. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. PTERIDIUM PTEKIS 1463 sporangia borne on a marginal line-like receptacle as in Pteris (Fig. 2011) and covered with a marginal indu- sium, but with an additional membranous indusium within the receptacle. Commonly known as Pteris. aqoilinam, Kuhn. Lvs. scat- tered from an underground rhi- zome, 2-9 ft. high, ter


. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. PTERIDIUM PTEKIS 1463 sporangia borne on a marginal line-like receptacle as in Pteris (Fig. 2011) and covered with a marginal indu- sium, but with an additional membranous indusium within the receptacle. Commonly known as Pteris. aqoilinam, Kuhn. Lvs. scat- tered from an underground rhi- zome, 2-9 ft. high, ternately com- ''^^^^^Si^i^"*?'«s~~ pound. Field and waste places in ^fe~-;j some of its forms throughout the world. L. jx. UxDEKWOOD. „„^„^„ ,„ , p 2011, Fruiting pinnule PTERIS (Greek name for a of common fern, from a word meaning wing; Pteridium aquilinum. alluding to tlie prevalence of pin- Natui-al size, nate forms). Pohjpodicicem. A large genus of widely distributed ferns with the spor- angia borne on a marginal line-like receptacle that con- nects the free ends of the veins, and with the more or less altered margin of the leaf rolled over to form a con- tinuous indusium. Many of the forms are among the commonest species of ferns in the trade and are quite generally used for table decoration. For culture, see I'^ern. INDEX. S. L. refers to supplementai'y list. adiantoides, S. L. heterophylla, 8. regitia, s. L. albo-lineata, 2. inequalis, 5. scaberula, 10. angustata, 3. internata, 8. semipinnata, 6. aquilina, s. L. leptophylla, 13. serrulata, 3. argyi-aea. 7. longifoha, 1. Sieboldli. s. l. Bausei, 6. magnifica, 2. Smithiana, 9. biaurita, 11. major, 2. Smithii. 9. Cretica, 2. maxima, 11. Suorardii, s. L, Chinensis, S. n. Mayii, 2, tremula, 9. cristata, 3. 11. nemoralis, 11. tricolor, 7. densa, 3. nobilis, 2. variegata, 0. ensiforrais, 4. Ouvrardi, 3. Victoria, 4. geranifolia, s. l. palinata, s. n. voluta, 3. Gilbertii, 3. plumosa, R. l. Walliehi


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