. 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. 288 THE BOOK OF CHOICE FERNS. P. (Doryopteris) ornithopus — Dor-y-op'-ter-is ; or-ni'-thop-us (bird's- foot-like), Mettenius. This is a very pretty, stove species, of small dimensions, native of Southern Brazil. It much resembles the better-known P. palmata as regards texture and venation, but e
. 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. 288 THE BOOK OF CHOICE FERNS. P. (Doryopteris) ornithopus — Dor-y-op'-ter-is ; or-ni'-thop-us (bird's- foot-like), Mettenius. This is a very pretty, stove species, of small dimensions, native of Southern Brazil. It much resembles the better-known P. palmata as regards texture and venation, but essentially differs from that popular species in having on the fertile fronds several narrow segments like the claws of a bird, radiating from an undivided centre.—Hooker^ Synopsis Filicum, p. 166. P. OuYrardi—Ouv-rar'-di (Ouvrard's). A form of P. cretica. P. paleacea—pal-e-a'-ce-a (scaly), Roxburgh. A very strong-growing, stove species, of little decorative value, native of St. Helena, in the upper exposed part of Diana's Peak. Its fronds, 1ft. or more each way, are borne on strong, erect stalks 2ft. to 4ft. long, of a reddish- brown colour, and clothed throughout with large, brown scales.—Hooker^ Species Filicum, ii., p. 186. Nicholson, Dictionary of Gardening, iii., p. 243. P. (Doryopteris) palmata — Dor-y- op'-ter-is; pal-ma'-ta (hand-shaped), Willdenow. This small, stove species, also known in gardens as Doryopteris collina, is very distinct and deservedly popular, being of easy culture and of great decorative value. It is a native of Tropical America, its habitat extending from the West Indies and Colombia southward to Peru and Rio Janeiro; and, according to Lowe, its introduction into the Royal Gardens, Kew, dates from 1840. Its fronds, which are of two distinct forms, are abundantly produced from a thick, fleshy crown. The barren ones, which measure about 4in. across, are composed of five or more triangular lobes, of which the terminal one is the largest ; th
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