns, bookyear1912
