. 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. TRICHOMANES. 385 one hundred species are fully described. Among the foregoing, however, may be found all those that are possessed of any .particularly decorative qualities. A certain number of plants of very small dimensions (not exceeding lin. in height), although not really ornamental, are sufficiently distinct and inter


. 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. TRICHOMANES. 385 one hundred species are fully described. Among the foregoing, however, may be found all those that are possessed of any .particularly decorative qualities. A certain number of plants of very small dimensions (not exceeding lin. in height), although not really ornamental, are sufficiently distinct and interesting from a botanical point of view to be here mentioned. A full description of each of the species enumerated in this list is given in Hooker and Baker's " Synopsis ; T. altemans, Carruthers. T. apodum, Hooker and Greville. T. Armstrongii, Baker. T. continuum, Mettenius. T. cuspidatum (Bojeri), Willdenow. T. denticulatum, Baker. T. exiguum, Baker. T. flabellatum, Bory. T. latemarginale, Eaton. T. lineolatum, Hooker. T. Lyallii, Hooker. T. Mannii, Baker. T. melanopus, Baker. T. Motleyi, Van den Bosch. T. pinnatineroum, Baker. T. Powellii, Baker. T. punctatum, Poiret. T. pusillum {quertifolium), Swartz. T. rep tans, Swartz. T. saxatile, Hooker. T. saxifragoides, Presl. T. viridens, Mettenius. T. vitiense, 2 c. 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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