Archive image from page 196 of Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising. 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 cyclopediaofamer01bail1 Year: 1900 240. Blechnum occidentale. A. Pinnce strongly dectirrent at the base, joining with the one neirt helow. BrasiliSnse, Desv. Grow- ing from a stout, slightly ar- borescent trunk 1 ft. or more long ; Ivs. 2-3 ft.
Archive image from page 196 of Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising. 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 cyclopediaofamer01bail1 Year: 1900 240. Blechnum occidentale. A. Pinnce strongly dectirrent at the base, joining with the one neirt helow. BrasiliSnse, Desv. Grow- ing from a stout, slightly ar- borescent trunk 1 ft. or more long ; Ivs. 2-3 ft. long, 1 ft. or more wide, with the pinn® set at an acute angle with the rachis, the lower much shorter and more distant. Braz. S. 2:4. nitidum, Presl. Habit of B. Brasiliense, but much smaller: Ivs. pinnate; pinnae oblong-falcate, thickish, 2—4 in. long, serrate. Braz.— Plant 1-2 ft. high. Corcovadnae, R a d d i. Pinnae not cut to the rachis, much crowded and shorter than the last; longest pinnae less than 6 in. long, attenu- ate at the tips; Ivs. crimson when young, and gradually turning to a metallic hue before becoming perma- nently green. By some con- sidered a variety of B. Bra- siliense. Braz. Var. crlspum, Hort., with wavy edges, may be commoner in cult, than the type. AA. PinncB contracted at the base to the midrib, forming a very short stalk. occident&le, Linn. Lvs. from an erect caudex, which is covered with brownish scales: lvs. 9-18 in. long, 4-6 in. wide, with the pinnaa truncate or even cordate at the base and slightly falcate. Mex. and W. Ind. to Braz. See Fig. 240. Berraltnm, Rich. Growing from an ascending nearly naked rootstock : lvs. 1-2 ft. long, 6-15 in. wide, with numerous narrow pinnae, which are contracted at the base and of nearly uniform width throughout; margins finely serrulate; texture coriaceous. Pla. to Braz. S. orientdle, Linn., is a large East Indian and Polynesian Fern, with lvs. often 3 ft. long ; well worthy oi cultivation. L. M. Undeew
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