. 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. PTERIS. 297 P. S. cristata—cris-ta'-ta (crested), Moore. This variety is very variable. Its fronds, instead of being lengthened into a terminal leaflet, have a more or less rounded form, produced through the. Fig. 85. Pteris serrulata cristata (J nat. size). cristation of the leaflets, which appear to be all of nearly equa
. 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. PTERIS. 297 P. S. cristata—cris-ta'-ta (crested), Moore. This variety is very variable. Its fronds, instead of being lengthened into a terminal leaflet, have a more or less rounded form, produced through the. Fig. 85. Pteris serrulata cristata (J nat. size). cristation of the leaflets, which appear to be all of nearly equal length. The original P. s. cristata is of upright habit (Fig. 85), but many seedlings raised from it have a more or less drooping character.—Nicholson, Dictionary of Gardening, iii., p. 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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