. 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. 276 THE BOOK OF CHOICE FERNS. of its fronds, and its general aspect being so many characters peculiar to this species only. Its fronds, of a somewhat climbing nature, 2ft. to 3ft. long, and 4in. to Sin. broad, are borne on stout, upright stalks 4in. to 6in. long, of a dark chestnut-brown colour, and scaly at their lower pa
. 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. 276 THE BOOK OF CHOICE FERNS. of its fronds, and its general aspect being so many characters peculiar to this species only. Its fronds, of a somewhat climbing nature, 2ft. to 3ft. long, and 4in. to Sin. broad, are borne on stout, upright stalks 4in. to 6in. long, of a dark chestnut-brown colour, and scaly at their lower part. The lower leaflets are tri- foliate (having three leaflets), the upper ones are simple (Fig. 72), and all are distinctly stalked, 2m, to 4in. long, narrow-oblong, and with nearly or quite entire edges, and of a soft, papery tex- ture. The upper surface is of a dull, dark green colour ; the under-side—usually naked in the barren fronds—is clothed in the fertile ones with a farinose powder varying from the purest white to a lemon-colour. The abundant sori (spore masses), dis- posed on each side of the midvein, are very consj)icuous. — Hooker.^ Species Filicum, v., p. 149. Nichol- son., Dictionary of Gardening., ii., p. 105, Loive^ Neio and Bare Ferns, t. 31. C. trifoliata is a robust grower, and under liberal treatment and when grown in such a place that its gradually-extending fronds can be trained near the glass of the roof, it forms a very picturesque Fi^. 72. Gymnogramme trifoliata (much reduced). G. (Eugymnogramme) vestita — Eu-gym-nog-ram'-me ; ves-ti'-ta (clothed), Hooker. This most distinct species, native of Pekin and the North-Western Himalayas, where it is found up to 8000ft. elevation, succeeds equally well. 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. Lon
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