. 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 and numerous wood engravings, specially prepared for this work . Ferns; Ferns. 72 THE BOOK OF CHOICE FERNS. 4in. long, polished above, but densely scaly at the base, are narrow-spear- shaped, and furnished with six to twelve or more pairs of leaflets. These are always opposite, of a leathery texture, and beautiful glaucous-green in colour on each side ; they are cleft down
. 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 and numerous wood engravings, specially prepared for this work . Ferns; Ferns. 72 THE BOOK OF CHOICE FERNS. 4in. long, polished above, but densely scaly at the base, are narrow-spear- shaped, and furnished with six to twelve or more pairs of leaflets. These are always opposite, of a leathery texture, and beautiful glaucous-green in colour on each side ; they are cleft down nearly to the base into three narrow, rigid segments, with inroUed edges, thus forming a sort of claw. The involucre (covering of the spore masses) is formed out of the edge of the frond, and. fig. 26, Pelleea ternifolia a nat. size). remains rolled over the spores till they attain their full maturity. For Fig. 26 we are indebted to Messrs. W. and J. Birkenhead.—Hooker, Species Filicum., ii., p. 142 ; Filiees Exoticce, t. 15. Nicholson, Dictionary of Gardening, iii., p. &7. Eaton, Ferns of North America, ii., t. 54. Lowe, Ferns British and Exotic, iii., t. 24b. P. (AUosorus) Wrightiana—All-os-o'-rus ; Wright-i-a'-na (Wright's). Synonymous with P. mucronata. P. (Platyloma) Zippellii—Pkt-yl-o'-ma ; Zip-pel'-li-i (Zippelius'), Baker. A very distinct, stove species, of large dimensions, native of New Guinea, with fronds IJft. long, 2^in. broad, and borne on short, tufted stalks of. 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 : Gill
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